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1 First Call and Policy Advocacy Presentation by Adrienne Montani, Provincial Coordinator First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition CATCH Network Gathering, April 19, 2016 www.firstcallbc.org / www.still1in5.ca

2 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca FIRST CALL’S 19 TH CHILD POVERTY REPORT CARD www.still1in5.ca

3 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca HOW CENTRAL OK / KELOWNA COMPARES 167,810 children CHILD POVERTY RATE, LIM-AT, 2013 1,592,180 children 5,790 children 1,592,180 children 167,810 children 5,790 children 1,950 children

4 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATES OVER TIME

5 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATE STILL 1 IN 5 SOME BC CHILDREN ARE OVER-REPRESENTED IN POVERTY STATISTICS First Nations children: 48% Other Aboriginal children: 28% Recent immigrants (all ages) : 34% Visible minorities (all ages): 22% (2006 census and 2011 NHS data)

6 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE

7 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE Kelowna Lone Parent Family rate: 47% 50.3% 13%

8 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca DEPTH OF FAMILY POVERTY

9 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca CHILD POVERTY AND WORKING PARENTS

10 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca THE IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT HELP

11 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca POLICY VICTORIES REDUCE THE DEPTH OF POVERTY The September 2015 elimination of the welfare clawback of child support reduced the depth of poverty for over 5,400 children, significantly for some.

12 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca THE IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT HELP

13 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca COMPARISON OF PROVINCIAL CHILD BENEFIT POLICIES Province Child's age Annual benefit amount (1 child) Lifetime investment (1 child) Full benefit income threshold Benefit phased out at Benefit indexed? PQ0-17$2,392$43,056 $35,000Y ON0-17$1,336$24,048$20,400 N AB0-17$1,000$18,000$25,500$42,220N NS0-17$625$11,250$18,000$26,000N MB0-17$420$7,560$15,000$20,000N NL0-17$377$6,786$17,397$24,849N NB0-17$250$4,500$20,000$30,000N BC0-5$660$3,960$100,000$150,000N

14 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca RECOMMENDATIONS: WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN “Adopt a provincial poverty reduction plan with legislated targets & timelines with a goal to reduce BC’s child poverty rate to 7% or lower by 2020 ” And 21 additional recommendations to both senior levels of government

15 Early Years Call to Action www.firstcallbc.org RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGE TIME & INCOME SERVICES & SUPPORTS Research tells us families need: Public policy support is crucial! 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

16 Early Years Call to Action www.firstcallbc.org RESEARCH EVIDENCE: GOVERNMENT UNDERINVESTMENT Source: Adapted from Starting Srong I: Early Childhood Education and Care, September 2006, p. 11 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

17 CANADA RANKS 26 OUT OF 35 NATIONS ON GAP BETWEEN POOREST AND MIDDLE INCOME CHILDREN Early Years Call to Action www.firstcallbc.org CANADA’S GROWING INEQUALITY AMONG CHILDREN 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

18 GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES

19 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca CHARITY VS JUSTICE ASK THE BIG QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROOT CAUSES OF CHILD AND FAMILY POVERTY TREAT THE SOURCE, NOT JUST THE SYMPTOMS CHARITY HELPS, BUT DOESN’T SOLVE THE PROBLEM

20 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca KEEP IN TOUCH! First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 810 – 815 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, BC V5V 3C9 Phone: 604-709-6962 / 1-800-307-1212 Email: info@firstcallbc.org Web site: www.firstcallbc.orgwww.firstcallbc.org and: still1in5.castill1in5.ca Also: www.campaign2000.cawww.campaign2000.ca

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