Increasing poverty rates, deepening vulnerabilities of children heading into kindergarten and an inability to access affordable childcare are preventing B.C. young people from thriving, says the province’s Representative for Children and Youth. “We are seeing recent results of three separate surveys that tell us very clearly that many kids in this province are not ok,” […]
As B.C.’s Representative for Children and Youth, I am often asked what keeps me awake at night and what worries me most about what young people in B.C. are experiencing. Like many other parents, family members, peers, service providers and leaders, I have many areas of concern these days, but the one that makes my […]
VICTORIA – Representative for Children and Youth Jennifer Charlesworth announced today that her Office (RCY) will conduct a full investigation into the circumstances that led to the horrific abuse inflicted on two First Nations children in care in Lake Errock and ultimately resulted in the death of one of the children. “This is an unbelievably […]
National Indigenous Peoples Day is an occasion to commemorate and celebrate the rich cultural traditions and contributions of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Urban Indigenous peoples on whose lands we live, work, learn and play. It is also a time to remember the past and present pain that forces of colonization have inflicted on Indigenous […]
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