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Thank you for your interest in joining the Centre for Family Equity! We look forward to getting to know you and welcoming you to the CFE.

Who can join the CFE Network?

Parents & Caregivers

CFE Network membership is open to all parents and caregivers of all genders and gender identities living anywhere in BC with past and/or current experience of poverty and socioeconomic inequality. We welcome you to our diverse community of parents and caregivers working together towards justice and economic security for families in BC. We value all levels of engagement and interest, and we have two network options: voting and non-voting members.

Youth - New Youth Membership Option now Open!

CFE has rolled out a new membership program for youth. If you are 13-18 and you wish to get involved in our projects and campaigns please fill in the youth membership form to join us. We will be in touch about specific roles and opportunities for youth - there are many!

If you are aged 13 to 18 and you wish to join as a youth member please sign up here.

What info do we gather?

We collect your name, your email address, and your general location in BC for ongoing contact and engagement purposes when you join the CFE Network as a voting or non-voting member. We also ask if you are a lone-income or a dual-income partnered household to best determine engagement opportunities for you at the CFE. If you wish to join as a voting member, we need to collect your address and renew your membership each year.

Our shared CFE beliefs and values

The Centre for Family Equity is guided by a useful tool called our Basis of Unity. The Basis of Unity explains our shared beliefs and guides our words and our actions as we work together at the organization within a very diverse community. We ask that you read through our Basis of Unity to ensure membership is right for you.

What do members get access to?

As a CFE Network member, you will receive email communications and have access to CFE engagement activities on an ongoing basis. We email on average once per month and on an as-needed basis when opportunities arise. You will remain a member until you unsubscribe from our email list or inform us you no longer wish to be a member. Voting members must renew their membership annually. We root what we do in community engagement and direct input from our members. We want to hear from you!

Some current opportunities include:

Participate in our annual listening campaign to shape and determine our annual strategic foocus.
Apply to open calls for peer researchers on research projects.
Apply to open calls to join our Racial Equity and Disability Justice Advisory Committees and other committees as they are created.
Bring your insights and feedback to consultations on programs, services, and policy solutions.
Join available programs and events offered by CFE including skill-building workshops.
Join ad hoc committees and working groups from time to time based on our developing projects and programs.

Is there a membership fee?

There is no monetary requirement to join or participate in the Network. We encourage members directly engaged with the organization to make an annual contribution between $5 to $75.00 from our website here. All those who make an annual contribution will receive a tax receipt.

Interested in being a voting network member?

If you wish to join us as a voting member and you indicate so in your sign-up form, we will send an email inviting you to join a required orientation for voting members. Attending an orientation is a mandatory part of becoming a CFE Network voting member. Voting members can attend the AGM and can apply for nomination for the board of directors. A CFE Network member can apply to be a voting network member at any time throughout the year. Minors are not permitted to be voting members. Voting members must renew their voting membership annually. Our annual membership renewal drive goes out in January 2025 and we hope you renew and/or join us! We need and love voting members! Please tick the box in the form below if this is a fit for you.

CFE Policies

Please take some time to review our policies when you become a member. We inform all members when we update and revise our existing policies. Our newest policy is our Child Care Allowance Distribution Policy, which outlines how we distribute Child Care Allowance for our longer programs and projects beyond 'one-time events'. Please check out our policies to make sure this organization is a fit for you as we cannot allow exceptions to our policies out of fairness for all members and participants.

For one-time events either in-person or virtual, we release attendance honoraria and any Child Care Allowance within 48 business day hours following the event. The CFE does not respond to emails, texts, phone calls or any other form of pressurized communications regarding exceptions to the honoraria distribution policy for any reason. As an organization, we have to process the release of funds internally and complete the paperwork. Our Safe Space policy applies to all staff and contractors. Thank you for your understanding.

For more information on CFE membership and our privacy policy or any other policies, please contact [email protected]

Detailed role descriptions for current opportunities available for members of the Centre for Family Equity.

Racial Justice Advisory Committee Role Openings:

Click here to read through our Racial Equity Advisory Committee - Member Role Description.
Click here to fill in your application to be a member of the Racial Equity Advisory Committee.

Disability Justice Advisory Committee Role Openings:

Click here to read through our Disablity Justice Advisory Committee - Member Role Description.
Click here to fill in your application to be a member of the Disability Justice Advisory Committee.

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