As Word Spreads Podcast

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Synopsis

As Word Spreads is a podcast that serves the interests of youth in British Columbia, and is a production of First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition. Interested in coming on the podcast? Send us an email! info@firstcallbc.org

Episodes

  • Episode 9: Transitions from the System with Speak-Out Youth (Adil + Ashley!)

    06/02/2019 Duration: 29min

    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.

  • Episode 8: Boundaries ft. Speak-Out Youth

    29/05/2018 Duration: 16min

    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)

  • Episode 7: Beyond blame—the history and future of the Fostering Change campaign

    26/09/2017 Duration: 39min

    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 (

  • Episode 6: Our expectations for the new head of MCFD

    17/07/2017 Duration: 21min

    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:

  • Episode 4: Nothing about us without us

    19/04/2017 Duration: 15min

    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 K

  • Episode 3: Merry Christmas, thank you for buying me socks

    07/12/2016 Duration: 12min

    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/

  • Episode 1: What happens to foster kids who age out of care?

    24/08/2016 Duration: 12min

    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/