PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Annual Report of the Department of Social Welfare for the YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 1968 Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1969 Victoria, British Columbia, November 13, 1968. To Colonel the Honourable John R. Nicholson, P.C., O.B.E., Q.C., LL.D., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: The Annual Report of the Department of Social Welfare for the year ended March 31, 1968, is herewith respectfully submitted. D. R. J. CAMPBELL, Minister of Social Welfare. Office of the Minister of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. Department of Social Welfare, Victoria, British Columbia, November 12, 1968. The Honourable D. R. J. Campbell, Minister of Social Welfare, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Department of Social Welfare for the year ended March 31, 1968. E. R. RICKINSON, Deputy Minister of Social Welfare. DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE April 1, 1967, to March 31, 1968 Hon. D. R. J. Campbell Minister of Social Welfare. SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF E. R. Rickinson Deputy Minister of Social Welfare. J. A. Sadler Assistant Deputy Minister and Director of Social Welfare. R. J. Burnham Assistant Director of Social Welfare. R. I. Stringer Director of Regional Services DIVISIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ADMINISTRATION J. McDiarmid Departmental Comptroller. T. D. Bingham Superintendent of Child Welfare. J. Noble Superintendent, Brannan Lake School for Boys. Miss W. M. Urquhart Superintendent, WilUngdon School for Girls. Dr. P. W. Laundy Director of Medical Services. E. W. Berry Division on Aging. Miss M. Jamieson Personnel Officer. G. P. Willie Superintendent, Provincial Home. N.S.Brooke (Casework Supervisors, Social Assistance and Mrs. J. P. Scott \ Rehabilitation Division. D. W. Fowler Training Supervisor. A. A. Shipp Chief Inspector of Welfare Institutions. A. G. Gilmore Office Administrator. Miss B. W. Snider Research Consultant. T. W. L. Butters Supervisor, Emergency Welfare Services. REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION C. W. Gorby Director, Region I. W. J. Camozzi Director, Region II. G A. Reed Director, Region III. W. H. Crossley Director, Region IV. V. H. Dallamore Director, Region V. A. E. Bingham Director, Region VI. A. J. Wright Director, Region VII. J. A. Mollberg Director, Region VIII. TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I.—General Administration: Page Assistant Deputy Minister and Director of Social Welfare 9 Assistant Director of Social Welfare 12 Part II.—Divisional, Institutional, and Regional Administration: Social Assistance and Rehabilitation Division 15 Child Welfare Division 18 Medical Services Division 25 Division on Aging 26 Brannan Lake School for Boys 28 Willingdon School for Girls 30 Provincial Home, Kamloops 3 3 Welfare Institutions Board 35 Region I 41 Region II 44 Region III 45 Region IV 48 Region V 51 Region VI 54 Region VII 5 7 Region VIII 5 9 Part III.—Legislation 61 Part IV.—Statistical Reports and Tables: General Administration, Tables 1 to 3 63-64 Personnel, Tables 4 to 7 65-67 Social Allowance, Tables 8 to 10 67-70 Child Welfare, Tables 11 to 32 71-81 Medical Services, Tables 33 to 38 82-83 Division for the Aged, Tables 39 to 84 84-96 Accounting Division, Tables 84 to 87 96-97 Brannan Lake School for Boys, Tables 88 to 94 97-104 Willingdon School for Girls, Tables 88 and 95 to 98 97-99, 104-106 Provincial Home (Kamloops), Table 99 107 Welfare Institutions Board, Table 100 108 Report of the Department of Social Welfare PART I.—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT DEPUTY MINISTER AND DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE J. A. Sadler Change, with case loads and costs as indicators, was the predominant feature of the year. These changes in community attitudes, behaviour, and economic life find quick expression in welfare roles and the Department's responsibilities. Increasing costs in our assistance programme were evident, because more citizens needed assistance and there was more use of supplementary benefits to meet higher living costs. The increasing costs of rents and shelter, together with a scarcity of low-rental units in many areas, is a matter of great concern to our Department and the citizens we are helping. The far-reaching effects of our changing technologies in primary and secondary industry, construction, and transportation are being felt by a growing number of people who turn to our Department for help. It is apparent that after each period of industrial expansion there is a permanent increase in the number of social assistance recipients. There is no doubt the great majority of our social assistance clients want employment and economic independence. Indeed, while 82,986 persons or family units were granted assistance, 70,222 cases were closed during the year. The great majority of these people are not equipped by reason of intellectual, physical, and emotional capacities or aptitude to gain or hold continuing employment. They are the last to get hired, the first to get fired. For them the slightest negative change in the employment market has immediate effect. The Department joined parents, other professional groups, and members of the public at large in one of the universal concerns of our age—the generation gap. For the emotionally and economically disadvantaged, dropping out of school and difficulties in finding employment are commonplace. Drifting children in their early and middle teens, hitch-hiking their way from area to area, have become a recognized summer phenomena. The difficulties in which these children find themselves have been a cause for concern and Departmental activity in some areas of the Province. Finding our teen-agers and young people from all segments of society in our Province using various drugs is a matter of marked concern. The ready availability of materials for glue sniffing and the relative availability of marijuana and such hallucinogenic drugs as LSD have demonstrated very vividly that no one agency or profession can effectively deal with a community-wide social problem. Further, those using drugs are not only the traditionally deprived or criminals of our society, but a representative cross-section of our community. The need for involving the community in these areas of concern is evident. In this regard many of our local office supervisors and field staff were involved in various community welfare programmes. It was gratifying to note there is marked evidence of growing community awareness of social problems and a willingness to participate in problem-solving. H 10 SOCIAL WELFARE In so many of the situations where our staff is called upon to help, the understanding, compassion, and effort of others are needed. In our complex society, people in trouble need the help of other professions. People practising in health services, the law, business, education, and community life have much to give. Greater coordination of effort, better communication between the various disciplines, and the resolution and determination of common purposes are indicated. There is no doubt our Department will have growing responsibilities in the field of community planning and development if we are to effectively administer our programme of services to people. Another interesting development has been the direct involvement of people affected by the service in the evaluation and planning of services. In commerce the progressive businessman has traditionally carried out a programme of product consumer testing. While there is a natural hesitancy to have clients review and evaluate social programmes, their efficacy and administration, these meetings and conferences have been productive and well received. To date foster-parents, foster- children, adopting parents, and a group of mothers (widows and deserted wives with children) have met and their ideas and opinions considered. Meetings with other client groups are planned for the coming year. Because of the changing needs of people and a need for our Department to re-examine its various roles and responsibilities, an administrative study was begun. We were fortunate to have a representative from the Department of National Health and Welfare assist us. It is likely on the completion of the study next year the results of this survey will begin to take effect in some reorganization of the Department. There were changes in cost-sharing for welfare programmes between Canada and British Columbia under the terms of the Canada Assistance Plan, which became effective on April 1st of the past year. The terms under which Canada will share in welfare costs were broadened to include child welfare, and the definition of those in need was broadened to those " likely to become in need " if services are not provided. The new arrangement was considered satisfactory by the Department. Several projects as a result of the new agreement included the appointment of additional child welfare workers to the Provincial staff and one to a municipal staff; the establishment of several new day-care centres; a referral and counselling service for the aged; a hostel for disadvantaged women; and a unique counselling and family life centre, staffed by voluntary professionals, in Nanaimo. During the year the Division of Office Administration began publishing a Departmental newsletter to keep our far-flung organization better informed about changes, new programmes, and items of general interest about welfare. Four district offices were relocated and two renovated to provide better accommodation. This Division also instituted a correspondence course in welfare office administration for supervising clerk-stenographers. Twenty-six completed this first course. The Social Research Section has had an active year. Assessment of the Department's services continued with the co-operation of the divisions; liaison with the School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia increased. During the year two field-staff members on educational leave at the School of Social Work, University of British Columbia, undertook a study of children who come into the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and the Children's Aid Societies of the Province. Plans are under way with the University of British Columbia, Department of National Health and Welfare, and our Department for these staff members, after graduating in the spring of 1968, to study in considerable detail the various factors affecting the children who come into the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 11 Two senior personnel resigned. Mr. R. I. Stringer resigned as Director of Regional Services after 20 years with the Department to assume responsibility as Regional Supervisor of the Canada Pension Plan in Alberta and British Columbia. Miss B. W. Snider, Research Consultant, took an early retirement in December after 29 years' service with the Department. We wish them every success in their new activities. EMERGENCY WELFARE SERVICES Departmental field staff and emergency welfare volunteers continued to support peacetime disaster operations. In most cases the support was provided to municipalities and unorganized territories where local flooding situations required that inhabitants be evacuated. Only those persons unable to meet their own needs were cared for. Although the cost of some of these instances was met from Social Allowance funds in a normal way, Civil Defence funds were also utilized on several occasions. An example of this support was the care of three families for over a month at McBride. These families had been flooded out by an ice jam at Dome Creek in February, 1968. Departmental personnel also supervised the operation by the Emergency Welfare Services feeding vans and trailers in actual operation on 19 occasions throughout the Province. Three Emergency Welfare Services courses were held at the Civil Defence College in Saanich, at which 69 municipal personnel were trained in their roles as Municipal Directors of Emergency Welfare and Chiefs of Registration and Inquiry. A continuing programme to orient Canadian Red Cross branch personnel in the Red Cross role of registration and inquiry in disaster has been carried out. Thirty-one courses were held to orient and train local feeding personnel on the use of Emergency Welfare Services vehicles and trailers. Approximately 120 persons have been trained in this role. Meetings with district office staffs of the Department were held for the purpose of acquainting field staff with their disaster responsibilities. Supervisor of Emergency Welfare Services attended a Federal-Provincial Conference on Emergency Welfare Services at Arnprior in October to co-ordinate Provincial activities throughout Canada. He also attended other conferences, including ones with the Civil Defence Zone Co-ordinators, the municipal welfare administrators, and the Inter-departmental Committee on Community Development. Municipal and zone emergency welfare plans continue to be developed, and the Provincial emergency welfare plan is now completed. The Department was requested by Provincial Civil Defence to submit to Canada Emergency Measures Organization a proposal for the management of civil emergency measures in Canada. Preparation of this Provincial submission of the emergency welfare programme to conform to the guidelines set out in the Canada Emergency Measures Organization proposal in turn demanded a re-evaluation of Emergency Welfare Services in the Province. This re-evaluation is currently under consideration. H 12 SOCIAL WELFARE REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF WELFARE R. J. BURNHAM The Department of Social Welfare has taken a number of steps this past year in preparation for its greater involvement with the development of community resources and services. A research project is being carried out in Nelson to assist us in drawing up guidelines and policies that will clearly define our goals and function in this area. During the past few years, several of our staff members who attended a school of social work on a bursary were able to take a number of courses on community development. This training will, of course, be helpful as we expand our operation in this field. A plan has been drawn up to establish a project worker in the Island Cache area of Prince George, to assist in mobilizing community and government resources, and bring about positive action and change in an area that lacks a number of badly needed services. The next step will be to hire an experienced and knowledgeable person who will help in the final formulation of our policies in community work, and who will head up this