As Word Spreads podcast

In this episode, Dylan from Fostering Change speaks with former youth in care Ashley and Adil with the Adoptive Families Association of BC about transitioning from the system, and some visions for a better alternative. With support of the Fostering Change campaign at First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition ----- Featuring the following tracks: Glass Beads, In Paler Skies, and Floating Whist by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue). and one free non-copyrighted track.

In this episode, hosts Ashley M., Ashley C., Dylan, Nathaniel, K.T., Vincent and Jenna from the Adoptive Families Association of BC talk about the healthy boundaries that support a youth in care to thrive. Hear stories, anecdotes, and wit from some of the smartest youth from care in our community! ----- The Basket by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) O Holy Still by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) The Telling by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue) Glass Beads by Blue Dot Sessions (www.sessions.blue)

In this episode, Shae speaks with Dylan Cohen, who works now with First Call on policy advocacy campaigning with youth in and from government care in BC, and Kris Archie, one of the architects of the Vancouver Foundation's Fostering Change initiative. ----- Terms, people and projects mentioned in this episode Fostering Change | Vancouver Foundation (www.vancouverfoundation.ca/our-work/initiatives/fostering-change) First Call: Fostering Change campaign (http://firstcallbc.org/fostering-change/) September 30: Youth Policy Solutions Day Strategy Meeting (www.fosteringchange.ca/policy_strategy_meeting / natalie.ord@vancouverfoundation.ca) October 24: Show Up for Youth in Care - Victoria Rally (www.facebook.com/events/297989787275227/) Paige's Story: Abuse, Indifference and a Young Life Discarded (www.rcybc.ca/paige) Santanna Scott-Huntinghawk, the girl in the tent (http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/she-was-known-only-as-the-girl-in-the-tent-but-her-family-wants-you-to-know-the-real-santanna) Dylan Cohen (dylan.coh@gmail.com) Kris Archie, Secwepemc te qelmucw and seme7, from Tsqescen/Broken Rock (https://twitter.com/WeyktLris) Executive Director of The Circle http://www.philanthropyandaboriginalpeoples.ca/kris-archie/ Mark Gifford (https://twitter.com/contactgifford) Write the Future petition (www.fosteringchange.ca/petition) Leave Out Violence British Columbia: Unpacking Home (www.bc.leaveoutviolence.org/unpacking-home/) Patti Fraser and Corin Browne: 19th Birthday Party project (www.housingmattersmedia.com/the-19th-birthday-party-project/) Portraits of Connection: October 3rd, 2017 (www.fosteringchange.ca/portraits_of_connection) ----- Disclaimer Views expressed in this podcast belong to individuals themselves, and do not necessarily represent positions held by First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition or its member organizations. ----- Acknowledgments Thank you to the staff at the VPL Inspiration Lab, and host Shae of this episode of As Word Spreads. ----- This episode features: Basic Implosion Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week a new Minister of Children and Family Development will be announced by the new provincial government. Many hope it will be MLA Melanie Mark, but at the same time MCFD is a thankless portfolio most people wouldn't wish on their enemy. Regardless of who is appointed: what are your expectations for him or her? ----- Terms, people and projects mentioned in this episode Melanie Mark (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Mark) Georgia Straight: Who is going to be in John Horgan's B.C. NDP cabinet? (http://www.straight.com/news/933791/who-going-be-john-horgans-bc-ndp-cabinet) The Province: NDP MLAs hope for seat at cabinet table (http://theprovince.com/news/bc-politics/mike-smyth-ndp-mlas-hope-for-seat-at-the-cabinet-table) City of Vancouver: Subsidized passes (http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/subsidized-fitness-passes-.aspx) Joseph Fearon, Preszler Law (jfearon@preszlerlaw.com) Office of the Representative for Children and Youth RepLine 1-800-476-3933 (http://TalktotheRep.ca) Vancouver Sun: She was known as the girl in the tent (http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/she-was-known-only-as-the-girl-in-the-tent-but-her-family-wants-you-to-know-the-real-santanna) BC Child and Youth in Care Week (http://www.bcchildandyouthincareweek.com/) Support the 700: Candidates’ pledge (http://www.fosteringchange.ca/supportthe700) The Tyee: Kamloops’ Youth Homelessness Count Sets Stage for Action (https://thetyee.ca/News/2017/06/13/Kamloops-Youth-Homelessness-Count/) Strive YWCA (https://www.ywcavan.org/programs/employment-programs-services/employment-programs/strive) We Are Everywhere (http://www.housingmattersmedia.com/we-are-everywhere/) Adopt BC Kids (http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/life-events/births-adoptions/adoptions/how-to-adopt-a-child/adopt-from-foster-care/adoption-process) Collective Impact (http://www.mcs.bc.ca/ci_mainpage) ----- Disclaimer Views expressed in this podcast belong to individuals themselves, and do not necessarily represent positions held by First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition or its member organizations. ----- Acknowledgments Thank you to the staff at the VPL Inspiration Lab, and hosts of this episode of As Word Spreads: Brooklynn and Shae. ----- This episode features: Basic Implosion Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

With a new host and a first guest for As Word Spreads, the podcast returns with Rachel Malek, who shares her recent experience working with the University Women's Club of Vancouver to get people around the province thinking about youth who age out of foster care in BC, and what support is needed as they turn 19. Publications mentioned in this episode: • Coming to Knowing: Study Circle Guide on Aging Out of Care in BC https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/vancouverfoundation/pages/175/attachments/original/1491289063/Study-Circle-Kit-SUPPORTTHE700-2.pdf • Opportunities in Transition http://www.fosteringchange.ca/opportunities_in_transition_out_now Disclaimer Views expressed in this podcast belong to individuals themselves, and do not necessarily represent positions held by First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition or its member organizations. Acknowledgments Thank you to the staff at the VPL Inspiration Lab, and host of this episode of As Word Spreads, Shae. This episode features: Basic Implosion Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Christmas presents a dilemma for many youth in foster care: do I stay or do I go "home" to my birth parents? And what if your foster family wants you out for the holidays so they can be with their "real" kids? Fortunately, as our hosts reveal, the holidays also bring a chance to bring foster and birth families together for reunification that foster youth will need when they hit 19 and are sent out into the world. Disclaimer Views expressed in this podcast belong to individuals themselves, and do not necessarily represent positions held by First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition or its member organizations. Acknowledgments Thank you to the staff at the VPL Inspiration Lab, as well as the hosts and others who worked on this episode—who, to ensure their privacy, can’t be named here. This episode features: Basic Implosion Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

In this pilot episode of As Word Spreads, a presentation of First Call, our three hosts talk about their audience, future segments for this podcast, and debate the pros and cons of extending support to youth who age out of foster care in British Columbia to age 25. Disclaimer Views expressed in this podcast belong to individuals themselves, and do not necessarily represent positions held by First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition or its member organizations. Acknowledgments A big thank-you goes out to Mandy Thayil from the Society for Children and Youth of BC, the helpful staff at the VPL Inspiration Lab, as well as the three amazing hosts and others who worked on this episode—who, to ensure their privacy, can’t be named here. This episode features: Basic Implosion Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/