First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society puts children and youth first through public education, community mobilization and public policy advocacy.
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26 Nov 2025
The 2025 BC Child Poverty Report Card is out today. And we find that poverty is deepening for BC families.
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Canada needs more non‑market housing. The National Housing Council has called for NHS 2.0 to support the sector to grow by delivering sustainable funding, new financing tools, and action to protect deeply affordable homes. Read more: nhc-cnl.ca/publications/post…
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Child Care Now is asking the House of Commons Finance Committee (FINA) to recommend a larger investment in CWELCC as part of the federal government’s plan to make Canada strong. Read more here: ow.ly/2G6i50Z5pxG
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May 15
No gifts for single mothers in Canada’s Spring Economic Update;url=policyalternatives.ca/news-r…
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May 13
First Call support age restrictions on Social Media to protect children and youth under 16 from online harms. You can sign an open letter to PM Carney in support of legislation here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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May 8
The Province of BC has declared today "Child Care Provider Appreciation Day".
As part of "Child Care Month" we recognize and celebrate the dedication of all early childhood educators & child care staff who create safe, nurturing environments for children around BC.
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May 5
Applications are open for @FCSSBC 's Youth Education Bursary. Get up to $2,000/year for post-secondary studies in human and social services. Open to youth in and from care. Apply by May 11, 2026 at bit.ly/3P7PA3T #YouthInCare #PostSecondary
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Apr 29
This MRI study on young kids just exposed something terrifying:
They scanned the brains of 60 children aged 3–5 — including 5-year-old Rose — and found interactive screen time is causing measurable loss of white matter in their developing brains. Even just 2 hours a day is linked to impaired neural connectivity, language, and literacy development.
Professor Mike Nagel (neuroscientist and father) said his first reaction was simply: “Wow… I was not anticipating seeing anything like that.”
We’re physically changing children’s brains before they even start school — and the damage is visible on scans.
This one actually unsettled me. I’ve always suspected too much screen time was bad, but seeing real white matter loss in toddlers hits different.
Parents of little ones — has this kind of research changed how much screen time you allow?
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Early Childhood Educators of BC gathering May 7-9: Thriving in Kinship: Inspire. Uplift. Celebrate ❤️ecebc.ca/news-events/confere…
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Apr 29
Tomorrow is 'International SpankOut Day,' in support of the repeal of Section 43 of the Criminal Code, a legal defense for the use of physical force against children.
@CCRC_CCDE along with @KidsRightsCa
have defined the issue and provide more info here: tinyurl.com/bdfw63eh
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Apr 29
Is a foster home shortage changing how some of B.C.’s most vulnerable children are cared for? ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article…
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Apr 1
Talk to Me, Play with Me, Carry Me video - #mywellbeingstartswithyou youtu.be/WeeoOlXcGAo?si=T8fL… via @YouTube
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Hear from our very own Morna Ballantyne, as she calls for the protection of the $10aDay child care program.
Urge PM Carney to keep the government’s $10aDay child care promise: childcarenow.ca/letter
#KeepTheChildCarePromise
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Mar 19
BC 2026 Budget commentary from @FCSSBC @https://fcssbc.ca/news/budget-2026-supporting-children-youth-and-families-work-still-ahead
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In a cost of living crisis, families are depending on the federal government to follow through with their promise on $10aDay child care.
Urge Prime Minister Carney to keep the government’s child care promise:
childcarenow.ca/letter
#KeepTheChildCarePromise
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Today @Parents4CC joined @Child_Care_Now calling for @PattyHajdu @PaulCalandra & all provinces to re-commit to #10aDayChildCare and fund a solution to the waitlist crisis, including fair wages for educators & more spaces.
cbc.ca/news/politics/child-c…
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