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Are you a parent or caregiver impacted by low income and lack of access to mental health support as you navigate parenting and life after surviving family violence? Our Parental Mental Health Support for Survivors program is going strong and we are happy to announce that we are now accepting intake applications for the cohort starting in January 2025.

Join us online for six full months of healing, learning, and support alongside other survivors. 

Centre for Family Equity Releases Letter to Political Parties in BC Regarding UBC Partnered Research on $10-a-Day Child Care in BC and Family Poverty

NEW: The case for free transit for teens to address is more important than ever! Read this opinion editorial (op-ed) co-authored by the Centre for Family Equity's Emily Faubert and the BC Poverty Reduction's Chantelle Spicer in Vancouver is Awesome that calls for an accessible transit system for teens.

UBCM Passes Resolution for Free Transit up to Grade 12 in BC

The 2024 Provincial General Election is October 19th. We’ve prepared a Community Election Guide to help raise awareness about the issues Centre for Family Equity members care about.

The Centre for Family Equity has issued a request for proposals to design and deliver a series of anti-racism training workshops for parent and caregiver organizers.

The Centre for Family Equity has heard repeatedly from our members about gaps in access to mental health support and the value of those programs, particularly for those impacted by intimate partner and family violence.

In response, the Centre for Family Equity is launching a revamped and online version of our parental mental health support program starting in September.

What kind of physical activities does your family enjoy? Are there activities that you think would be fun/beneficial but have yet to try? The Centre for Family Equity is recruiting parents and caregivers impacted by low income for our Active BC Kids community engagement. 

Today, Legal Aid BC released a What We Heard report sharing the findings of an intensive community engagement process carried out in collaboration with the Centre for Family Equity.

Today, the provincial government released its new 2024 Poverty Reduction Strategy including ten-year poverty reduction targets and focused action areas for poverty reduction in the province. Read our statement.