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

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Page 1: First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card 2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card  Webinar November

First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy

Coalition

2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card

2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

Webinar November 23, 2015

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2014 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FIRST CALL’S 19TH CHILD POVERTY REPORT CARD

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INTRODUCTION: PROVINCE STILL IN DENIAL

2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

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2014 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FIRST CALL’S 19TH CHILD POVERTY REPORT CARD

www.still1in5.ca

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2014 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 1: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATE STILL 1 IN 5

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 1: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATE STILL 1 IN 5

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 1: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATE STILL 1 IN 5

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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)

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 2: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATES OVER TIME

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 2: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATES OVER TIME

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 2: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATES OVER TIME TIME

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 2: BC’S CHILD POVERTY RATES OVER TIME

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 3: BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 3: BC CHILD POVERTY BY FAMILY TYPE

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 4: DEPTH OF FAMILY POVERTY

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 5: FOOD AND HOUSING CHALLENGES

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 5: FOOD AND HOUSING CHALLENGES

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 6: CHILD POVERTY AND WORKING PARENTS

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 6: CHILD POVERTY AND WORKING PARENTS

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 6: CHILD POVERTY AND WORKING PARENTS

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 7: FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ON WELFARE

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 7: FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ON WELFARE

The September 2015 elimination of the welfare clawback of child support reduced the depth of poverty for over 5,400 children, significantly for some.

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 8: CHILD POVERTY ACROSS BRITISH

COLUMBIA

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FACTSHEET 8: CHILD POVERTY ACROSS BRITISH

COLUMBIA

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FACTSHEET 9: CHILD POVERTY IN METRO VANCOUVER

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FACTSHEET 10: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 10: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES

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FACTSHEET 10: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES

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2015 BC Child Poverty Report Card www.still1in5.ca

FACTSHEET 10: GROWING INCOME INEQUALITY FOR FAMILIES

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FACTSHEET 11: IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT HELP

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FACTSHEET 11: IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT HELP

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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”

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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APPENDIX 1: DATA SOURCE AND MEASURES OF POVERTY

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APPENDIX 2: CHILD POVERTY IN OTHER URBAN AREAS

POVERTY

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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: [email protected]

Web site: www.firstcallbc.org

and: still1in5.ca

Also: www.campaign2000.ca

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ANY QUESTIONS?

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