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Recommendation 67:
Increased and sustained funding to manage additional expenditures of housing and supporting youth. Funding for wages should be adequate, so organizations are able to hire qualified and trained staff to offer meaningful support to youth.
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Recommendation 47:
Increase the universal Fee Reduction Initiative with a cap on fees and expand the number of $10-a-day prototype sites.
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Recommendation 51:
Increase the stock of modular units with wrap-around supported services to tackle homelessness province-wide.
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Recommendation 54:
Increase the province-wide stock of all forms of social housing.
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Recommendation 63:
Increase the number of paid work experience programs that build on youth’s lived expertise. For example, the youth-led “Light the Way Youth Homelessness Conference.”
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Recommendation 127:
Increase the number of culturally appropriate family liaison workers and parenting supports.
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Recommendation 7:
Increase public transportation options in rural and remote areas.
- Increased accessibility to public transit will reduce the violence experienced by women in rural areas and also increase use of VAW services.
- Route frequency should be considering when assessing efficiency of transit routes.
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Recommendation 16:
Increase program funding and support for families raising children with disabilities and complex medical needs to ensure they have timely, universal access everywhere in BC to a core suite of early intervention therapies; timely assessments; family respite; inclusive child care; health, medical and in-home supports.
2022 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society
First Call Child and Youth Advocacy Society
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2022
2022
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Recommendation 37:
Increase peer support opportunities and engage youth voice in paid focus groups or online surveys.
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Recommendation 2:
Increase opportunities for Indigenous pathways to healing and recovery, particularly through traditional, land-based, and spiritual teachings for those struggling with addictions and substance-use.
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