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Thursday, October 5, 2017 2:31 PM
When Kim Price, 54, worked as a Child and Youth Care worker back in the mid-90s, she harboured a secret. She had a niggling desire to become a foster parent. She even went to one of the orientation sessions that are held regularly around the province. But she kept her intent under her hat.
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Thursday, March 30, 2017 10:00 AM
ICBC is announcing $50,000 in funding to assist youth in foster care and those who have aged out learn how to drive.
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Friday, November 27, 2015 1:16 PM
A new online quick reference guide will help make it easier for anyone working with families who are living in poverty. The resource provides practical ideas and sound advice based on the experiences gained through the Community Poverty Reduction Strategies Initiative.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2015 3:30 PM
To celebrate the official launch of the new Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI), Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux met with two eager single mothers and staff from the Surrey-Cloverdale WorkBC Employment Services Centre to discuss the program and how it will help them achieve their individual career goals.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 3:56 PM
A new online resource will make it easier for B.C. families who are trying to find and access provincial and federal tax benefits.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013 12:25 PM
Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux attended the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society's 16th annual Aboriginal Child Care Recognition Awards in Richmond.
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013 6:18 PM
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The Province welcomed the launch of a Vancouver Island University program aimed at making post-secondary education more accessible for youth in care.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012 10:00 AM
A trust fund B.C.'s Lex Reynolds Adoption and Permanency Trust Fund has awarded a total of $95,000 for six projects to support adoption in B.C. - five of which are specifically directed towards assisting First Nations communities.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012 10:57 AM
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November was Adoption Awareness Month in British Columbia and celebrated the loving families created when people open their hearts and commit to sharing their lives with a vulnerable child or youth.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012 11:50 AM
Minister of Children and Family Development Mary McNeil made the following statement on behalf of the B.C. government in response to the Representative for Children and Youth's report released, Honouring Kaitlynne, Max and Cordon: Make Their Voices Heard Now.
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