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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 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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FIRST CALL’S 20TH CHILD POVERTY REPORT CARD 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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FIRST CALL’S 20TH CHILD POVERTY REPORT CARD 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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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 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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FACTSHEET 7: AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE INTO POVERTY 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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FACTSHEET 3: BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE . 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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FACTSHEET 3: BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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FACTSHEET 3: BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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FACTSHEET 4: DEPTH OF FAMILY POVERTY 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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FACTSHEET 4: DEPTH OF FAMILY POVERTY - IMPACTS 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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FACTSHEET 5: CHILD POVERTY AND WORKING PARENTS 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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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 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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FACTSHEET 9: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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FACTSHEET 9: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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FACTSHEET 10: IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT HELP 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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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 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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RESEARCH EVIDENCE: GOVERNMENT UNDERINVESTMENT
Source: Adapted from Starting Strong I: Early Childhood Education and Care, September 2006, p. 11 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card 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 2016 BC Child Poverty Report Card
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