vital programme for the Department. There is no doubt about the concern on the part of the public for the growing number of cases of child neglect, illegitimacy, and delinquency. Communities are seeing much more clearly that they should be involved in helping resolve these problems, and indeed some have been greatly involved over the past few years. It is through the community that certain preventive services may be developed and carried out. It is through our community programmes that we tap the resources of the willing and able citizen, and help devise suitable ways of utilizing his or her potential. We have, through our field staff, encouraged and assisted non-profit organizations in the development of homemaker services, and this has resulted in the establishment of 25 homemaker services throughout the Province. A number of other communities are in the process of planning to develop this important and practical service in their own areas. This service provides not only an excellent means of keeping families together in periods of distress, but also a much more economical solution to many problems which would cost a good deal more if an attempt were made to resolve them in another way. In past years we have concentrated on providing training grants to social workers who have been with the Department for a period of three years or more. This policy will continue, but we also plan to allot an increased sum to supervisors and administrators who wish to complete their second year of training. We believe this encouragement to senior staff to update their training will help assure the Department of a positive and progressive administration. PERSONNEL Miss Margaret Jamieson, Personnel Officer During the year ended March 31, 1968, there was no substantial increase in total staff, although the field service staff was slightly augmented. To a large extent the rate of staff turnover determines the volume of work in the Personnel Division, involving the processing of all resignations, and, in conjunction with the Civil Service Commission, the recruiting of all junior clerical and stenographic staff, and the arranging for competitions for all promotional positions. Administrative work in connection with classification reviews, educational leave, employee appraisals, expenses on transfer, merit salary increases, overtime, REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 13 probationary periods, reclassifications, retirements, sick and special leave, substitution pay, superannuation, vacation leave, and workmen's compensation is another function of this Division. As will be seen from Table 7 in Statistical Reports and Tables, out of 60 social worker resignations this fiscal year, 21 or 35 per cent were for domestic reasons (marriage, pregnancy, husband transferred, etc.). It may be interesting to note here that in 1958 approximately 67 per cent of the social-work staff were women; at the end of March, 1968, 52 per cent of the social-work staff were women. If this trend continues, we may see in the future a marked decrease in the number of resignations. Another interesting fact is the number of social-work staff who resign for various reasons and who later return. In the fiscal year under review, 14 former social workers returned to the staff, some for short-term employment only. Accident prevention is now recognized as a part of personnel work, and the Personnel Officer, as chairman of the Departmental safety committee, is concerned with safety conditions and practices in the Department, in liaison with the Civil Service Commission. Our Department, unfortunately, despite a " low hazard" rating, continues to have avoidable accidents. This Division wishes to express grateful appreciation to the Training Division, Departmental Comptroller, and the Civil Service Commission for their assistance and co-operation. TRAINING DIVISION Douglas W. Fowler, Supervisor With our joint responsibility for the recruitment and training of new professional staff for the Department, this Division has had an active year. Ninety new appointments and two reappointments were made, which were selected from a total of 220 applications. During the year we dealt with 525 inquiries regarding employment with the Department. We have been pleased to note increased interest on the part of young university graduates in social work as a professional career. This group, who wish a career working helping people, are seeking the kind of training and experience the Department can provide prior to going on to professional education. Our new staff this year was drawn largely from this group. Divisional staff conducted interviews at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria in the early spring, seeking candidates for training. During the year we offered nine training courses. The largest one, with 29 members, was an eight-week programme which included 22 trainees from our own Department and 7 from other agencies (these were Children's Aid Society, 3; Vancouver City Social Service Department, 2 (members of city staff); Department of Indian Affairs, 1; and Catholic Family and Children's Society, 1). In addition to this course, we provided four brief orientation courses to fill unexpected vacancies. These groups spent one week in this Division. They then proceeded to field offices for a period of from three to six months, when they returned for an intensive four-week programme. The staff of this Division has been increased to three with the appointment of Mr. William N. MacBeth, B.A., M.S.W., as Training Officer. He joined us on May 1, 1967, on completion of his professional training at the University of British Columbia School of Social Work. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 15 PART II.—DIVISIONAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AND REHABILITATION DIVISION R. J. Burnham, Assistant Director of Social Welfare The Social Assistance and Rehabilitation Division provides consultation to municipal and Provincial offices responsible for administration of social assistance. The programme provides monthly subsistence grants for those unable to provide for themselves and their dependents. Additional assistance can be made available to assist with clothing, shelter, and other costs when this is necessary to ensure that basic needs are met. Rehabilitation services are provided to assist as many as possible to return to self-dependence. For many others extensive staff time must be made available to assist in resolving, preventing, or modifying serious social problems associated with poverty and public dependence. SOCIAL ALLOWANCES There were 82,986 applications approved for assistance and 70,222 cases closed in the course of the fiscal year. Many were reapplications following temporary employment or movement from one part of the Province to another. The number of recipients as at March 31, 1968, totalled 88,825. This included 22,407 single persons, 16,894 heads of family, and 49,524 dependents. There were 2,751 disabled or elderly persons being assisted with the cost of boarding- or nursing- home care. Over-all expenditures increased sharply to $43,457,348. The actual increase in costs was in a slightly greater proportion than the increase in numbers of recipients owing to greater need for use of supplementary benefits necessitated by higher living costs, particularly those related to shelter. It is clear that the rapid rise in numbers and costs directly reflect changes in national economics. A somewhat disturbing facet of this is the apparent tendency for there to be a permanent increase in the number of social assistance recipients following periods of industrial expansion. This is presumably because technological changes associated with expansion reduce the need for unskilled employees. Lack of public understanding of the reasons for public dependency results in a tendency to regard all who are receiving assistance as bums. This has a highly demoralizing effect on all welfare recipients. In fact, well over half of such persons are not employable. Furthermore, it has been increasingly recognized that the majority of those considered as employable but who are chronically in need of assistance simply are not acceptable to employers because of lack of aptitude, skill, or capacity for available job opportunities. H 16 SOCIAL WELFARE While there is some indication that the incidence of fraud may have increased, the number of these situations that come to attention are relatively few in relation to the numbers assisted. In general, the incidence would not appear higher than in non-public welfare programmes. Where instances of fraud do come to attention and there is sufficient evidence, prosecution is undertaken. BOARDS OF REVIEW A person who applies for or receives assistance is entitled to apply for a Board of Review with respect to decisions that he regards as affecting him adversely. During the year there were 21 Boards of Review, 16 of which were in favour of the applicant. REHABILITATION The Department primarily has been dependent on the skills of social-work staff who provide counselling, encouragement, and other support to assist as many persons as possible back to employment. The main reliance for actual placement in employment has been on the Federal Department of Manpower. When indicated and possible, referral has been made to other agencies to obtain educational upgrading and training for those persons unable otherwise to qualify for employment. Because of the rapidly changing employment context, these measures have proven insufficient. As a result the Department has been increasingly obliged to provide opportunity directly by way of payment of fees and subsistence to enable access to a more extended range of educational and training opportunities. It may be necessary in future also to consider a more direct involvement on the part of the Department in the creation and location of employment opportunities for public assistance recipients. A number of mothers with children have been sponsored in teachers' training. The reason for this was that this was the one occupation available that could yield sufficient income to enable payment of substitute care while the mother worked. Experience with other vocational training for the mother with children has commonly been that employment could not be sustained because of insufficient earnings and difficulties in providing substitute care for children. In general, neither day care nor homemaker services have been of appreciable assistance in answering this problem. Manpower offices have encountered considerable difficulty in providing effective services to assist the welfare recipient to obtain training and employment, but have been helpful in assisting a number of social assistance recipients. Rehabilitation committees are active in most of the larger centres of the Province. These combine the resources and skills of the Departments of Welfare, Health, and Manpower on behalf of disabled persons. This has resulted in a substantial number of disabled persons achieving a productive role that would not otherwise have been possible. Sheltered workshops, such as Goodwill Industries in Victoria, which are able to provide both on-the-job assessment and employment opportunity have proved particularly valuable, and it is hoped that an expansion of this kind of provision will be possible. PREVENTIVE SERVICES Dependence on public assistance is likely to have a damaging effect on the human personality if prolonged over a period of time. The result is commonly the development of social problems that so severely impair the recipient's functioning as to greatly reduce chances for future return to self-dependence. The effects of these problems can be disturbing for the whole community. An even more serious REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 17 consequence may be the persistence of social impairment into the lives of successive generations. Because of this the need for strong preventive services has long been acknowledged, but in practice these have proved difficult to provide because of the volume of established problems that demand immediate attention. Consideration, therefore, is being focused more and more on the responsibilities of communities themselves to find answers to many of these problems. It has been discovered that there is in fact a large reservoir of untouched talent and goodwill in most communities, and that many are prepared to serve on a voluntary basis if suitable opportunity for this can be provided. More and more Departmental staff are encouraging and supporting this kind of development. The result has been an increase in the number of local helping programmes serving the individual or family in need. There has been, for example, a very considerable growth in the number of homemaker and day-care agencies. Groups are forming that undertake to give knowledgeable counselling and guidance in relation to family problems, and volunteer-manned referral facilities are being established that assist individuals to find the most appropriate source of help possible in the community. There is a growing interest in the possibility of self-help organizations that will enable social assistance recipients to pool their knowledge and skills, to provide for mutual baby-sitting, and to make more effective use of the professional knowledge and skills available in the community. Despite the press of other problems, a great deal of direct preventive service has been provided by the field social workers. This has included counselling with regard to marital and child behaviour problems, help in obtaining maintenance in instances of family desertion, advice regarding budgeting, and access to special opportunities such as those of an educational or health nature. Provision of home- maker services has assisted in holding families together during the temporary absence of the mother owing to health or other exigency. These have also enabled a number of older persons to remain in their own homes when care in other facilities at as great or greater cost would otherwise have been necessary. A number of young adults who it appeared likely might become future welfare recipients have been assisted in obtaining education or vocational training that would not otherwise have been available to them. The anticipated result is that they will be more likely to sustain self-dependence in future. More and more institutions and public bodies that are charged with responsibilities for resolving human problems are conscious of frustration and failure unless the people concerned are closely involved both in assessing the problems and in finding solutions. This requires more effective two-way communication. The Department is seeking to accomplish this by