National Indigenous Day writing contest
In honour of National Indigenous Day, Fraser Valley Aboriginal Children and Family Services Society are hosting a writing contest! What does being Indigenous mean to you? There will be four categories of prizes: 1) Ages 3 to 6 2) Ages 7 to 10 3) Ages 11 to 14 4) Ages 15 to 24 Prizes in each […]
*NEW* Temporary Life Skills Program
MCFD temporary Life Skills Programs is available to youth who are currently on an AYA or who will age out on AYA between April 1 and June 30, 2020: MCFD has relaxed the requirements to a minimum of 5 hours per week of online programs (down from 12). MCFD has also relaxed and added many […]
Representative for Children and Youth update
Representative for Children and youth (RCY) staff have transitioned to work remotely and their advocates are available and ready to help despite the current unique challenges. If you need support from the RCY call 1-800-476-3933. They also invite community agencies and service providers to apprise us of any issues and concerns with service delivery and the […]
Free child and youth legal clinic
The Society for Children and Youth of BC has a free legal clinic on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month! Time: 2:30pm – 5:00pm Location #303 – 1720 Grant Street, Vancouver Questions? cycl@scyofbc.org
Stand up for Kids National Award
Do you know someone who makes a difference in the lives of youth who are in or from care? Submit your nomination to Children’s Aid Foundation of Canada for the third annual Lynn Factor Stand Up for Kids National Award! Nomination criteria and eligibility requirements can be found here Click here to submit your nomination Submission deadline: March […]
Logo Contest!
Metis Nation British Columbia’s Metis Youth BC Committee (MYBC) just announced their design a logo contest! Deadline to submit – March 19th 2020 Send submissions to Brittney at bbertrand@mnbc.ca MYBC created this opportunity as a way to display the talents of incredible young artists though the creation of a new logo for the MYBC committee. The […]
Telus Mobility for Good Update!
We heard you! AgedOut.com has received several emails and comments from you about your frustration with this program. Please do not give up! This is a great program and worth up to $1,000 for young adults with care experience aged 19 to 26. Already 400 BC young adults have applied and 350 have their phones […]
Need additional money while on a tuition waiver?
The Youth Futures Education Fund (YFEF) is available to all young people on tuition waivers at all 25 post-secondary education institutions in BC. We are excited to have the contact information for your post-secondary here. We strongly encourage you to apply if you need support for text books, child care, rent and expenses. More information on […]
Telus Mobility for Good Program!
Introducing the TELUS’ Mobility for Good (M4G) Program Are you a young person who is between the ages of 19 and 26? Were you in the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) or a Delegated Aboriginal Agency (DAA) or on a Youth Agreement (YAG) and aged out at 19? OR […]
New info page!
Ever wonder what Friendship centres do or offer? Want more opportunities to connect to indigenous culture? Click here for our new info page on Friendship centres in BC!