1. 4 KEYS TO SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH
FIRST CALL: BC CHILD AND YOUTH ADVOCACY COALITION
4 KEYS TO SUCCESS FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH
1) Strong Commitment to Early Childhood Development
2) Support in Transitions from Childhood to Youth &
Adulthood
3) Increased Economic Equality
4) Safe and Caring Communities
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FIRST CALL’S 20TH CHILD POVERTY REPORT CARD
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FIRST CALL’S 20TH CHILD POVERTY REPORT CARD
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4. FACTSHEET 1: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATE STILL 1 IN 5
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FACTSHEET 1: 1 IN 5 BC CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY
SOME BC CHILDREN ARE OVER-REPRESENTED IN POVERTY STATISTICS
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FACTSHEET 7: AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE INTO POVERTY
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FACTSHEET 3: BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE .
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FACTSHEET 3: BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE
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FACTSHEET 3: BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE
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FACTSHEET 4: DEPTH OF FAMILY POVERTY
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FACTSHEET 4: DEPTH OF FAMILY POVERTY - IMPACTS
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FACTSHEET 5: CHILD POVERTY AND WORKING PARENTS
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13. Welfare incomes are below poverty lines:
FACTSHEET 7: FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ON WELFARE
Welfare incomes are below poverty lines:
2 parents, 2 children:
$13,724 gap
1 parent, 1 child:
$7,677 gap
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FACTSHEET 9: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES
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FACTSHEET 9: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES
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FACTSHEET 10: IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT HELP
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COMPARISON OF PROVINCIAL CHILD BENEFIT POLICIES
Province
Child's age
Annual benefit amount
(1 child)
Lifetime investment (1 child) PQ
0-18
$2,392
$43,056 ON
$1,336
$24,048 AB
$1,100
$19,800 NS
$625
$11,250 MB
$420
$7,560 NL
$377
$6,786 NB
$250
$4,500 BC
0-6
$660
$3,960
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18. RESEARCH EVIDENCE: GOVERNMENT UNDERINVESTMENT
Source: Adapted from Starting Strong I: Early Childhood Education and Care, September 2006, p. 11
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Early Years Call to Action

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RECOMMENDATIONS: WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN
“Adopt a provincial poverty reduction plan with legislated targets and timelines with a goal to reduce BC’s child poverty rate to 7% or lower by 2020”
And 20 additional recommendations to both senior levels of government
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