First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card

First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card Webinar November 23, 2015 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FIRST CALL’S 19TH CHILD POVERTY REPORT CARD 2014 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

INTRODUCTION: PROVINCE STILL IN DENIAL 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FIRST CALL’S 19TH CHILD POVERTY REPORT CARD www.still1in5.ca 2014 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 1: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATE STILL 1 IN 5 2014 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 1: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATE STILL 1 IN 5 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 1: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATE STILL 1 IN 5 SOME BC CHILDREN ARE OVER-REPRESENTED IN POVERTY STATISTICS First Nations children: 48% Other Aboriginal children: 28% Recent immigrants(all ages): 34% Visible minorities (all ages): 22% (2006 census and 2011 NHS data) 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 2: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATES OVER TIME 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 2: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATES OVER TIME TIME 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 2: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATES OVER TIME 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 3: BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 4: DEPTH OF FAMILY POVERTY 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 5: FOOD AND HOUSING CHALLENGES 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 6: CHILD POVERTY AND WORKING PARENTS 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 7: FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ON WELFARE 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 7: FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ON WELFARE 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca The September 2015 elimination of the welfare clawback of child support reduced the depth of poverty for over 5,400 children, significantly for some.

FACTSHEET 8: CHILD POVERTY ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 9: CHILD POVERTY IN METRO VANCOUVER 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 10: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 11: IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT HELP 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

RECOMMENDATIONS: WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN “Adopt a provincial poverty reduction plan with legislated targets and timelines with a goal to reduce BC’s child poverty rate to 7% or lower by 2020” 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

RECOMMENDATIONS 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

APPENDIX 1: DATA SOURCE AND MEASURES OF POVERTY 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

APPENDIX 2: CHILD POVERTY IN OTHER URBAN AREAS POVERTY 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

KEEP IN TOUCH! First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 810 – 815 W. Hastings St., Vancouver, BC V5V 3C9 Phone: 604-709-6962 / 1-800-307-1212 Email: info@firstcallbc.org Web site: www.firstcallbc.org and: still1in5.ca Also: www.campaign2000.ca 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

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First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card