Board Voice puts in a submission every year to the BC Select Standing Committee on Finance and Governance, which seeks engagement leading up to the planning of the following year’s budget. Here’s what we had to say this time, which …
The Riverview Intentional Community Society has launched a proposal that would see a mix of housing for people living with mental illness and market rate housing. An ‘intentional community’ would see coffee shops, art centres and other amenities, along with …
Today is Let’s Talk Day – a day set aside for individuals to talk about their mental health issues. Reducing the stigma around mental health is the primary goal of the campaign. A report in the Richmond News today addresses …
The BC Poverty Reduction Strategy Consultation’s 2018 meetings began in January in Prince Rupert. Find a list of the communities with dates and locations here.
For more information about poverty check out the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition.
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There is a Better Way: A BC Framework for Wellbeing Project Report
Nov. 17, 2017
Ask British Columbians how they define wellbeing, and their answers turn out to be strikingly similar no matter where they live …
BC’s new government was sworn in last week. Premier John Horgan issued mandate letters to his ministers this week. Board Voice is working hard on the There is a Better Way: A BC Framework for Wellbeing project and we hope …
Board Voice is a unique organization: we are the only group dedicated to supporting the board members of community benefit organizations. We do this in three main ways: advocacy, governance and networking. Here are some suggestions for getting the most …
In today’s Victoria Times Colonist, Trevor Hancock argues in favour of a framework for wellbeing in BC. Check it out here.
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The Federation of Social Services of BC (FCSSBC) has recently expanded its series: Life in BC Snapshot: 2017. Begun in 2015, this project looked at several critical aspects of social care in BC and found that outcomes for people did …
The Vancouver Sun has published a new op-ed by past Board Voice Chair, Doug Hayman. Please check out the article