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title: "BC CoP: Recording and resources now available!"
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Recording and resources from our July BC CoP call.

| View in browser Hi there,   On the July BC Communities Reducing Poverty CoP, Kristi Estergaard, from Interior Health discussed food security as an income-related issue. Her presentation was followed by a group discussion on how to tackle food security issues at the local level, and how practitioners can influence both income and food policy. Resources from the call: Notes and powerpoint from the July BC CoP call Related Resources PHSA Conceptual Framework for Food Security Indicators Food Costing in BC 2017 and infographic Proof Implications of a Basic Income Guarantee for Household Food Insecurity Factsheets: Food procurement, skills, insecurity and more BC Government funding to support local food security initiatives Why a national food policy in Canada matters Canada's food policy could be groundbreaking Food Security - Reacting to Symptoms or Addressing the Underlying Causes? Small B.C. towns go beyond food backs, tackling hunger through cooking and gardening Competing Discourses of Household Food Insecurity in Canada   Grant Opportunity: Funding Increased for Child Care Space Creation - The Ministry of Children and Family Development has announced an increase in funding available to create child care spaces in BC. The ChildCare BC New Spaces Fund is open to local governments, school districts, tribal councils, and First Nations governments to create child care spaces in their communities. Featured Learning Opportunities WEBINAR \| Putting Community into Food Security \| August 27, 12-1 pm ET \| Learn more and register here. RESOURCE \| Canada's New Official Poverty Dashboard \| Dimensions of Poverty Hub. EVENT \| Cities Reducing Poverty Member Gathering 2019 \| October 8-10 at the Crowne Plaza in Kitchener-Waterloo, ON \| Registration information will be sent to primary convenors. Thank you to everyone who attended. Our next call is September 17 at 10am PT. We look forward to seeing you then. Best,   Jill Zacharias (she/her) BC Manager of Growth and Impact - Communities Ending Poverty Vibrant Communities - Tamarack Institute 250.814.3875 www.tamarackcommunity.ca   Settler on the traditional land of four nations:  the Sinixt, the Ktunaxa, the Secwepemc and the Syilx.  Tamarack Institute, University of Waterloo, 140 Westmount Road North, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6, Canada, 519-885-5155 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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