Advocacy and Outreach

Island Health Session Team Leaders: Tanis O’Reilly, North Island (Tanis.Oreilly@gov.bc.ca) and Claire Heintzman, South Island (Claire.Heintzman@gov.bc.ca) Date: February 27, 2024 Time: 9:30am-11:00am PT The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) is implementing new programs and expanding services and supports for youth and young adults with experience in government care. The Strengthening Abilities and Journeys of […]

Northern Health Session Team Leader: Lisa Rowein, North Region (Lisa.Rowein@gov.bc.ca) Date: March 5, 2024 Time: 9:30am-11:00am PT The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) is implementing new programs and expanding services and supports for youth and young adults with experience in government care. The Strengthening Abilities and Journeys of Empowerment (SAJE) program envisions that […]

Interior Health Session Team Leaders: Sharmaine Henderson, Okanagan (Sharmaine.Henderson@gov.bc.ca) and Lindsay Hordal, Interior / Kootenays (Lindsay.Hordal@gov.bc.ca) Date: March 7, 2024 Date: 1:30pm-3:00pm PT The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) is implementing new programs and expanding services and supports for youth and young adults with experience in government care. The Strengthening Abilities and Journeys […]

Vancouver Coastal Health Session Team Leaders: Gary Mitford, Richmond / Coast North Shore (Gary.Mitford@gov.bc.ca) and Wendy Cahill, Vancouver (Wendy.Cahill@gov.bc.ca) Date: March 12, 2024 Time: 9:30am-11:00am PT The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) is implementing new programs and expanding services and supports for youth and young adults with experience in government care. The Strengthening […]

Fraser Health Session Team Leaders: Candice Morgan, East Fraser (Candice.Morgan@gov.bc.ca), Fiona Pardy, North Fraser (Fiona.Pardy@gov.bc.ca) and Sukhi Sihota, South Fraser (Sukhmeet.Sihota@gov.bc.ca) Date: March 14, 2024 Time: 1:30pm-3:00pm PT The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) is implementing new programs and expanding services and supports for youth and young adults with experience in government care. […]

In June 2023, the Representative for Children and Youth released a report called “Right to Thrive - An Urgent Call to Recognize, Respect and Nurture Two Spirit, Trans, Non-Binary and other Gender Diverse Children and Youth.” One of the recommendations in that report is for residential services to “have policies that are specific to gender-affirming […]