improving the opportunities for listening and sharing both in individual problem solution and in programme planning. It is also seeking to strengthen its co-operation and co-ordination with other departments and agencies in the interests of ensuring as much opportunity as possible is available to the public assistance recipient in finding his way to self-dependence and improved social functioning. The Department extends its thanks to all those public and private persons and agencies who have assisted in the work of this programme. H 18 SOCIAL WELFARE CHILD WELFARE DIVISION T. D. Bingham, Superintendent J. V. Belknap, Deputy Superintendent A social worker, called to assist a family to cope with the alienation of one of its teen-age members, is likely to hear, on the one hand, that the child is rebellious, defies authority, will not conform to the customs of the family, and is beyond communication and control. On the other hand, the child may indicate that parents are resistant to change, lack understanding, are unable to communicate and are unwilling to trust the child. Similarly groups within our communities which are desirous of change may find themselves in the same struggle with society as the teen-ager is undergoing with his parents. The community groups may " demonstrate " to acquaint society with a particular injustice (imagined or real). Society tends to equate demonstrations with rebellion. Thus the demonstrating group, if rebuffed, accuses society (or the establishment) of resisting change, lack of understanding, and unwillingness to communicate. Positions harden and further alienation of both sides occurs. Recognition is given to the need for individual family members to modify their behaviour for the well-being of the whole family. Similarly communities must emphasize that the values and mores of today must be modified or changed to meet the needs of tomorrow. The struggles of individuals and groups, whether it be protest marches, demonstrations, or alienation of parent and child, must be viewed as challenges for each to effect change. Desirable social change can only come about by a realization that all people, young and old, must work together in a purposeful way, within a climate generated by the trust and confidence in the unique worth of every individual in our community. Social workers are participating each day in support of positive moves to improve the well-being of all. The Department of Social Welfare works with each British Columbia community in searching out new patterns and different relationships to make its family and children's service programme more viable for tomorrow's conditions. The following sections of this report will stress some of the services undertaken in an effort to bolster family life within our communities. SERVICES TO FAMILIES* Family Service Departmental staff and Children's Aid Societies' personnel offer services to families who are encountering severe problems. One of the pressing challenges for all social agencies—the schools, mental health services, the Courts, churches, and * See Part IV, Statistical Reports and Tables, Table 11. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 19 voluntary community agencies—is to mobilize and co-ordinate effective services when families are embroiled in difficulties that if not speedily resolved will impair individual family members, if not shatter the entire family. In order to assist communities to use the potential for help within them, the Department has encouraged communities to sponsor groups which will mobilize those willing and able to help and also co-ordinate the existing services to better serve families at the time of crisis. An outstanding example of this type of organization is the Nanaimo Family Life Association, which is co-ordinating volunteers with a number of skills to give meaningful service to families who require counselling. Day Care New day-care centres have developed in gratifying numbers during the year as a result of the policy begun the year previously. Ongoing adjustment in the policy to meet individual community needs is being undertaken. This is a service that can truly ease the burden of a family where it is necessary for a mother to work, and where secure and enriching experience for the pre-school child is of paramount importance. Protection Services When it is necessary to intervene in a family situation where children are being neglected, the best interests of the child are foremost in the minds of those responsible for assessing the problem and planning for the future of the child. To clarify practice, the Protection of Children Act was amended at the 1968 Session of the Legislature to provide temporary care of a child while the neglectful family is helped to overcome its problems. If the work with the family is not successful, the Act provides for permanent care, a firm legal base on which to plan on behalf of the child. The amendment also provides for appeal, with costs being made available for the parents if indicated, in order to further protect the rights of parents as well as their children. Battered Children A battered or malnourished infant is one of the saddest objects in our society. Unable to communicate, the child is terrified of any adult who approaches. The only help so often is the concerned neighbour or the observant professional. Too often both the neighbour and the skilled professional are reluctant to become involved. This reluctance and the disbelief that infants could be the subject of abuse are a matter of urgent and continued public education if battered children are to be detected and protected. A central registry is maintained within the Division. Any person having information or concern about the possibility of a child having been abused is encouraged to report the circumstances to their nearest Social Welfare office or Children's Aid Society. Any person reporting such an incidence can be assured that a careful investigation will be undertaken. Since reporting of abuse is required by the Act, and since any action is initiated by the Department or Children's Aid Society, the " reporter " is fully protected from legal action against him. Unmarried Parents' Services The Children of Unmarried Parents Act requires that the staff of the Department extend help as " advisable in the interest of the child." Each year an increased number of mothers turn to the Department for help. st *,* **-#&** Parents Held %/_-_. "V** ~ -'iKIa h* . V© Parents Held '^ "*W Responsible ^ ^/y, ^Q *w ■H PJ% . NOT GUILTY ./s , VC*\ -g VICTORIA (CP) - tr ,<_.. ,—r-n \ <,» *° H £*_<* -# "A haltered or malnourished youngster is one of the saddest ohjects in our society . . . the disbelief that infants could be the subject of abuse is a matter of urgent and continued public i education if haltered children are to be detected and protected." §, —T. D. Bingham, Superintendent of Child Welfare, Department of Social Welfare Annual Report, 1967/8. A -~wU uoy for Hp/n deadIabts parents .JAILED SEVEN DAYS ¥^¥*Jti "t^J1"* "cr ,yi o\ $<y i<y ]c/ ,_ ^5; fr c'>, fetf as PARENTS fACl DRINK CHARGE ***. n, 'ect!-4'' y>. '<*>. '°a -. «*, ofc/,y/yy/f,/ ^?^ **^^ 'Q. &%> ""^H Va, .Q«« ;"t. •5lp. *>„ r-syy 'Vo, V,f> *ei ■*»/« '«■» '<V. •wh.^rW!_5_^^ Beaten to *«* in *C REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 21 We know that a child's well-being is enhanced if he is raised by two loving parents. What then is the future of the child who is to be raised by the mother alone? The most significant occurrence is the move by a number of young mothers to establish co-operative homes for themselves and their children. Through support for one another they are better able to provide care for their children. More adequate maintenance payments on behalf of children born out of wedlock must be secured, and new ways of arranging such payments are being explored. Slowly our society is growing to a better understanding of the problems facing the young mother who attempts to care for her child by herself. With this better understanding comes the promise of less discrimination and more effective ways of helping. Services to Children in Care* The number of children in care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and the three Children's Aid Societies continues to increase each year. Care was provided for 13,727 children during the year (Table 15), over 1,000 more than the previous year. Every two hours, day and night, throughout the year it is necessary to admit a child to care. The task of providing the range of appropriate placement facilities for these children is onerous. Communities throughout the Province have joined with the Department in developing community-owned receiving homes. These homes are prepared to meet the needs ranging from an abandoned 3-year-old to a run-away 14-year-old, from a newborn infant to a hostile teen-ager. The programme requires a range of facilities and a variety of skilled foster-parents with hearts and capabilities as great as the awesome problems presented by the youngsters. More children are continuing in care until able to earn a living, and it is encouraging to see the increased number seeking vocational and university training. Foster Parents Foster parents continue to be the "backbone" of services designed to care for the increasing number of children each year. It is difficult to express sufficient appreciation for the outstanding job they do. Foster parents are partners in a team composed of the agency, the youngsters themselves, their parents, and the total community in trying to assist a child who cannot live in his own family or with relatives. Foster parents have joined together in forming foster parents' associations. These associations have increased the ability of foster parents to serve children in need and have given these special parents confidence in their own abilities and in their position as full team members with the large group of people attempting to assist a child move through childhood to successful adulthood. Regional meetings and evening training programmes have been most successful. Continuing support will be offered to the foster parents' association throughout the Province. Special Placement Resources The Department, through the Special Placement Section, has continued to evaluate the effectiveness of programmes for children with a special need. These studies indicate that intensive treatment for children with severe emotional disorders return many youngsters to their families and communities able to carry on with a minimum of outside help. * See Part IV, Statistical Reports and Tables, Tables 15 to 25, inclusive. H 22 SOCIAL WELFARE Emphasis has been placed on our liaison with Mental Health Services to ensure the fullest co-operation in improving and expanding programmes. The Special Placements Section has come to be recognized by private practitioners and voluntary societies alike as one of the most knowledgeable and skilled units serving children. New Denver Youth Centre The centre serves 32 boys who cannot manage to live in their own or foster homes. Common to each lad who enters is a lack of consistent parental love and guidance, difficulty in community schools, and the resulting need for an undue amount of affection and training. Through special attention in the classroom and cottage setting, the youngsters learn to get along with each other and adults. More and more children with these kinds of backgrounds come to the attention of social agencies. This presents a challenge to provide better and more imaginative ways of helping children within their own families and communities as well as through residential care. ADOPTION SERVICES* Provincial Adoption Conference The highlight of the year was the first Provincial adoption conference. Upon the invitation of the Minister of Social Welfare, the Honourable Dan Campbell, over 100 persons attended. Besides adopting parents and adult adopted persons, leading representatives of the church, law, medicine, education, and the business community joined with social workers, the press, and government members to review the entire adoption programme. Recommendations to broaden eligibility requirements, cover the legal costs of adoption, improve communication between all persons involved in adoption, and improve recruitment of homes were thoroughly discussed and included in current adoption practice. Silver Anvil Award The Department of Social Welfare, in international competition, won the Silver Anvil Award. This award recognized the outstanding contribution of Departmental staff, Children's Aid Societies, community groups, and many volunteers in their imaginative adoption recruitment and interpretation programmes. These programmes included the first adoption recruitment campaign, the JEFF (Joint Effort for Fostering) programme, foster parents' and youth conferences, the Open Door Society, and the adoption conference. The Department could not have gained such an award without the generous help and support of the entire news media. Our special thanks go to the many reporters and announcers who "caught the spirit" of those wishing to imaginatively and effectively serve the children of our Province. Placement of Children Each year more children are placed for adoption. This year, arrangements were improved for placing children in the United States and other countries where this seemed best for an individual child. The Department is co-operating with the Child Welfare League of America in the "Adoption Resource Exchange of North America (ARENA) to ensure as far as humanly possible that every child available for adoption quickly enters the best available adoption home, whether that home is in the Province or is located across our Provincial border. " See Part IV, Statistical Reports and Tables, Tables 26 to 32, inclusive. SERVING CHILDREN Group homes. Counselling. Special services. Training-schools. H 24 SOCIAL WELFARE Adoption Court Orders The Minister of Social Welfare announced at the adoption conference a policy for the Department to provide legal services for adopting parents who so wish and who have adopted through the Department or a Children's Aid Society. The only cost to the adopting parents who choose this approach in obtaining an adoption order is that of the Supreme Court Registry fee. This is another example of the Department providing new policies in keeping with rapidly changing times. CONCLUSION To those who protest about the need for social change and the wish to be involved, social work can offer a challenge as exciting as the exploration of space. Nothing is more stimulating, yes!