In a fast-paced sector constantly changing, our members need regular information and updates on policy changes, government priorities, research, and program updates. That’s why our Executive Director posts a sector update each week for all of our members. Those posts appear here the following week.
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Our committment to reconciliation and decolonization includes recognizing that our work takes place on the unceded lands of many First Nations. In all that we do, The Federation strives to create more equitable relationships for and with our Indigenous partners and community members.
The Federation of Community Social Services of BC has been a provincial leader in the child, youth, adult, and family serving field for 40 years. We provide tools and supports that enable BC’s community social services to do their best work. Read more »
The Representative’s report and reconciliation
/in Federation News, Weekly Update /by Amy MullisLast week, the Representative for Children and Youth, Bernard Richard, released a report on the sustainability and capacity issues faced by the delegated aboriginal agencies in this province. If you […]
Calling all youth in care: Applications for the Federation Youth Education Bursary are open!
/in Federation News, Weekly Update /by Amy MullisSince 2009, The Federation’s Youth Education Bursary has been supporting young people who want to pursue a career in the human social services. Over that time, more than 120 recipients […]
Federation election strategy update: Let’s get out the vote!
/in Weekly Update /by Amy MullisOnly a small number of people across BC would agree that they are much better off than they were five or ten years ago. Research, statistics, and anecdotal evidence reiterate […]
Life in BC Snapshots 2017: The state of social care in BC
/in Federation News, Weekly Update /by Amy MullisTwo years ago, The Federation scoured the news, research, and literature to take a ‘Snapshot’ of what life in BC was like. We wanted to understand how good things were […]
The Residential Review Report five years later: new funding, new focus, and new opportunities
/in Federation News, Weekly Update /by Amy MullisEarlier this month in the BC legislature the MCFD Minister was asked about the implementation of the 2012 Residential Review Report that was co-authored by the Ministry and The Federation. […]
The Federation’s response to the 2017 BC Budget
/in Federation News, Weekly Update /by Amy MullisPart one: New investments could mean improvements for kids in care. On Tuesday, BC’s Finance Minister released the provincial budget and pledged an additional $796 million over three years to […]
BC’s Health Care Assistant oversight renewal and institutional models of care
/in Federation News, Weekly Update /by Amy MullisIn late 2016, the BC Ministry of Health made clear its intention to move forward with a new model of oversight for Health Care Assistants (HCA) in the province. An […]
The Federation’s stance on the recent RCY report
/in Federation News, Weekly Update /by Amy MullisAs many of you know, our province’s new Representative for Children and Youth released his first report last week. It revisits the heartbreaking story about the life and death of […]
Guiding the future of BC’s Representative for Children and Youth Act
/in Federation News, Weekly Update /by Amy MullisSome of you may know that The Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth is reviewing our province’s Representative for Children and Youth Act. As part of this process, the […]
The February Social Policy Forum: Changing attitudes about social care
/in Weekly Update /by Amy MullisA few years ago, we started talking about The Federation as being part of a movement—a movement that views caring as a foundational principle of humanity and puts such caring […]