Since 1982, The Federation has been a strong representative voice for BC’s social care sector. We bring forward issues and concerns—as well as possible solutions—on behalf of our members, their clients, and the broader community services sector. We engage in collaborative action with our allies and partners t ...Read More

We are well into the new year and, as you may suspect, The Federation remains hard at work on a number of important issues that also demanded our attention through 2022. Our board of directors and staff team are continuing to support you, our members, while also advocating on your behalf acros ...Read More

Procurement, Labour Market Development, CYSN Systems Change, Youth Justice One of the things that all of our members have in common is that you are doing a lot of things all of the time. This sector can be hectic and it often seems like a lot is happening all at once—contracts, recruiting, board meetings, fundraising, co ...Read More

How we got here… Last year, MCFD announced significant changes to the system of care for children and youth with support needs (CYSN). Consultations for this process began back in 2019, albeit without a lot of clarity about how the harvest from the consultations would be used and before the upheaval and tragedy of the pandemic—w ...Read More

Apply to participate in the program’s next cohort! In 2020, The Federation partnered with Dr. Dustin Louie from the University of Calgary (now at UBC) to create a custom-built, cohort-based, year-long program called Transformative Reconciliation in Community Social Services. The program was designed to provide a ...Read More