Premier David Eby issued mandate letters to his new cabinet on Jan. 16. You can find the mandates for the key cabinet ministers relevant to the community non-profit social services sector in our Resources section, and click here for the …
Premier David Eby has appointed a new cabinet, so sharpen up your advocacy skills for a new round of meetings for getting to know a (mostly) brand-new team. Board Voice will be posting key cabinet ministers’ mandate letters under our …
This opinion piece from Board Voice advocate (and former executive director) Jody Paterson appeared in the Victoria Times Colonist in March. Board Voice has partnered with The Cridge Centre for the Family on the important work of advocating for awareness …
A new report from the Conference Board of Canada warns that failure to improve programs for young Indigenous adults transitioning out of government care could cost the Canadian economy billions, reports CBC.
The report, Empowering Indigenous Youth in Care as …
When news broke in The Tyee this month of women having to leave a BC transition house into homelessness, the story on the surface appeared to be about an unwieldy transition house treating people unfairly.
But community social services know …
There’s nothing like a plot twist to get people’s attention, and this 50-second video featuring former Canucks player Trevor Linden certainly does that.
The video revealing the stunning statistics on intimate partner violence and brain injury was released today by …
Board Voice continues to advocate here in BC on the little-known issue of intimate partner violence and brain injury, a life-changing tragedy that affects as many as 90 per cent of women who have experienced intimate partner violence. It’s so …
The international awareness campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is Nov. 25 through Dec. 10, and we’re sharing this CTV story on The Cridge Centre for the Family’s leading work to bring attention and services to the women …
A unique care clinic in Surrey has partnered with BC researchers to start gathering data on the rate of brain injury among victims of intimate partner violence.
The Embrace Clinic is part of the Fraser Health Authority’s forensic nursing service. …
