The Province is working collaboratively with communities to provide targeted supports and create jobs for low-income B.C. families.

Ensuring B.C. kids get the best possible start in life is a priority in this province, which is why the B.C. government provides more than $296 million in child-care investments annually and has taken the innovative steps of introducing full-day kindergarten and investing in 10 new StrongStart BC early learning centres for rural communities.

Envision a life and job skill-building program that takes a group of youth on the adventure of a lifetime - travelling across Canada to work on organic farms in Manitoba, then back to B.C. for parks and recreation job experience, all the while incorporating French language and cultural learning opportunities.

No one wants to see a child living in poverty. It is an issue that affects all of us and belongs to all of us. We need to empower families with the means to break the poverty cycle by helping to remove barriers and creating opportunities that will bring about real change.

You've heard of the three R's but what about the four B's? British Columbia has proclaimed Nov. 20 as B.C. Child and Youth Day to coincide with National Child Day.

Behaviour interventionists working with children with autism in rural and remote areas in B.C. have a new opportunity to increase their skills through online training offered by Douglas College in partnership with the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD).

Throughout November, B.C. celebrates Adoption Awareness Month to acknowledge the many families created through adoption and bring attention to those children and youth who still need the care and love of a permanent family.