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.
Our Coalition Partner Organizations:
- Adoptive Families Association of BC
- Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies
- Alternate Shelter Society
- Association for Community Education BC
- Association of Neighbourhood Houses of British Columbia
- 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 Centre for Safe Schools and Communities
- BC Council for Families
- BC Crime Prevention Association
- BC Federation of Foster Parent Associations
- BCGEU (BC Government and Service Employees' Union)
- BC Pediatric Society
- BC Play Therapy Association
- BC Recreation and Parks Association
- BC Retired Teachers' Association
- BC School Trustees' Association
- BC Society for Public Education
- BC Society of Transition Houses
- BC Teachers' Federation
- Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland
- Boys and Girls Clubs of BC
- Breakfast for Learning BC & Yukon
- Canadian Association for Young Children
- Canadian Federation of Students - BC
- Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region
- Canadian Mental Health Association BC Division
- Canadian Red Cross RespectED
- Capilano Students' Union
- Caring for First Nations Children Society
- CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) of Greater Victoria
- 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
- Columbia/Kootenay Advocacy and Education Resource Society
- Communities that Care - Squamish
- Community Action Toward Children's Health
- Council of Parent Participation Preschools in BC
- Deaf Children's Society of BC
- Developmental Disabilities Association
- Dietitians of Canada, BC Region
- Directorate of Agencies for School Health BC
- Early Childhood Educators of BC
- East Kootenay Childhood Coalition
- Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver
- Family Services of Greater Vancouver
- Federated Anti-Poverty Groups
- Federation of BC Youth in Care Networks
- Federation of Community Social Services of BC
- Health Officer's Council of British Columbia
- Helping Spirit Lodge
- Hospital Employees' Union
- Immigrant Services Society of BC
- Infant Development Program of BC
- Island JADE Society
- Justice Institute of BC
- Learning Disabilities Association of BC
- Literacy BC
- Mary Manning Centre
- McCreary Centre Society
- MOSAIC
- National Council of Jewish Women of Canada
- Pacific Association of First Nations Women
- Pacific Community Resources Society
- Pacific Immigrant Resources Society
- PLEA Community Services Society of BC
- Provincial Association of Residential & Community Agencies
- Parent Support Services Society of BC
- PeerNetBC
- Penticton & District Community Resources Society
- Phoenix Human Services Association
- Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society
- Public Health Association of BC
- Social Planning & Research Council of BC (SPARC)
- Society for Children and Youth of BC
- S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
- Summit Negotiations Society
- Sunshine Coast Community Services Society
- Take a Hike Youth At Risk Foundation
- Toxic Free Canada
- United Way of the Lower Mainland
- University Women's Club of Vancouver
- Vancouver Coastal Health - Population Health
- West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund
- Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
- Westcoast Family Centres Society
- Western Society for Children
- Women Against Violence Against Women
- 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.