—and difficult, than participation in the process of helping even one person change from gross unhappiness to reach his full potential in social functioning. In looking to the future, increasing emphasis will need to be placed on: —Opportunities for those citizens who want to help their fellow man, to make a contribution appropriate to their skill. —Involvement of clients and client groups in self-help and policy evaluation. —Improved co-ordination of the professional services available in every community. —Developing ways and means whereby communities can clearly define social problems and initiate corrective action. —A more efficient way of providing for maintenance of children who are born out of wedlock or deserted. To the many departments of government, community groups, and countless individuals who have concerned themselves with the well-being of this Province's children goes the thanks of the children and the staff. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 25 MEDICAL SERVICES DIVISION* P. W. Laundy, M.B., Ch.B., Director Our 1966/67 report described in some detail the functions and activities of this Division. During the present year there have been no major changes in policy affecting Medical Services Division or in the administration of programmes of health benefits to welfare recipients. The number of persons eligible for health benefits and the services provided are shown in the tables in the statistical section of this Report. From these it will be seen that there has been an increase during the year in the number of persons eligible for welfare health benefits. In 1966/67 the average monthly coverage was 76,783 persons, and in the current year it increased to 79,479. Costs in programmes administered by Medical Services Division has also increased, but not out of proportion to the increase in the numbers eligible for health benefits. There has been no appreciable increase in the cost of drugs per eligible client. This remains approximately $27 a year. Health services are provided to welfare recipients by a number of professions and groups. Toward the end of the year, meetings were held with three professional organizations regarding mutual problems, including procedures and possible changes in the methods of payment. These matters were still under review at the time of preparation of this report. The efficiency of the operation of health benefit programmes was increased during the year by an expansion in the use of data processing. All dental occounts are now paid by this means. Preparations are being made for the handling of pharmaceutical accounts by data processing in the coming year. Statistics on drugs dispensed by retail pharmacies under the welfare drug programme and their cost are already available through data processing. Much thought has been given during the year to the question of care of the chronically ill and the part the Department of Social Welfare should take in any future developments. The emphasis has been on co-ordination of the efforts of all those working in this field. « See Part IV, Statistical Reports and Tables, Tables 33 to 38, inclusive. H 26 SOCIAL WELFARE ■ ." . DIVISION ON AGING* E. W. Berry, Director As of April 1, 1967, a new division was created in the Department of Social Welfare. This division, known as the Division for the Aged (and subsequently changed to the Division on Aging), was set up to develop services and resources for elderly people. Mr. E. W. Berry was appointed Director. As the fiscal year progressed, it became apparent that the new authority could become involved in a number of activities, of which the following are a few:— (a) The development of community resources designed to directly assist and encourage the recreational, educational, physical, and emotional well-being of the aged. (b) An information, referral, and consultative service on a Province-wide basis. (c) Planning, initiating, and administering such programmes and projects, experimentations, or demonstrations concerning the aged as it is deemed necessary or desirable and fiscally possible. During its first year of operation, planning was done for the future. These plans are in the initial stages, with various changes and developments expected next year. A new development was the issuing of bus passes to many senior citizens who had no previous contact with the Department. This reflected a trend that the Division would in future be involved with not only the economically disadvantaged, but with all elderly persons. These passes, good for fare on British Columbia Hydro buses in Greater Vancouver and Victoria, were available to all persons over 65 in receipt of Supplementary Social Allowances, Old-age Assistance, or Guaranteed Income Supplement. There is a nominal charge of $5 for a six-month pass. During the fiscal year the Division continued with the administration of the Old-age Assistance Act, the Blind Persons Act, the Disabled Persons Act, and Supplementary Social Allowances to recipients of these categorical allowances as well as to those in receipt of Old Age Security pension and the Guaranteed Income Supplement. The payment of the Guaranteed Income Supplement to the Old Age Security pension had the effect of replacing Supplementary Social Allowance to many thousands of persons. Only those recipients whose need was greater than the combined Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement qualified for a continuing payment of Supplementary Social Allowance. Those recipients who previously qualified for health services while in receipt of Supplementary Social Allowance were ; See Part IV, Statistical Reports and Tables, Tables 39 to 83, inclusive. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 27 permitted to retain their health services coverage if the only reason for their not qualifying for Supplementary Social Allowance was the fact that they now received the Guaranteed Income Supplement. Although the Guaranteed Income Supplement was effective as of January 1, 1967, the first payments did not take place until March and April but were made retroactive to January. As a result, many recipients on receiving the retroactive cheque were ineligible for Supplementary Social Allowance for the month in which the retroactive cheque was received. The Provincial Government, however, undertook to pay its share (50 per cent) of Supplementary Social Allowance for this month. Since all recipients did not apply for the Guaranteed Income Supplement at the same time and the retroactive payments were made in different months, it resulted in many thousands of adjustments in the first few months of the fiscal year. On January 1, 1968, the Federal Government increased the Old Age Security pension by 2 per cent, or from $75 to $76.50 per month. A 2-per-cent increase was also made in the Guaranteed Income Supplement, resulting in an increase from $30 to $30.60 per month. The maximum allowable budget limits for Supplementary Social Allowance were accordingly increased by $2.10 per month per person, thereby permitting the Supplementary Social Allowance to continue to the recipient at the same rate as previously. Mr. E. W. Berry continued as Chairman and Mr. J. A. Sadler and Mr. H. E. Blanchard as members of the Old-age Assistance Board, the Blind Persons' Allowances Board, and the Disabled Persons' Allowances Board. In concluding this report, the Division wishes to express its sincere appreciation for the loyal and efficient work of the office and field staffs throughout the year and for the continued co-operation of other departments of government and many outside agencies. H 28 SOCIAL WELFARE BRANNAN LAKE SCHOOL FOR BOYS* J. Noble, Superintendent Despite the difficulties of ever- increasing committals, we have continued over the past year toward a truly diversified programme. We now have staff members specifically occupied with reception, arts and crafts, physical education, and forestry, in addition to the normal specializations of casework, classroom, and workshop. We have initiated experimental programmes with selected boys and staff. For example, our Cottage 3 project consists of a group of 15 boys gathered together in one cottage because of their difficulties in getting along in other cottages. Such boys are generally of the more immature type with emotional problems. This group settled down quite quickly, and boys in it are getting along surprisingly well together. Our Cottage 4 project is designed to provide a short but very intensive programme for older boys on their first committal who are assessed as being good prospects, although we may have to alter our criteria of selection from time to time as the pattern of committals varies. The boys in this group have undertaken a number of work projects around the School, including a very attractive miniature park for the use of visiting parents. Our honour group, mentioned in the previous year's report, has continued to function remarkably well. This is a group of up to 10 boys who run their cottage without supervision and are selected as being capable of getting by in a group without the intensive supervision normal to other cottages. Once more we had excellent co-operation from the officers at H.M.C.S. " Quadra," who accepted a number of boys for the sea cadet camp at Comox. A total of 40 boys each spent three weeks at the camp, and one boy made himself so useful that permission was given for him to stay on there for the summer. For yet another year the boys have volunteered their assistance to Nanaimo projects in co-operation with the local Chamber of Commerce, Recreation Commission, Salvation Army, service groups, and other volunteer groups. We are grateful to Nanaimo for the opportunities given to our boys to serve in this way. A variety of individuals and groups visited the School during the year. It is always interesting to note the surprise of visitors who find the reality in conflict with preconceived ideas of the School. We shall continue to fight prejudice and misunderstanding about our work at every opportunity. The total number of committals for the year was 470. This included 103 recommittals, giving a recidivist rate of 21.9 per cent, which compares with 23.1 per cent for the previous year and 31.9 per cent for the year before that. Thirty boys were recalled from provisional release, which makes a total of 500 admissions, * See Part IV, Statistical Reports and Tables, Tables 88, 89, and 93, and Graphs 90 and 91. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 29 an increase of 28 over the previous year. We worked with 997 boys during the year, both in the School and on provisional release. The average length of stay was 4.3 months. We have shown some of our statistics in graphic form in this report.* It is interesting to note the apparent relationship between the number of admissions and the number of run-aways from the School. Interpretation of this would still be largely conjecture, but we intend to take a closer look at this in the future. The number of committals per 5,000 youth population is shown in column graph for the various regions of the Department of Social Welfare. The large discrepancy could be due to a variety of factors, including availability of community services, varying social conditions, sentencing policies, and simple geography. The third graph shows that the bulk of our population straddles both sides of the school-leaving age. This is also the case in other countries, and it would appear that the years immediately preceding and following the school-leaving age are the critical ones for our young people. We should examine our community services to young people passing through these dangerous and decisive years. * See Part IV, Statistical Reports and Tables, Tables 90 to 93, inclusive. H 30 SOCIAL WELFARE WILLINGDON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS* Miss W. M. Urquhart I am pleased to submit the annual report for Willingdon School for Girls covering the year April 1, 1967, to March 31, 1968. While our statistical tables show no outstanding change from the previous year, and although our average daily population is slightly £_j_ down, we have had every room full through the greater part of the year. When this occurs, even the cooks in the kitchen notice the tension in the girls; the staff work under considerable pressure, and I note an increase in their absenteeism. Assessment of the new girls in the Admission Unit during their first two weeks in the School is carried out by the social worker, the Chief Supervisor, child-care supervisors in the unit, along with the girls, and at the end of this period the girls are ready to move to a cottage. However, when we are operating at capacity, some have to be held for unnecessary longer periods in this unit. The same is true in the Security Unit. The changes that have taken place are more subtle than spectacular. When once this year the girls in Security ripped up their mattresses, soaked the stuffing in water, then threw it everywhere, the supervisors on staff less than two years were horrified by such behaviour. The rest of us realized how seldom it occurred now. During the year we have had more than our usual number of seriously disturbed girls, ones who really should have been cared for in a treatment setting where groups are smaller and staff ratio higher. These children have a difficult time getting along with their less disturbed peers and are so demanding of staff they take time from the other children. We have had no major change in staff this year. About 60 per cent of our staff have over five years' service, and I am pleased to report there is a steady growth in their ability to work with our " disorganized " teen-agers. The child-care supervisors are seeking more knowledge and have expressed a desire for reading material and instructional classes, which we hope to start early in the new year. There has been a change in the Mental Health Clinic service to the School since our last report. This year we have not had a regular psychiatrist and psychologist working with us as in the past. We have received very few psychological assessments, which have always been valued. Generally our referrals are assessed for treatment by a clinic social worker, no doubt in consultation with other members of the mental health team. A few of the more disturbed girls have received weekly treatment periods or have been included in clinical group treatment. Case conferences have been held at the Mental Health Clinic rather than at the School, which limits the number of our staff members able to attend. Emergencies have always been taken care of immediately. We appreciate all the assistance we do receive and consider it not just a valuable but necessary part of our treatment programme. We recognize the apparent shortage of psychologists and psychiatrists and the changing * See Part IV, Statistical Reports and Tables, Tables 88 and 95 to 98, inclusive. