First Call’s work is guided by a coordinating committee that is comprised of individual volunteers from partner organization. The committee generally meets monthly, and First Call staff representation is included. The committee seeks representation from partners that work in each of the 4 Keys to Success, as well as individuals with specific interests such as fundraising, finance, personnel, and communications. Members of the coordinating committee essentially have two functions. They are a liaison between the full Coalition, which provides overall direction for the work, and the staff who perform much of the work. Coordinating committee members also provide leadership to the Coalition's work. For example, they may chair working committees in one of the 4 Keys to Success areas (e.g. ECD Roundtable), lead the personnel, finance, or fundraising committees, speak on behalf of the Coalition, and review and advise on draft materials.
As a movement we encourage everyone to get involved to ensure that children and youth have a First Call on society's resources. This will ensure that children and youth have the opportunities and resources required to achieve their full potential and participate in the challenges of creating a better society.
Coalition Partner of the Month
Coming soon. Contact
us if you would like your organization to be featured here. Our Coalition Partner Organizations:
- Aboriginal Mother Centre Society
- Adoptive Families Association of BC
- Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies
- Alternate Shelter Society
- Association for Community Education BC
- ACT - Autism Community Training Society
- Autism Society of BC
- BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
- BC Association for Child Development and Intervention
- BC Association for Community Living
- BC Association of Child Care Employers
- BC Association of Family Resource Programs
- BC Association of Pregnancy Outreach Programs
- BC Association of Social Workers
- BC Crime Prevention Association
- BC Council for Families
- BC Farm Women's Network
- BC Federation of Foster Parent Associations
- BCGEU (BC Government and Service Employees' Union)
- BC Institute Against Family Violence
- BC Pediatric Society
- BC Play Therapy Association
- BC Recreation and Parks Association
- BC School Trustees' Association
- BC Society for Public Education
- BC Teachers' Federation
- BC/Yukon Society of Transition Houses
- Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland
- Boys and Girls Clubs of BC
- Canadian Association for Young Children
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region
- Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division
- Canadian Red Cross RespectED
- Capilano Students' Union
- Caring for First Nations Children Society
- Centre for Safe Schools and Communities
- Cerebral Palsy Association of BC
- Child and Family Counselling Association
- Child and Youth Care Association of BC
- Child Care Advocacy Forum
- Children's and Women's Health Centre of BC
- Coalition of Child Care Advocates BC
- Communities that Care - Squamish
- Council of Parent Participation Preschools in BC
- Deaf Children's Society of BC
- Developmental Disabilities Association
- Dietitians of Canada, BC Region
- Early Childhood Educators of BC
- East Kootenay Childhood Coalition
- Family Services of Greater Vancouver
- Federated Anti-Poverty Groups
- Federation of BC Youth in Care Networks
- Federation of Child & Family Services of BC
- Health Officer's Council of British Columbia
- Hospital Employees' Union
- Infant Development Program of BC
- Island JADE Society
- Invest in Kids
- Justice Institute of BC
- Labor Environmental Alliance Society
- Learning Disabilities Association of BC
- Literacy BC
- McCreary Centre Society
- MOSAIC
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada
- Nisika Community Services
- Pacific Association of First Nations Women
- Pacific Community Resources Society
- PLEA Community Services Society of BC
- Provincial Association of Residential & Community Agencies
- Parent Support Services Society of BC
- Penticton & District Community Resources Society
- Public Health Association of BC
- Self Help Resource Association of BC
- Social Planning & Research Council of BC (SPARC)
- Society for Children and Youth of BC
- Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents
- Sunshine Coast Community Services Society
- United Way of the Lower Mainland
- Vancouver Coastal Health - Population Health
- Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
- Westcoast Family Resources Society
- Working Group on Poverty
- YWCA of Greater Vancouver
Our Community Coalition Partners:
100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Armstrong, Burnaby, Chilliwack, Delta, Duncan, Fraser North, Golden, Grand Forks, Houston, Kamloops, Kelowna, Langley, Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Prince George, Salmon Arm, Smithers, Squamish, Surrey, Terrace, Vancouver, Vernon, Victoria, Williams Lake.