Why calls for British Columbia to take action to help its own kids are growing stronger
BC has had the worst child poverty record of any province for seven consecutive years from 2002 through 2008—and advocates have been pushing the BC government to enact legislation with targets and timelines for reducing child poverty. Those calls were recently amplified by an extensive 12-part series called “Our Growing Challenge” in The Province newspaper, which ended with a focus on six ideas that could make a difference. And next Wednesday November 24th, First Call B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition will release its 2010 Child Poverty Report Card.
We speak with Jim MacGregor, the Nanaimo District Secondary community school coordinator and Adrienne Montani, provincial coordinator of First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition.
