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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."

 

 

Who's signing

Deborah Irvine Deborah Irvine
Marilyn Marshall Marilyn Marshall
Dawn Hughes Dawn Hughes
Zachary Ludwig Zachary Ludwig
Sherri McAndless Sherri McAndless
Carla Fawcett Carla Fawcett
Leah Robinson Leah Robinson
Shari-Lyn Rougeau Shari-Lyn Rougeau
Jordan Larkin Jordan Larkin
Carolyn Moraes Carolyn Moraes
Misti Crookes Misti Crookes
catherine rabideau catherine rabideau
Ian Friesinger Ian Friesinger
Danial Asadolahi Danial Asadolahi
Tonya Ste Marie Tonya Ste Marie
Julie Favel Julie Favel
Wendy Waidson Wendy Waidson
Bonnie Thompson Bonnie Thompson
Bonnie Marlow Bonnie Marlow
Holly Schafer Holly Schafer
Andrea Sarkor Andrea Sarkor
Catherine Kozlowski Catherine Kozlowski
Faheem Shah Faheem Shah
Valerie Knowles Valerie Knowles
Nicci Bergunder Nicci Bergunder
Roberta Woolmer Roberta Woolmer
Ann Pearson Ann Pearson
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  • Deborah Irvine
    Deborah Irvine signed 2018-06-21 10:41:17 -0700
  • Marilyn Marshall
    Marilyn Marshall signed via Bonnie Thompson 2018-06-21 08:57:53 -0700
  • Dawn Hughes
    Dawn Hughes signed 2018-06-21 08:06:51 -0700
  • Zak Ludwig
    Zak Ludwig posted about this on Facebook 2018-06-21 07:39:24 -0700
    Sign the petition: A Comprehensive Action Plan
  • Zachary Ludwig
    Zachary Ludwig signed via Jordan Larkin 2018-06-21 07:39:04 -0700
  • Sherri McAndless
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    Sign the petition: A Comprehensive Action Plan
  • Sherri McAndless
    Sherri McAndless signed 2018-06-21 07:11:02 -0700
    Sherri McAndless
  • Carla Fawcett
    Carla Fawcett signed 2018-06-21 06:04:46 -0700
  • Leah Robinson
    Leah Robinson signed 2018-06-20 23:21:00 -0700
  • Shari-Lyn Rougeau
    Shari-Lyn Rougeau signed via Sarah Stewart 2018-06-20 21:39:38 -0700
  • Jordan Larkin
    Jordan Larkin posted about this on Facebook 2018-06-20 21:29:23 -0700
    Sign the petition: A Comprehensive Action Plan
  • Jordan Larkin
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  • Carolyn Moraes
    Carolyn Moraes signed 2018-06-20 20:29:29 -0700
  • Misti Crookes
    Misti Crookes signed 2018-06-20 18:47:21 -0700
  • catherine rabideau
    catherine rabideau signed 2018-06-20 17:58:22 -0700
  • Ian Friesinger
    Ian Friesinger signed 2018-06-20 17:47:35 -0700
  • Danial Asadolahi
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  • Tonya Ste Marie
    Tonya Ste Marie signed 2018-06-20 12:00:39 -0700
  • Julie Favel
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  • Wendy Waidson
    Wendy Waidson signed 2018-06-20 11:04:56 -0700
  • Bonnie Thompson
    Bonnie Thompson signed via Kari Bepple 2018-06-20 07:59:26 -0700
    Having been a Foster Parent for nearly 20 years and still involved with Foster Parents I have had several children age out of care. I believe that it’s the Foster Parents responsibility to teach the child what they need to know to live in the “Real World”. However, there are children that have no interest or are incapable of learning what we try and teach them. These are the ones that need support and feel that the government needs to have a plan for them. The best people to ask about the needs of these kids are Foster Parents, so please don’t leave them out when making decisions. No child ever left mu home without being told that I would always be there for them, but we can only do so much.
  • Bonnie Marlow
    Bonnie Marlow signed 2018-06-20 07:05:48 -0700
  • Holly Schafer
    Holly Schafer signed 2018-06-20 06:24:30 -0700
  • Andrea Sarkor
    Andrea Sarkor signed 2018-06-20 05:57:15 -0700
  • Catherine Kozlowski
    Catherine Kozlowski signed via Nicole Brakeboer 2018-06-19 23:27:06 -0700
  • Faheem Shah
    Faheem Shah signed via Robin Woolmer 2018-06-19 22:34:18 -0700
  • Valerie Knowles
    Valerie Knowles signed 2018-06-19 20:46:53 -0700
    I was under the impression that children in care when they reach 18 were now getting support
  • Nicci Bergunder
    Nicci Bergunder signed 2018-06-19 18:26:35 -0700
  • Roberta Woolmer
    Roberta Woolmer signed via Robin Woolmer 2018-06-19 17:33:59 -0700
  • Ann Pearson
    Ann Pearson signed via Allan Smith 2018-06-19 17:12:11 -0700
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