If you’ve ever stepped up to raise a child, you know this shouldn’t come with a financial penalty to your family, especially the children. Help us speak up for children in Section 54 permanency placements. Families who step up to … Read More
We need your help! Our children need our help! We know that by working together to be the voice of our families, we can ensure we will be heard, be seen, be respected and be supported. Thank you to all who … Read More
Late in 2025 hundreds of Canadians collectively brought national attention to the critical role grandparents and kinship caregivers play — and to the unfair gaps in financial support they face. These seniors are not just providing love and care; they … Read More
Fairness for Children Raised by Relatives (F4CRR) teamed up with UBC’s Centre for the Study of Services to Children and Families (CSSCF) to host a webinar on October 30, 2025 called Reimagining Family Support Services: Perspectives from Kinship Caregivers. This … Read More
Committee Acknowledges Gaps in Support for Kinship Care Families Fairness for Children Raised by Relatives recently presented at the B.C. Budget 2026 public consultation. And the Standing Committee heard us! We raised a critical issue: families in the Permanent Guardianship … Read More
Mandy, F4CRR Director of Advocacy, was invited as a guest on a recent CBC radio interview. She, along with other F4CRR members, is part of GrandFamily Connect which was featured on CBC Vancouver’s prime time radio program “On The Coast … Read More
By The Canadian Press Published: January 23, 2025 B.C.’s ombudsperson says he’s satisfied the provincial government has fixed a problem that short-changed caregivers of children with disabilities.British Columbia ombudsperson Jay Chalke says he’s satisfied the provincial government has fixed a problem that … Read More
You’re invited… The Provincial Tuition Waiver Program waives tuition and eligible fees for B.C students who are current or former children and youth in care studying full-or-part-time at a BC public post-secondary institution, the Native Education College, or an approved union-based trades … Read More
We are reaching out to all those who are raising a relative’s child or children and are currently enrolled in the grand-parented progam: “Child in Home of Relative” Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction monthly maintenance program. We at … Read More
Every year the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services invites British Columbians to share three of their ideas and priorities for the next provincial budget.Fairness for Children Raised by Relatives submitted a formal submission as well as requested … Read More