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The Society for Children and Youth of B.C. is a unique provincial advocacy organization dedicated to improving the well-being of children and youth.

Since 1974, SCY has provided a forum for multi-disciplinary exchange and action for organizations and individuals working with and for young people. SCY actively involves volunteers from fields such as law, health, education, child development, social services, urban design and planning, recreation and business.

SCY NEWS AND UPDATES

Announcement: SCY's New Executive Director!

The Society for Children and Youth of BC (SCY) is pleased to announce the appointment of Anne O'Neil as the Society's new Executive Director, effective February 9, 2009.

Please click here for full announcement.

Meet the SCY Team! Click here for Staff and Board of Directors information.

Current SCY Initiatives...

· BC Child Rights Public Awareness Campaign (In partnership with the BC Representative for Children and Youth and BC Centre for Safe Schools & Communities)

· Youth Taking Action: Youth Film Making Project on raising the awareness of rights for youth living in care (click on link to view short films)

· A People’s Project: Youth led rights based monitoring initiative.

· Realizing Rights, Responding to Needs: Youth with disabilities in conflict with the law

· The Boulton Initiative: Infusing a Child Rights Approach in Child/Youth Health Services (Led by BC Children’s Hospital & UBC in partnership with IICRD)

· Child and Youth Friendly Communities

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The Society for Children and Youth of BC is a United Way of the Lower Mainland Agency