The “2022 BC Child Poverty Report Card” is the 26th annual publication of its kind released by the First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society. The 2022 iteration was produced in collaboration with SPARC BC and Campaign 2000. This report card contains 25 child poverty reduction recommendations which are directed at provincial and federal governments and focus on matters of economic inequality and investing in lowering barriers through universal programs.
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Recommendation 20: Ensure K–12 public education funding is sufficient to mitigate inequities between high- and low-income neighbourhoods, school districts and families and to ensure appropriate inclusion of students with diverse learning needs. This includes enhancing funding to school districts for special education assistants, arts programming, libraries, student support services, and deferred maintenance, among other areas that still require urgent attention in future provincial budgets. Schools need additional funds to implement public health response measures arising from the COVID–19 pandemic.-
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Recommendation 21: Create universal access to post-secondary education by eliminating tuition fees.-
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Recommendation 22: Provide free public transit for minors ages 13 to 18 and free or reduced-fee transit access for low-income households.-
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Recommendation 23: Work with industry to ensure lower income families and youth have access to technology (both hardware and Internet access) so that they are able to apply for financial assistance, learning opportunities and access other supports.-
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