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 31 emphasis in their programme. However, we hope this service can be increased and that we can plan with mental health staff for a regular and imaginative service in the coming year. Our three social workers have had their efforts strained to the limits to provide frequent individual casework interviews for all the girls and to maintain a steady flow of girls returning to the community on provisional release to make room for new-comers. It gives rise for serious concern when children have to be released just at the time they are beginning to show progress, and when they themselves do not feel quite ready. Pressure frequently has to be put on the community agencies to plan for the girl's return, and we still feel that some fall between the two major services—probation and social welfare. The Family and Children's Service in Victoria is to be congratulated in that it has provided a liaison social worker who visits Willingdon once a month to see the girls and discuss future plans with our social workers. This is a valuable service and much appreciated. One hundred and forty- eight girls were tried on provisional release, and at year-end 35 had been recalled or recommitted for a further period of training. We welcomed the addition of a fourth social worker this year (as a project worker) to work with the families and then to supervise the girls provisionally released to the City of Vancouver. These cases would normally have been carried by the Vancouver City probation service, and we appreciate the co-operation of the city's chief probation officer in allowing the opportunity for this project. While it is too early to give any significant figures, there is no doubt of the value of this service. This social worker is able to establish a close relationship with both the girl and her family and, being always available, provides consistent support to both as the girl becomes re-established in either employment or back in school. We look forward to the time when this service can be extended to all children returning from training- schools and other special placements to their own communities. The group of seven master's degree students from the University of British Columbia School of Social Work, all experienced workers, doing their field work at Willingdon entered into the programme with much interest and spirit and spent many hours more than required carrying out group discussions, organizing a drama programme, etc. The three academic classes and beauty-parlour, sewing-room, and kitchen continued to provide schooling and training for our girls. By early spring this year the school classes doubled in numbers, creating a difficult situation as most of the girls have a short concentration span and need individual attention. We were fortunate to have our regular summer-school teacher for six weeks in July and August. Nearly all the girls who attend academic classes leave Willingdon having completed at least one more grade. Our leisure-time programme has increased in variety, with everyone participating in some activity, and does a lot to provide a pleasant relaxed atmosphere throughout the School. A "sing-along" group and guitar class plus an occasional amateur skit night organized by the girls keep everyone lively. Then there is the young people's group of boys and girls, our regular Wednesday night visitors, some of whom have not missed a week in five years, winter or summer. The Elizabeth Fry Society monthly parties are always an occasion for new hair styles and best dresses. The girls had the honour to be asked to participate in the Kitsilano Show Boat Centennial Festival of Flowers on the last Sunday in July. Twenty girls took part, and after a six-week course in modelling and having made their own dresses, presented a first-class floral fashion show. One of our Indian girls was a great hit as the commentator. During July and August most girls were out for a picnic or trip to Stanley Park and a good number had a day at the Pacific National Exhibition. H 32 SOCIAL WELFARE The School library has become a popular spot on Friday afternoons, when the girls gather to chat with Mrs. M. Sims, our volunteer librarian provided by the Elizabeth Fry Society. We are grateful for Mrs. Sims' services and the personal interest she takes in the girls. We were called on during the year to provide tours and discuss our programme with an ever-increasing number of groups; each of these takes up the best part of half a day. We have also been besieged by individual university students requesting to see the institution and discuss the programme in order to write a paper for one of their courses. Much as we regret having to do so, we have had to curtail this service to a minimum. Through the medium of this report, we would take the opportunity to thank publicly all the volunteers who work so untiringly with us and bring so much kindness and interest into the lives of the lonely girls. Our effectiveness could be increased and overtime and pressures on senior and professional staff lessened with the addition of more staff, to include a business manager, a part-time recreation director, welfare aide, and a group supervisor with skills in arts and crafts. It is realized such increases will only be made gradually, but the need for a more enriched programme becomes more apparent as we develop in our treatment service. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 33 PROVINCIAL HOME, KAMLOOPS* G. P. Willie, Superintendent Like our own personal homes, the Provincial Home staff strives diligently to have consistent harmony and good care for the residents. Creating a homelike atmosphere requires the continuing confidence of the residents. Besides the personal aspect of the Home there is the physical, with its sleeping accommodation, dining- room, recreation and sitting rooms, plus the sick-ward facilities, laundry, and cleaning areas, which help us maintain comfort and efficiency. Outside, the Home has beautiful grounds, which are well cared for and provide much pleasure to the residents. Inside, as in most homes, some improvements occur each year. The air-conditioning has been completed, and we now enjoy full comfort by its use throughout the Home. Showers and exhaust fans were installed, and toilet facilities were improved in Wards 1 and 2. The main upstairs hallway and large front staircases were redecorated. New electric-light switches with an extra outlet were installed in each room of Wards 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, and 13. The bake-shop was renovated and painted. New equipment purchased during the year included an automatic clothes-washer for the laundry, a food-mixer for the kitchen, an action cycle and belt vibrator for the physiotherapy area, and an adjustable walker, plus many smaller items. The year ended with 119 in residence. This year 84 men left the Home, 27 expired, and 110 were admitted. The Home has not been used to capacity for some time, having an average of 25 vacancies over the past years. An examination of the cost of operation shows that the per capita cost has risen slightly. This is attributable in part to the lower rate of occupancy and the rise in the cost of commodities and salaries. The increase in pensions over the previous year helped to offset somewhat the rising cost of living. Excellent medical service, good diets, and recreation suitable for the aged continue to be supplied. The residents are encouraged to help one another over rough spots and give each other simple convalescent care and companionship. Room-to-room visits are encouraged at all times, as little chores are needed as much as professional nursing care by offering a helping hand and showing a friendly concern, with the result we have brighter and happier residents. Physiotherapy is provided, which helps disabled persons to be brought back to where they were before, to some extent, particularly if the patient takes it as an individual battle and accepts limitation. The Home has been regularly inspected by the Provincial and city health, fire, and sanitation authorities, and all have been most satisfied. * See Part IV, Statistical Reports and Tables, Table 99. 2 H 34 SOCIAL WELFARE There are many letters of appreciation received; the following is but one:— I wish to express to you and to the staff of the Provincial Home my sincere thanks for the thoughtful care and kindness shown to my father during his stay there. The pleasant atmosphere was apparent to me when first I came to visit and saw for myself. All that one would expect to find in an institution for the aged was there, and I am sure my father's time spent there were happy times to remember. I wish to express appreciation to all who have assisted in many ways during the past year. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 35 WELFARE INSTITUTIONS BOARD* A. A. Shipp, Chief Inspector of Welfare Institutions I submit herewith the annual report of the Welfare Institutions Licensing Act for the year 1967. As licences are issued on the basis of the calendar year, this report covers the period from January 1, 1967, to December 31, 1967. x y , U LICENCES A total of 188 new licences were issued during 1967. The case load at December 31, 1967, totalled 1,258, an increase of 67 over that of 1967. Of these, 1,027 are licensed institutions and 231 have licences pending. BOARD MEETINGS Thirteen regular Board meetings and two special meetings were held during 1967. WELFARE INSTITUTIONS FOR CHILDREN A. Full-time Care of Children Institutions for Child-care No new specialized institutions for the care of children were licensed in 1967, and none were closed. Total number licensed as of December 31, 1967 10 Total capacity of licensed institutions 243 Number of children cared for 411 Private Boarding Homes Of the total number of licensed children's boarding homes, three are homes licensed for the care of emotionally disturbed children, and four are operated by the Central City Mission in the City of Vancouver. The number of privately operated homes continues to decrease. New licences issued in 1967 3 Total number of homes licensed 13 Total capacity of licensed homes 76 Number of children cared for 121 B. Day Care of Children Family Day Care The number of licensed family day-care homes in the Lower Mainland continues to increase as more people become aware of the need for licensing. A very few people from the Interior and the Island have applied for licensing. A new * See Part IV, Statistical Reports and Tables, Tables 100 and 101. H 36 SOCIAL WELFARE policy has been introduced in Vancouver City whereby the supervision and recommendation for licensing of family day-care homes is done by the public health nurses. This has proved most satisfactory, and has resulted in better standards in homes and a closer supervision being maintained, particularly in those homes which operate privately and are not working under the auspices of the Department of Day Care Services of the Family Service Centres. Number of family day-care homes newly licensed in 1967 47 Total number of homes licensed as of December 31, 1967 86 Number of files closed in 1967 24 Capacity of homes licensed 277 Number of children cared for in 1967 413 Group Day Care The number of group day-care centres operating and licensed in the Province has risen from 21 in 1966 to 27 as of December 31, 1967. There were 22 centres whose licences were pending at that time. Many of the centres operating were nonprofit groups receiving subsidy through the Child Welfare Division, although a few private centres were still in operation, mainly in the Lower Mainland area. The addition of a Pre-school Consultant on the Welfare Institutions staff is resulting in better supervision and higher standards being maintained in these group centres. Number of new licences issued in 1967 11 Total number licensed as of December 31, 1967 27 Total number closed during 1967 2 Capacity of licensed centres 728 Number of children cared for in 1967 1,421 Kindergartens, Play-schools, Etc. As kindergartens became a part of the public-school system in various parts of the Province, some licensed groups are closing. However, the general picture remains very much the same as that of 1966, as new groups are opening which are accepting the lower age-groups. The trend toward a mixture of half-day children and day-care children in the same premises is being discouraged. Number of new licences issued in 1967 53 Number of files closed 35 Total number of schools licensed as of December 31, 1967 364 Number of licences pending 51 Licensed capacity of schools 10,191 Schools for Retarded Children No new licences were issued in 1967 for these schools, and five files were closed. Total number of schools licensed as of December 31,1967 20 Licensed capacity 437 MATERNITY HOMES The number of homes for unmarried mothers remains the same as in 1966, with no licences pending. Total number of licensed homes as of December 31, 1967 3 Total capacity of homes 71 Number of mothers cared for 389 SERVING SENIOR CITIZENS 1T7F8* In their homes. Rehabilitation. L Health services. H 38 SOCIAL WELFARE AGED-CARE Proprietary Institutions Although 53 new licences for proprietary homes were issued in 1967, many of these licences were for existing homes which changed ownership and had to be relicensed. There were very few new premises licensed. The majority of the proprietary homes are converted older homes, but the trend for this type of home would seem to be on the wane. More stringent municipal and zoning by-laws, high building costs, and a general shortage of housing have made it more difficult for this type of accommodation to be established. Number of new licences issued for proprietary institutions in 1967 53 Number of files closed 43 Total number licensed as of December 31, 1967 321 Capacity of licensed homes 3,833 Licences pending 5 8 Number of persons cared for 5,427 Non-profit Institutions Although only two new licences were issued in 1967 for non-profit homes, there were several new plans for the construction of homes submitted to the Board for approval in principle during the year. While most of the interest is in the large urban Lower Mainland centres, there has been some shown in the Kootenays and in the Okanagan. Construction of accommodation for senior citizens in the Interior has been mainly in the area of self-contained units which do not require licensing. Number of new licences issued in 1967 2 Number of files closed 4 Total number of institutions licensed as of December 31, 1967 40 Total capacity 2,225 Number of persons cared for 3,030 UNEMPLOYED ADULTS Two new licences were issued in 1967, both for small hostels. None were closed. Total number licensed as of December 31, 1967 13 Total capacity 285 Number of persons cared for during 1967 5,647 ADULT DISABLED PERSONS These are small proprietary homes licensed for the care of patients from River- view, Tranquille, and The Woodlands School. There were only five new licences issued in 1967, again probably because of zoning restrictions and the high cost of renovating homes for this purpose. Although there are only 21 homes licensed specifically under this category, many patients from Riverview are being cared for in homes licensed for elderly persons. These homes are catering to both the aged and the ex-patient from the mental hospitals. Number of new licences issued in 1967 5 Number of files closed 4 Total number licensed as of December 31, 1967 21 Total licensed capacity 152 Number of persons cared for in homes licensed in this category 207 SERVING THE COMMUNITY Assistance to community projects and institutions. Grants to community groups. Planning. Planning and consultation with community groups. H 40 SOCIAL WELFARE SUMMER CAMPS The new Regulations Governing Summer Camps under the Health Act were approved by Order in Council on September 14, 1967. These regulations should result in a better standard of premises and a higher standard of care in summer camps. The number of licensed camps continues to increase slowly. Number of new licences issued in 1967 12 Number of camps closed 3 Total number of camps licensed as of December 31,1967 115 Total capacity 8,604 Number of children attending 37,907 CONCLUSION Sincere thanks and appreciation are extended to all who helped with the administration of this Act. