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19th Birthday Party Action!

Posted by Dylan Cohen

On December 7th, youth from care staged a surprise birthday party at Vancouver City Hall

December 11, 2018

We're hiring a campaign organizer

Posted by Dylan Cohen

Our campaign is growing and we need a team to match. This is a rare chance for a paid role as a Campaign Organizer with Fostering Change.

December 06, 2018

Policy Solutions Day 2018

Posted by Dylan Cohen

We're celebrating a successful October! 45+ young people from care came to speak to over 35 MLAs in dozens of meetings lasting all afternoon. To say we exhausted ourselves is an understatement!

November 06, 2018

Relationships Matter Highlights Project Video

Posted by Dylan Cohen

The work of the Relationships Matter team - co-researchers from care in BC and Melanie Doucet, PhD candidate at the McGill School of Social Worker and former youth in care - can be seen in this video released about the project.

June 06, 2018

Youth from care 5x more likely to die than the general population, BC Coroners Service report

Posted by Dylan Cohen

A May 2018 report by the BC Coroners Service highlights that "young people leaving government care died at five times the rate of the general population of young people [17-25] in British Columbia." See the clear recommendation echoing our call for universal AYA supports.

May 28, 2018

Reply from the Premier

Posted by Dylan Cohen

After (almost) six months of waiting, we're finally holding a response letter from Premier Horgan and six government ministries to our October 24 asks.

April 17, 2018

Fostering Change is moving to First Call

Posted by Natalie Ord

Now that important progress has been made Vancouver Foundation is returning Fostering Change to the community that inspired it.

February 07, 2018

Relationships Matter for Youth ‘Aging Out’ of Care Photo Exhibit Event

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A collaborative photovoice research project with McGill University, the Vancouver Foundation’s Fostering Change Initiative, the BC Representative for Children and Youth, the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

January 03, 2018

Creating Connections Through Photography

Posted by Fostering Change

This article by Katie Hyslop originally appeared in The Tyee on December 15th, 2017.

December 18, 2017
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