November 20, 2009
VANCOUVER – Partners have celebrated the next stage of development of a new child-care centre with a groundbreaking ceremony at Simon Fraser Elementary School, announced Mary Polak, Minister of Children and Family Development.
November 13, 2009
VANCOUVER – A $2.63-million grant to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice will support palliative care for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, Minister of Children and Family Development Mary Polak announced.
November 04, 2009
VICTORIA – A new Cross-Ministry Transition Planning Protocol for Youth with Special Needs became effective Nov. 1, 2009 and will begin to be implemented in the coming months, Children and Family Development Minister Mary Polak announced.
November 02, 2009
VICTORIA – November is Adoption Awareness Month in British Columbia, a time to recognize adoption as an important way to build a family. It is also a time to raise awareness of the children who are still waiting to find a forever family.
October 29, 2009
VICTORIA – The rights and entitlements of Foster Parents have been clarified and enshrined in a document signed by the Minister of Children and Family Development and the B.C. Federation of Foster Parent Associations (BCFFPA).
October 23, 2009
VANCOUVER – Foster parents around the province will be more ready than ever to deal with babies who are going through a heightened period of crying, said Minister of Children and Family Development Mary Polak.
October 14, 2009
Ministry funding for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has increased from $4.1 million in 2001 to more than $46 million – including a $1.6-million budget increase this year.
October 07, 2009
Minister Polak responds to allegations that the Infant Development Program is being cut.
October 03, 2009
VICTORIA – Foster and adoptive families enjoyed a free skate at the Richmond Olympic Oval today, joining Minister of Children and Family Development, Mary Polak, ActNow BC Athlete Ambassadors Stacie Anaka, Carly Grigg and Rick Say, and Olympic Mascots, Quatchi, Sumi and Miga.
October 01, 2009
VICTORIA – Thousands of foster families and the resource workers and community agencies that support them will spend the next 31 days celebrating the remarkable contribution foster families make in our communities and the difference these “moms and dads” make in the lives of vulnerable children and youth.
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