BCACDI NEWS

This newsletter is meant to share information and support the ministry’s commitment to ongoing consultation and collaboration with Indigenous Peoples, partners and governments to develop legislation and services consistent with the provincial Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act as well as the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. We will listen to the children, youth and families we serve, knowing their voices and experiences are central to the c

Four provincial organizations in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to fulfill its promises to improve services for children and youth with disabilities, stating that tens of thousands of families are currently without adequate help. The organizations—Inclusion BC, the BC Association for Child Development and Intervention, the BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, and The Federation of Community Social Services of BC—released a joint statemen