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 41 REGION I C. W. Gorby, Regional Director The population of Vancouver Island increased in 1967/68 by an estimated 10,000 people. Among these people there were those with means who visited and decided to stay, those who came to settle, those who came to retire, and those who came with high hopes only to find themselves stranded and requiring financial aid. Among the increase of 2,401 persons assisted over the previous year there were 354 single people, 75 couples, 242 families with both parents, 100 families with only one parent due to death or desertion of bread-winner, and 27 children requiring help in the home of a relative. There were altogether 4,879 families and single people assisted financially throughout the year. Out of the total population there are recorded 336 families where the children required protective care. In spite of all efforts, only 46 per cent were reunited. Fifty-four per cent remained in care. Our social agencies and welfare offices in 1967/68 had not undertaken full placement responsibility for convalescent mentally ill persons other than in their own homes, yet well over 200 of these persons could not return home. They found their way into boarding homes where we undertook to pay the full boarding-home costs. At a time when a great many more private boarding-home resources are being required for convalescent mentally ill people, the City of Victoria social welfare department reports an increase in the ordinary boarding-home population of 107 persons. It is pointed out that 16 to 20 per cent of the residents in Victoria are over 65 years; therefore, the demand for boarding- and nursing-home space for elderly people other than mentally convalescent persons will continue to be at a premium. Among those boarding homes who cater more to general boarding-home need, the welfare-assisted guest is in a difficult competitive position. The guest with means can pay more for a facility which is not too plentiful. In all areas of the region, low-rental housing for low-income groups continues in short supply. The search for employment and better housing among this group causes frequent moves. In addition, Indian families are moving every week from reserves into populated centres. This housing shortage for low-income groups and Indian families has brought about overcrowding and lack of privacy. Under these conditions, current family problems become worse and others are created. Not only the actual rise in numbers of people seeking help has increased the worker and supervisory load, but also the job complexity itself. The rehabilitation of financially assisted people has now become complicated by the demands of employers for special skills. The planning which must go into the preparation of the individual and selection of training courses is difficult and time-consuming. Care for the family in one community while father obtains training in another community is a frequent occurrence. H 42 SOCIAL WELFARE Most communities identify a real need for family counselling services to prevent family breakdown. Although public health, mental health, probation, our own department, and frequently the ministry assist, all of us together cannot meet the need. Through family breakdown large numbers of children are coming into care with special problems. These in turn require us to develop special facilities to care for child problems. To meet the increasing load on social workers and supervisors, more staff has been added, both in the field and clerically. But we have always recognized that merely adding more staff is not the whole answer to job pressures. Within the past year in Region I, one new office has been added, one renovated, and new space found for a third. All offices in the region now provide generally adequate and pleasant quarters for people to work and clients to visit. The addition of staff space and a new office has made possible a reorganization of district office boundaries and a redeployment of staff to the end that supervisory responsibility and case loads are more nearly equitable. New boundaries now coincide with school district boundaries, and contacts with schools are more clearly defined. In five out of the seven district offices within the region, a new administrative system has been installed. With regard to services themselves in 1967/68, we broadened the scope of rehabilitative planning to help people who had a greater employment problem. With rehabilitative help, mothers with children were enabled to subsidize their budget through part-time work. To further assist working mothers and families where home pressures required some relief, day-care services were expanded in Metropolitan Victoria and are presently in process at two up-Island points. Government grants are provided to assist. Community groups have now organized or are in process of organizing a homemaker service in every large centre on Vancouver Island. Where budget is low, government meets the cost of this fine preventive service, which is already making itself felt in holding families together. Communities are coming to our aid to meet the family counselling problem. A counselling service is already in operation in one centre, and there are alternative approaches in others. Metropolitan Victoria has its own private agency which responds to the need. In 1967/68 groundwork for special facilities to meet the needs of children was laid in many areas. The Beaufort Association for Retarded Children in Courtenay was organized. The Duncan Child and Family Service Society organized homemakers and planned a group-living facility at Westholme. The Nanaimo Chapter for Retarded Children has a facility in process at Nanaimo. There is a new receiving-home facility in Victoria district. A special part-time worker has been provided in the Duncan area to assist the many private boarding-school resources in placement of children with special educational problems. Within the past year there has been an exploratory institute involving both foster parents and children. A seminar was organized by the regional council of Island foster parents' associations. Interest is rising in communities regarding boarding-home resources and low- cost housing. Through government and municipal sharing of costs, Saanich is purchasing houses for low-rental units. Port Alberni is involved in planning. Other communities such as Saltspring and Port Alberni are sponsoring new housing and boarding facilities for the aged. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 43 Clearly these preventive programmes involving community have also involved a good deal of extra staff time, and we may have to review the job of the district social worker. To supervisors, social workers, and clerical personnel may I extend my appreciation for their fine teamwork and co-operation with their divisions. The problems of our ever-changing society are making ever-increasing demands on all our social agencies, but with the help of our local communities we are developing a better preventive programme. H 44 SOCIAL WELFARE REGION II W. J. Camozzi, Regional Director ..T^r^-H, Although the costs and our clientele increased in Region II, these were not significant compared to other regions, where the percentages tended to be higher. However, it is of increasing concern that these go up even though the economy has not been depressed. Indeed, in Powell River, where the new kraft mill was completed and there is a real-estate boom, the work of our department increased. Housing costs have gone up, though housing in all categories increased in the region, apart from commercial apartment houses. For example, the Raymur housing development in Vancouver has been completed and the Pacific Hostel for 250 single men is in operation, and shows signs of great success as well as economy. New housing planned includes the Garibaldi Estates with 2,000 homes. There is increased interest and activity in communities to take advantage of available grants for various kinds of housing. For instance, there is a new 40-bed extended-care wing for Powell River General Hospital and rapid growth of day-care facilities for children, including one on University of British Columbia Endowment Lands. Richmond's receiving-remand home is a distinct asset to that community. Experimentation has gone ahead with co-operative homes for husbandless women and their children, as well as half-way housing for drug addicts. More work has been done in the service field, not only by staff, but by the community. Adoption and protection work are at a high level. There has been more community work with Indians, who are taking more initiative. For instance, the Squamish Band has a day nursery, and there are 12 new homes on the Mount Currie Reserve. Joint efforts to solve problems are more evident. Any success in this field does credit to all departments concerned, but enrichment of service demands time, which we must learn to maximize by more efficient administrative methods, as well as enrichment of staff rather than mere increase in numbers. Region II needs this in its supervisory establishment, in light of more untrained workers and increased demands for service. More interest is being taken in co-ordinating social welfare enterprises in communities. Vancouver formed a social planning section and hired a director to coordinate activities and achieve co-operative and more efficient effort. This type of interest and concern is growing in the region. There are more meetings of people of like interest wanting to combine endeavours. Mayors are taking more personal interest in this. Welfare has become less a detached enterprise, fit only for the well-meaning. More people are becoming well meaning and are working at it. There are many to thank individually, but all know who I mean when I extend our collective thanks for their active and good-humoured co-operation through the year. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 45 -:■!' ~"~^ ^— X--L.S REGION III G. A. Reed, Regional Director The keynote of the past year and continuing into the year ahead is that of growth and expansion, accompanied by the element of change. This report will record this as it pertains to the economy, the demands for service, the problems faced, the resources developed, and the interest and participation of communities. The meeting of increased demands for service and the development of new resources was made possible because of the conscientious dedication of all staff, municipal and Provincial. To this was added the increased interest and participation in our programme of many concerned citizens in the communities, the volunteer support and help of many community groups, and the co-operation of other professional agencies and departments of government. One of the administrative changes involved the transfer of the Golden area from Region IV to this region. With the reduced distance to Golden, more frequent service is possible. A district supervisor was appointed for the Salmon Arm-Revel- stoke offices. The other major administrative change involved the offices in the Kamloops area. With amalgamation of Kamloops and North Kamloops, our North Kamloops office was brought under the Kamloops City welfare office, and this office now administers all services in Kamloops. During the year we moved our Penticton office to new quarters adjacent to the Courthouse, and this has provided much better office accommodation. One evidence of growth or expansion is the increase in case loads during the year. There was an increase in all categories of service except the allowance to the blind, disabled, and aged, as is shown in the statistics tables. While there should be concern for increasing case loads, this does not mean inactivity or ineffectiveness to those asking for service. While the total case load in the region increased by 111 cases between March, 1967, and March, 1968, each month there was an average of approximately 1,611 cases opened and 1,577 closed. This increase is particularly noticeable in the social assistance programme, and the statistical table will show an increase in March, 1968, over March, 1967, of 1,881 in persons served and $86,411 in costs.