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Monday, June 8, 2015 10:30 AM
Government is contributing $250,000 to the Youth Futures Education Fund, which will be available to help cover expenses beyond tuition that may be a barrier to post-secondary education for former youth in care.
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Friday, June 5, 2015 11:00 AM
Families in 14 B.C. communities will soon have access to 1,488 new licensed child-care spaces thanks to an investment of $8.2 million through the Child Care Major Capital Funding Program.
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Monday, June 1, 2015 8:45 AM
A new website, AgedOut.com, will help current and former youth in government care navigate the many challenges that can arise as they transition to adulthood.
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Sunday, May 31, 2015 8:30 AM
Perseverance, strength and resilience - these are the traits of B.C.'s children and youth in care.
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Friday, May 22, 2015 10:00 AM
Thanks to a new investment of $250,000, more young people transitioning out of government care will be supported through the Strive program to gain the life and work skills they need to become independent.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 11:07 AM
Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux released the following statement in response to the Representative for Children and Youth's latest report:
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Friday, May 8, 2015 9:00 AM
The Province is providing $175,000 to ACT - Autism Community Training - to develop an online training program that will help qualified health professionals to better recognize the mental-health challenges that often accompany Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 12:15 PM
This Child and Youth Mental Health Day, Health Minister Terry Lake and Parliamentary Secretary for Child Mental Health and Anti-Bullying Jane Thornthwaite announced $850,000 in funding to the F.O.R.C.E (Families Organized for Recognition and Care Equality) Society to support child and youth mental health in British Columbia.
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Friday, April 17, 2015 10:30 AM
With another investment of $2 million the Ministry of Children and Family Development is determined to find forever homes for more children and youth in care through adoption and guardianship.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015 11:15 AM
Domestic violence perpetrators, who previously only received intervention services following conviction, will soon have access to new, preventative community-based programs that can be attended before a crime is committed.
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