Connect for Kids

Connect for Kids is a one-stop link to information about hundreds of child and family services on the North Shore

MCM

Support on the North Shore for out-of-school time participation
Cool websites for school-age kids

CCRR

Childcare and preschool program information for parents
Training and resources for childcare providers, parents and informal caregivers

CAPC

Support and community links for families with young children

WHEELS

Information and resources for parents and program providers
Visits to multiple sites across the North Shore

EVENTS

Professional development opportunities for child care providers
Parent education workshops
Community events for families

Spotlight

You’re invited!

Join us for A Rights of the Child Celebration at the Capilano Mall on Saturday, May 26 from 11 am to 2 pm.

• Stage performances
• Entertainment and activities for children
• Cool exhibits
• Storytime on the big screen

JOIN US in creating a better world for our children and their future – right here on the North Shore.

The newly launched Child Rights initiative is an ongoing campaign to ensure that all children are protected, cared for, respected and included. We are reaching out to all parts of the community – from families to schools, from businesses to all levels of government – through a series of attractive postcards and posters.

News

Bad deal for ‘Generation Squeeze’

For a couple of years, I’ve been using some of my research time at the University of B.C. to provide evidence that the squeeze on the generation raising young kids costs the Canadian business community billions. After giving a number of presentations where business colleagues smiled, nodded gently, but resisted engaging, I approached Warren Beach at Sierra Systems, asking whether he believed my findings?” A no BS kind of guy, Warren replied “As a CA, I’ve seen many people inflate estimates, so I’m skeptical.” But as a stalwart citizen, remaining skeptical wasn’t an option for Warren. Instead, he agreed to devote some of his time, and the time of two CA colleagues, to support my team in refining the estimates.

UNICEF Report Card: Children Left Behind

A landmark report by the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, Report Card 9: The Children Left Behind, has found that children in many rich nations suffer greater inequality than children in other industrialized nations. Canada performs at a mediocre level overall, but lags far behind in equality of children’s material well-being which includes family income and other basic resources and conditions necessary for child development — placing 17th of 24 countries.