Great news! On Tuesday March 14th, the province of BC announced that former youth in care in B.C. of all ages will have their tuition waived for post-secondary education. Read the full press release… Fairness for Children Raised by Relatives … Read More
A note from the Shari Monsma, President of Fairness for Children Raised by Relatives. I am so thankful that for the first time ever, all caregivers in B.C. were acknowledged in the provincial budget and not just those in Foster … Read More
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 – 10:30 -12:00 Pacific Time Sponsored by Advocacy, Canadian Federation of University Women and Fairness for Children Raised by Relatives this webinar will provide an overview of Kinship Care, an update on progress to date and … Read More
Applications opened at 8:30 am on Thursday, February 9 The Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) – in partnership with The Asante Centre and Carrier Sekani Family Services – will distribute respite funding to support families with children with … Read More
In June and July of 2022, Fairness for Children Raised by Relatives Society collaborated with the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) to organize special meetings for Kinship Caregivers to provide input into the Family Services Legislative Reform. The … Read More
AS SEEN ON CBC NEWS – May 31, 2022 | The B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) kept thousands of dollars in funding from grandparents who needed the money to help care for their grandchild, a new report … Read More
British Columbia is reforming child and family service legislation, and MCFD is calling for engagement from First Nations, Inuit, and Métis persons, community organizations, social sector service providers, and other individuals with lived experience with child and family services. And, … Read More
September 2021 FCRR submitted a Budget Submission to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services on behalf of families who receive support through the Child in the Home of a Relative program, and Section 54.1/54.01 (of the BC … Read More
Thank you for being so inspiring and your dedication for children being raised by relatives – Katie Robertson, Executive Director, PSS We know Fairness for Children Raised by Relatives has been busy over the past few months. Your letter-writing campaign … Read More
Megan Wilde is a UBC graduate student in journalism and mother of three from Texas. For her final MJ project, she would like to produce a video documentary about kinship caregivers in B.C. She is looking to connect with kinship … Read More