How can you help?

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This organization is 100% volunteer-run. We are grandparents and kinship caregivers currently raising our relatives’ children. We are in the trenches, day in and day out. We are committed to families just like yours, and contribute time and energy where … Read More

A note from the president, July 2023

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Hello Everyone, I am so excited to share some more positive news with all of our members. Yesterday (July 12, 2023), Gail Moillet, our Vice President, Mandy Dodgshon, our Advocacy Director, and I had an excellent meeting with Minister Mitzy … Read More

Minister of Finance’s Standing Budget 2024 submission

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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

Boundary Building in Complex Relationships

posted in: Documents & Resources

“Families remain dysfunctional when everyone pretends that things are okay.”{Nedra Glover Tawwab} Boundary Building in Complex Relationships Workshop was presented by Karen Peters, Registered Clinical Counsellor, at the Aging and Kinship Care Gathering in June 2023. What complicates relationships? “When … Read More

F4CRR on Fairchild TV

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President Shari Monsma of Fairness for Children Raised by Relatives along with Jane Bouey, of Parent Suppor Services, was recently interviewed for a documentary for Fairchild TV, the number one national Chinese-language media in Canada. This episode was broadcast on … Read More

A Win for CIHR Families in BC

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At a recent gathering hosted by Fairness for Children Raised by Relatives earlier this month, Mitzi Dean, the Minister of Children and Family Development (MCFD) provided a video making an exciting announcement we’ve been waiting to hear! At the Aging … Read More

GRG Quilt and Recipe Book

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BC Grandparents Raising Grandchildren/Kinship Care Awareness Recipe Book PURPOSE: To create an awareness of Grandparents raising Grandchildren and Kinship Care in BC.  The emotional and financial issues are immense.  We are encouraging all Grandparents raising Grandchildren and Kinship Caregivers in … Read More

Child and Family Service Reform

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Update for Fairness for Children Raised by Relativesas presented by Richel Donaldson Manager, Strategic Child Welfare & Reconciliation Policy of the Ministry of Children and Family Development – at the Aging and Kinship Care Gathering in Kamloops on 10 June … Read More

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