* During the year there was a big increase in assistance granted to employable persons, which was partly due to the economic situation, persons affected by strikes in other industries, movement of families into the region, and the loss of jobs requiring unskilled labour. Mobility is a fact of life, and this is noticed in the considerable increase of transient or migrant workers. This increase in costs and the number of persons does not mean that all persons remain on assistance indefinitely, as may be suggested by statistics. In the region the average monthly social assistance case * See Part IV, Statistical Reports and Tables, Table 3. H 46 SOCIAL WELFARE load was 3,829 cases, and each month an average of approximately 1,203 cases were closed. In other words, this high turnover of cases indicates that many who received assistance at one time were self-supporting at another. Staff are constantly trying to help individuals and families to become self-supporting, and although there are failures, so are there many success cases. A source to assist individuals and families to become self-supporting, when they cannot do so by their own efforts, is the rehabilitation committee, which involves the co-operative effort of many, and during this year additional ones were established in Salmon Arm and Kamloops. Thus a rehabilitation committee is operating in each major centre, and we have appreciated the co-operation of this committee. The establishment by community groups of hostels for single transient men in Kamloops and Vernon has been of great help in giving service to this group, and it is hoped further hostels will develop in other centres during the coming year. Again growth is evidenced in the child welfare programme, both in terms of number of cases and in resources. There have been more children placed for adoption, more children taken into foster-home care, and more families offering themselves and their homes for adoption and foster-home care. Still more homes are needed. We are very concerned about the increase of admission of children to care which exists throughout the region, and this is under constant study by the supervisors. Some areas show a higher incidence than others, and of particular concern is the Merritt area. The incidence of social and family breakdown, particularly on reserves near Merritt, is very high, and it may require a special programme to reverse this trend. During the latter part of the year, planning was under way for adoption forums in Kelowna and Penticton, following the Provincial one in Victoria. During the year we have appreciated the interest and concern of many in communities in our foster-care programme. Foster parents' associations have continued to be a real resource to us in the major centres, and we hope others will form in smaller communities; as an example, an active foster parents' association was formed in Lillooet. Some progress has been made in the day-care programme with one operating in Vernon for some time, and a day-care centre for retarded children opened in August, 1967, in Kamloops. Active planning is under way in Kamloops and Penticton for day-care centres for working mothers and also for family day-care homes. In the coming year it is hoped that some group-care resources for foster children with special problems may be developed. Arising from the experience of the previous summer, our Penticton staff were concerned about the influx of transient youth and started planning for this. It is expected a number of youths under 18 years will be taken into care during the summer months. Approximately one-quarter will come from out of the Province and over half from homes where both parents are present and the father is working. Many parents will be unaware of the predicament their child is in and anxious that he or she be returned. Our staff are most concerned with the ease in which youngsters aged 13 to 16 years can hitch-hike their way about the Province and, for their age, get into some very difficult and undesirable situations. This activity will put considerable demands on our staff time. Many additional activities were carried out, and we worked closely with many community groups in new developments. We continued our programme of placement of improved retardates from The Tranquille School into boarding homes in Kamloops, Vernon, and Kelowna. This reached a maximum of 40 retardates. We also worked closely with Dellview Hospital in the placement of its improved patients into boarding homes in communities. Marion Hilliard Home for unmarried mothers opened in Kamloops in July, 1967, and has been most successful in its REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 47 operation. This has created the need for further receiving homes for babies pending adoption placement. Homemaker services are operating in the major centres and receiving grants from the Department, and activity is under way for the establishment of them in smaller communities, with one starting in Lillooet. Many of the problems our staff face are also of concern to many in the community, and we have enjoyed greater co-operation and participation with community groups interested in solutions to these problems. In Kelowna we have worked closely with the Information and Volunteer Bureau. We have also participated in the formation of a Community Social Planning Committee. In Penticton we have continued our membership and participation in the Penticton and District Health and Welfare Association. In particular, we have worked with their committees studying the need for additional family services and a family planning clinic. Community directories of community services are completed in Penticton, Kelowna, and Kamloops, and ones are under way in Vernon and Salmon Arm, and our staff have participated in this. Progress recorded here and much not recorded has been in part due to the concern and interest of many citizens in our programmes and a staff, Provincial and municipal, devoted to giving to people the best service they can. On behalf of the staff, our appreciation for the community interest and concern we have received, and we look forward to greater co-operative participation with community groups. H 48 SOCIAL WELFARE REGION IV W. H. Crossley, Regional Director v \^--._, It is interesting to compare some VVv* i^*f'<:-'* °^ ^e regi°nal case-load percentages vnflV ~>T-— , of increase or decrease with the Pro- Hfc-Tfc' V<X 1 vmcial averages shown in the first flffl s~\ 7"S3, i table. Numbers of single and two- W.»v^h '■ / ^~"\ s "Mj&V yA ' / parent Social Allowance families were 3yky. 3 \ i higher, one-parent families nearly the W^wJCC? \ I same, but, for unknown reasons, i^y^fs7y\.\ c-^.i couples receiving Social Allowance '• 2; W***^ ^^_ \ l increased only 3.4 per cent in Region '"-% ^^\'^\yyrC\ I IV against 26.5 per cent Provincially.* | w j^ 1 s*\s \ The higher number of single men, ~, 'fpT^ 1 ^r\\. as in other increased categories of JET", c'lyy^- ) h'- Social Allowance, was largely the re- f»|1 r, yy, suit of two economic conditions. First, Vffc1 Sr^y^ , \\ there was influx due to rumoured and \s-^f«'-.v.\J /-~ / j \ \ real employment on the dam clearing t^t^T^ tlj§"'f ~\ 'lv projects, as well as the pulp-mill con struction in the East Kootenay. Second, the lengthy strike in the forest industry made fringe-job opportunities non-existent. We had a greater decline in both old-age categories than the Provincial average due to a high death rate in a region where waves of people now aged arrived in the boom years at the turn of the century. The child welfare case load is, taken altogether, encouraging when a Region vs. Province contrast is made. Our JEFF campaigns resulted in an 80-per-cent increase in adoptions pending, little increase in approved homes awaiting placement, but a 22-per-cent increase in children in adoption homes. This showed a rapid placement in homes approved. The employment of two experienced workers part time on this campaign paid off doubly because our foster homes, both pending and approved, also increased much above the Provincial average. This allowed us to offer some resources to other regions. The " child in care " figure, while increasing less than the Provincial average, is of great concern. We are unable to meet the need for homes for teen-agers who are now coming in asking for help, and we are unable to find enough resources for children who require intensive treatment or specialized foster-home care. Efforts are being made to develop the latter resources in cooperation with several communities. The region added one per capita municipality this year when Kinnaird, on January 1, 1968, became responsible for welfare costs and grants-in-aid to meet them. In May the Golden area, with some 90 cases, was transferred from the Cranbrook office in this region to the Revelstoke office in Region III. Ernest Hemingway said it was impossible to describe in one article the happenings on one small beach-head in World War II. It is impossible in the same way to do justice to a year's action in a region in one report. We had staff shortages due to illness, and changes of staff. Services continued to clients through other staff adjusting case loads and working even harder. Trail was hardest hit in April when * See Part IV, Statistical Reports and Tables, Table 3. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 49 services were badly dislocated, though staff additions helped considerably. An Assistant Supervisor was appointed in Trail in November. This, plus the overlap of a summer replacement in Trail with an existing staff member, overcame a serious backlog of work. The additional staff member added to Creston late last year began to show results this year when the number of children admitted to care dropped over a half, in part through improved services to troubled families. Two offices, Trail and Creston, were renovated and made larger, more cheerful and efficient in May. An important resource for senior citizens became available on October 21st when the Tom Uphill Memorial Home in Fernie opened, with a capacity for 50 boarding-home cases. The Emergency Welfare Services feeding vehicles were of immense help on two occasions: in late June during the tragic mine disaster at Michel, and again on July 9th when a child was lost at a beach resort on Kootenay Lake. The vehicles served many meals and coffee to search and rescue personnel in both emergencies. This is a small catalogue of events in the region. To the staff perhaps other events were more inspiring because they carried " seeds of hope." In November a " thank you " dinner was held in Trail, with 105 foster parents attending. The Assistant Deputy Minister presented voluntarily prepared illuminated scrolls to those with five years' or more service. This event caused widely favourable comment and publicity. However, the major effort was in adult education in the Region. Three examples follow:— (1) In co-operation with the School Board of School District No. 8, an evening course for citizens of Russian origin in the Slocan Valley area was completed. Basic English and mathematics were offered to a class of 25 from young adulthood to pension age. Seventeen finished. Drop-outs were due to a conflict in working-hours or change of location. The results were good; all upgraded themselves, some to the point that next year they will be able to reach a level allowing them to take vocational training. I should stress that the course was designed primarily for social upgrading so that people could read newspaper advertisements, write to sons and daughters, and generally feel more part of the non-Russian culture around them. This broader focus, rather than total emphasis on vocational training, certainly paid off. (2) In Nelson the District Supervisor, Adult Education Director, and School Board members sponsored and developed a successful " Family Life Workshop " series, held eight consecutive Thursday evenings. The workshops, using other professional personnel in the community but largely on a group discussion basis, had five aims:— (a) Insights into themselves as family members. (b) Understanding the needs and feelings of others. (c) Increased confidence in themselves as people and parents. (d) More satisfying family and community relationships. (e) Increased knowledge of law, money management, food buying, and investments. It was gratifying to see several Social Allowance clients, one protection family, and one of our young wards and her fiance planning marriage attend each session. This is a preventive approach to family breakdown. H 50 SOCIAL WELFARE (3) In Cranbrook a four-way co-operation between management, Canada Manpower, our Department, and the School Board led to daytime upgrading classes on a full eight-hour daily basis to enable people to reach the educational level required for work in the developing pulp-mill. Two classes were held most successfully, with a number of Social Allowance recipients attending and graduating. These efforts will in some instances break the " poverty cycle." The community welfare resources development project commenced in earnest when a worker was recruited in May. In November the results of the first survey dealing with staff participation in community work were submitted to Victoria. Much valuable insight has and will be gained from this project. The year has been encouraging on the whole. We have enjoyed outstanding interest and support from communities, other professions, and the all-important ordinary citizen. Next year looks even more challenging, with our goal being, in co-operation with the community, to " reach out" more into preventive and rehabilitative ways to involve people in our programme. