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A Comprehensive Action Plan

On April 11, we heard official youth transition stats from Ministry of Children and Family Development representatives. They told us that 87% of eligible, post-19 youth from government care are not accessing MCFD Agreements with Young Adults (AYA) services. AYAs are the primary way MCFD supports the 1000 youth who age out of care every year. It tells us that the program intervention the government has relied on for years is not working.

Premier Horgan told us that the government is working on an action plan: let's ensure it's comprehensive.

Decision makers are listening and it's time for us to act. On Thursday, April 12, Premier John Horgan responded on behalf of six ministries to our policy asks made on October 24. He made a commitment to "expand and improve supports to youth transitioning from care through the development of an action plan to be created by the Cross-Ministry working group." 

It's government-speak, but represents a milestone for the youth-in-care community. We successfully nudged the creation of a cross-ministry task force dedicated to achieving better outcomes.

We know that better outcomes come from comprehensive, evidence-based policy, and that youth must be included in planning. Youth from care are experts in understanding policy impacts. This expertise is essential to creating a successful action plan.

Please sign our call for a comprehensive action plan

"Premier Horgan, it's essential that bold changes are made for youth from care after 19. In your mandate letter to Minister of Children and Family Development Katrine Conroy, you said that you expect substantive progress in funding increases to Agreements with Young Adults "in order to offer supports to all youth aging out of care who need it, not just a few." Your Cross-Ministry action plan must ensure:

  1. Guaranteed, consistent, and adequate financial support until age 25 through the Agreements with Young Adults program, eliminating all eligibility criteria.
  2. Government and youth from care advocates come together before the fall legislature to hear youth input and explore universal AYA policy development."

 

 

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Elsa Weinstein Elsa Weinstein
Reza Mojtabavi Reza Mojtabavi
Sarah Stewart Sarah Stewart
Diana Douglas Diana Douglas
Janet Beedle Janet Beedle
Lynell Anderson Lynell Anderson
Cynthia Ryan Cynthia Ryan
Bruce Foster Bruce Foster
Catherine Talbot Catherine Talbot
Parween Irani Parween Irani
Carla Willems Carla Willems
Chad Christie Chad Christie
Neda Dadmand Neda Dadmand
Mark Gifford Mark Gifford
Caroline Deschenes Caroline Deschenes
Claire Jones Claire Jones
Peter Gibbs Peter Gibbs
Allen Hoolaeff Allen Hoolaeff
stevie Dunican stevie Dunican
Twila Neilson Twila Neilson
Courtney Neilson Courtney Neilson
Mj Buck Mj Buck
Michelle Mcbratney Michelle Mcbratney
Amanda Smith Amanda Smith
Pamela O'Neill Pamela O'Neill
Christina Gower Christina Gower
Sue Nickason Sue Nickason
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  • Elsa Weinstein
    Elsa Weinstein signed 2018-06-18 16:13:11 -0700
  • Reza Mojtabavi
    Reza Mojtabavi signed 2018-06-18 16:06:40 -0700
    REZA Mojtabavi
  • Sarah Stewart
    @StewSarahstew tweeted link to this page. 2018-06-18 16:05:59 -0700
    Sign the petition: A Comprehensive Action Plan http://www.fosteringchange.ca/actionplan?recruiter_id=2042
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  • Sarah Stewart
    Sarah Stewart signed 2018-06-18 16:05:31 -0700
  • Diana Douglas
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  • stevie Dunican
    stevie Dunican signed 2018-06-09 13:13:18 -0700
    As a Youth Worker this is very important to me
  • Twila Neilson
    Twila Neilson signed 2018-06-09 06:34:42 -0700
    Twila S Neilson. our youth are our future. A sentence said so often it hardly means anything anymore. What are we going to do without them? Every youth needs to be and feel productive in our society. I hope the premiere gets that and acts upon it for the good of the province and eventually the nation.
  • Courtney Neilson
    Courtney Neilson signed 2018-06-08 23:23:08 -0700
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  • Michelle Mcbratney
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  • Amanda Smith
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  • Christina Gower
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  • Sue Nickason
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