About

At the Centre for Family Equity, we’re dedicated to eliminating family poverty in BC.

We propose evidence-based public policy solutions to poverty that create opportunities for families to thrive.  We carry out research, community engagement, advocacy, and support programs. Our programs and initiatives are led by the communities we serve, ensuring they reflect the real and evolving needs of families across BC. 

Founded as the Single Mothers' Alliance in 2014, we are a province-wide network of low-income parents and caregivers in over 41 BC communities. We build leadership capacity among families affected by socioeconomic inequality while advancing community-led solutions. Our guiding principles are rooted in equity, inclusion, solidarity, and community leadership. We take a human rights-based approach to advocacy and systems change, addressing the complex structural inequities that affect families.

Poverty for families is not inevitable. As of 2022, over 147,570 children were living in poverty in BC, a rise to 16.7%., with approximately 1 in every 6 children affected. Of these, a staggering 76,190 children are living in lone-parent households. BC's child poverty rate saw a cumulative rise from 2020-2022 of 25.6%.