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

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A May 2018 report by the BC Coroners Service highlights that "young people leaving government care died at five times...

May 28, 2018

Fostering Change is moving to First Call

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

February 07, 2018

Ministry 'working hard' to increase support for youth aging out of care

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This story by Sarah Petrescu originally appeared in the Times Colonist on October 24th, 2017.

October 25, 2017

B.C.'s 2017 gov't must protect foster kids from the fate that befell Santana Scott-Huntinghawk

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Santanna Scott-Huntinghawk died last November, just months after she aged out of foster care, alone in a tent in a...

September 21, 2017

Listen to Fostering Change's Trilby Smith on CBC Radio

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On Wednesday morning, a story broke on CBC News about a new report that shows nearly three out...

August 10, 2017

Kris and Ashley talk to CBC about relationship support

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On Thursday February 9, 2017, Kris Archie, Senior Manager, Fostering Change initiative, and Ashley Crossan, an amazing member of our...

February 10, 2017

Vancouver Foundation advocates for more money for children aging out of foster care

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Listen to Marvin Shaffer, principal investigator of Opportunities in Transition, being interviewed on CBC Vancouver Early Edition. 

December 12, 2016

Trevor Linden joins the Fostering Change Campaign

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Trevor Linden knows how young people can discover strength from within their community. Watch the video.

June 24, 2016

Fostering Change Adviser Meredith Graham : Campaign Video

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Fostering Change Adviser Meredith Graham tells us about her experience aging out of care. 

June 15, 2016

For Youth Leaving Care, Liftoff Takes a Village

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Whether a warm bed or college degree, organizations help kids 'aging out' set and achieve goals.

March 08, 2016
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