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 51 REGION V V. H. Dallamore, Regional Director Region V continued its pattern of recent years in population growth, which was estimated for this fiscal year at between 10 and 12 per cent. However, the actual numbers of persons spending some time in the region seemed to be greater than usual, transients, an uncountable number, seeming to be more numerous than in previous years. The latter statement is based on the fact that our single-transient men's hostel in Prince George was more fully occupied throughout the year; in fact, it has been inadequate to the need for some time and dependent upon the utilization of other resources. Further, Canada Manpower centres in the area have reported an increasing number of inquiries for work from United States citizens, either visiting the area or writing to inquire about it. Also a number of persons unemployed due to strikes in other parts of the Province sought work in the region. These skilled persons have usurped many jobs which less skilled residents may ordinarily expect to acquire. At the same time, employment was lessened by a decrease in construction and further hampered by a slow break-up in the spring, which seriously affected the logging industry. The brightest spot in the region was in the Vanderhoof district and particularly in the area of Fort St. James, where mining development and lumbering industries showed expansion of considerable importance. This was no doubt encouraged by the progress in construction of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway spur to Fort St. James. Social-work staff numbered 27 full-time workers and one half-time worker on March 31, 1968, as against 25 full-time workers and one half-time worker one year previously. This meant a staff increase of 7.8 per cent, but since the half-time worker was on a temporary project, relating to the finding of foster homes, which ended in May, the actual increase was one full-time and one half-time worker, or 5.9 per cent. This did not compare favourably with the increase in total case load, which in the same period paralleled the population's estimated increase and amounted to 11.2 per cent. A feature this year was staff interest in development of their skills and techniques, particularly in the Prince George and Vanderhoof offices. The social-work staffs of the latter two offices met monthly following a proposal laid down in their June meeting that they organize themselves into groups to make special presentations. These presentations were considerably researched and well presented so as to induce spirited discussion. Included in this programme was a public meeting on " Your Child Welfare Programme," which was attended by Mrs. Fowler and Miss H 52 SOCIAL WELFARE Evans, of Child Welfare Division, and a discussion on " The Generation Gap " with a student panel from the Prince George Senior Secondary School. Dr. Poulos gave a session on group therapy. The supervisory situation in Prince George and Vanderhoof was improved by the appointment on May 30, 1967, of Miss Angela Budnick, who took over responsibility for supervising the rehabilitation section in Prince George and the district office in Vanderhoof. An early interesting contribution of hers was the inauguration of a series of " Get to Know You " luncheons, including our staff along with those in public health, probation services, gaol and police services, and doctors, lawyers, Magistrates, and the ministers. The administration in the Prince George office remained difficult during the integration of cases from the two sections which were amalgamated toward the end of the last fiscal year and took until March of this fiscal year for completion. The clerical end of this integration was significantly assisted by the Division of Office Administration. Two fringe areas of the region had services improved by the establishment of office accommodations in the Villages of Fort St. James and 100 Mile House. These premises are staffed two days per week by social workers commuting from Williams Lake or Vanderhoof. Services through the medium of social assistance increased significantly, and by the end of this fiscal year social assistance cases numbered 2,742 and comprised 54.7 per cent of the total regional case load. The most significant change occurred in the fiscal-year end months of February and March, when there was a sharp increase in the number of social assistance applicants mostly needing only short-term help. This is related to the increase in transiency into the area, at a time when the usual increase in employment opportunities in the bush was delayed by the slow spring break-up. In the Quesnel and Williams Lake districts, services to social assistance recipients was enhanced by the establishment of rehabilitation committees. Child welfare cases increased during the year, but became a smaller proportion of the total case load, being reduced from 24.2 to 23.6 per cent. The increase did add an onerous pressure to staff nevertheless, the number of children in care increasing by 45 and the number of adoption cases increasing by 38. Great efforts were made to improve resources for handling children's cases. In Prince George a receiving home for infants was opened in June, 1967, and in October of that year a receiving-home society was established with the express purpose of establishing a home for older children. A foster parents' association was organized in Prince George in January, 1968, and members assisted with the JEFF (Joint Effort for Fostering) programme, which put on a drive for foster homes in the week of February 26, 1968. The appointment of two half-time social workers to work on the JEFF programme and with foster parents in general was important to the success of this programme. In Vanderhoof plans proceeded for establishment of a boarding home for retarded children, and plans were initiated for a receiving home. The Voth Group Living Home for Boys continued its operation. An interesting event in relation to this resource was the transformation of a meeting of citizens called to criticize its operation into a supportive group offering to help in developing the boys' relationships in the surrounding area. Some interest has been shown in the development of resources for both the Quesnel and Williams Lake areas. In Williams Lake a public meeting on adoptions was sponsored by the Catholic Women's League. It was particularly well attended, and the programme, which included Mrs. Fowler and Miss Evans from Child Wel- REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 53 fare Division, was further enhanced by participation of an adoptive mother from Prince George. A successful public meeting on adoption, utilizing staff from the Williams Lake office, was also held at 100 Mile House. Community services, particularly in the Prince George area, developed most significantly. These included the appointment of a co-ordinator of special services for the Prince George School Board; establishment of a committee on subsidized housing by the City of Prince George; the initiation of a homemakers service; the staffing of the long-awaited mental health clinic with a psychologist, psychiatric nurse, and a psychiatric social worker; and the opening of a half-way house for alcoholics. Another significant development was establishment of the Community Resource Planning Board, comprised of people working in the areas of health, welfare, and education, and its acceptance as Advisory Committee to the Community Welfare Council. A particular study of educational, health, and welfare needs of the unorganized area of Island Cache, contiguous to the City of Prince George, led to a recommendation for appointing a project worker to work with the local citizens in improving their area. The numerous developments in community involved staff in many activities beyond the usual expectation of social work in the Department. All had some involvement in speeches, committee work, work with community groups concerned with welfare, health, and education, and community betterment in general. I wish to thank them for their imaginative drive and success. Equally do I thank those many persons who have done so much for the developments as citizens self-dedicated to these community matters. Welfare in its broadest sense will continue to enliven and enhance the communities of this region most significandy because of them. H 54 SOCIAL WELFARE Yj 7-H--H. \fc,* if v y~ REGION VI A. E. Bingham, Regional Director This is a report on some of the developments and trends in Region VI, the Fraser Valley Region, during the past fast-moving year. An irreversible change process proceeds in the region, but with considerable unevenness of pace. This is the change to an urban society, which brings about an increased complexity and an increased interdependence. This change process causes upheavals for many individuals and families. An example of this change is the relation of education to employment. At one time most of the jobs available in the Fraser Valley were unskilled or semi-skilled. Now a great number of these have been automated out of existence. Those that remain, or are being created, involve perceptual and conceptual skills or interpersonal skills. The administrative pattern for providing social welfare services in the region is established in the Social Assistance Act and regulations. In Surrey, because of its population, the responsibility rests with the municipality, and services are provided by the Surrey municipal social welfare department. Mr. W. P. Merner heads the municipal department. The balance of the region is served by Provincial district offices, located at Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Haney, Langley, and White Rock. At the end of the year the field staff totalled 50 social workers, 7 district supervisors, 1 deputy municipal administrator, 1 municipal administrator, and Regional Director. To be an informed and effective staff member of a modern social welfare office is a many-sided task. Social workers and supervisory staff had an opportunity to attend Department conferences which involved a variety of skill and knowledge areas. Three potential supervisors participated in an institute on social-work supervision conducted by the School of Social Work, and four of the senior clerical staff of the region took part in a social welfare office administration course offered by the Department of Social Welfare. There is a positive correlation between good service and adequate modern office space and equipment. Through the co-operation of the Municipality of Maple Ridge, the Haney district office was enlarged, modernized, and refurbished. Social assistance is designed to meet the essential needs of individuals and families when, for various reasons, they are unable to do so themselves. When economic need exists regardless of cause, it should be relieved with adequate safeguards so that dependency is neither encouraged nor prolonged. At the end of the year, 2,882 families and 2,669 single persons were in receipt of social assistance in the region. This is an approximate 10-per-cent increase over the previous year. The largest increase was in the two-parent families. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 55 Several innovations were attempted during the year. Efforts were made to identify adults and children in social assistance case loads who had ability and interest in further education. As many as possible were launched into vocational schools, colleges, and night-school courses. There is no longer employment for the unskilled, and so an all-out effort was made to present employable persons with opportunities for training and retraining. This includes providing income maintenance for the trainee and his family during training period, as well as fees, books, and transportation. An experiment was carried out in Chilliwack in group counselling of one- parent families. It was more productive and successful than had been hoped. The group experience appeared to stimulate self-confidence and self-worth, and thus an improvement in family and social relationships. The Chilliwack office co-operated with other agencies in a night-school course " How to Improve Your Job Opportunities." It was designed for young single men and included a visit to a vocational school. A project was established in the White Rock area in which several men who had been in receipt of Social Allowance for some years were given physical training. The aim is to improve their general health and thus prepare them for employment. In its broadest sense, child welfare is primarily concerned with ensuring the well-being of all children and youth. Within its scope is the protection of children from neglect, fostering, adoption, and services to unmarried mothers. There were 457 children taken into care in the year, a decrease of 11 from the previous year. Many of the children who come into our care are disturbed children who have been badly hurt and their emotions twisted. For some a certain expertise is required over and above regular foster-home care. Thus we are developing group homes, and there was an expansion in the number of group homes during the year. These are private homes and homes operated by community groups set up for everyday living for from four to eight children. The group living serves as the means and context of a corrective living experience. The " Twin Firs " receiving home at Abbotsford is one group home opened during the year. It is sponsored by the Mennonite Central Committee of British Columbia in co-operation with the Department of Social Welfare. Foster-parent training courses were conducted in Chilliwack and in Cloverdale. These courses were jointly sponsored by the Department of Social Welfare and the local department of adult education. As the Federal social insurance provisions expand, the need for Provincial financial programmes diminish. This is reflected in our regional case load. There was a decrease of 544 during the year of persons age 65 years and over. However, there are developing needs for service for this group. One factor is that people are living longer. If chronic illness occurs, or in the upper age-groups a loss of strength and vigour, our social workers are contacted for assistance in making a plan. Homemaker services and boarding-home care are two resources used in these situations. Our staff see a growing need to involve the community in the development of meals on wheels and friendly visitation programmes. An emphasis was evident in community organization during the year. This was reflected through the region in two or three ways. First there was an emphasis on co-ordinating and integrating the services and resources available in the community. This was done by getting together with other professionals working at the local level. H 56 SOCIAL WELFARE Then there was some exploration of the role of our staff in the provision of new resources. It is an interesting question as to the role and the responsibility of Provincial Civil Servants in this regard. Along with other regions, we are seeking guidelines in this work. Also, staff worked co-operatively with local social planning councils and other local structures. There are many examples of joint efforts in meeting community problems. Perhaps it would be helpful to review briefly but more specifically a few developments. The services of rehabilitation committees were extended to Surrey and are now available to the entire population of the region. A number of people, some in receipt of public assistance and some not, are potentially employable, but are out of touch with the active labour market. They see no chance of finding work, or possibly family disintegration or repeated failure has left them distraught or hopeless. The needed services are provided through rehabilitation as well as " habilitative " committees. The committees meet monthly and involve Health, Social Welfare, and Manpower. Other private and public agencies are added, depending on the nature of the problems. Community-based homemaker services continue as community agencies as well as an integral part of the social welfare programme. The Langley Homemaker Service got under way with help from a grant from the Department. The Abbostford- based homemaker service was extended to include Mission, under the new name of Central Fraser Valley Homemaker Service. At the end of the year, five community homemaker services were receiving Provincial grants. The Surrey municipal office and, as of this year, each Provincial office in the region are co-operating with the Provincial Mental Health Services in a programme of improved patients in boarding homes. There are close to 350 of these placements in the region. The region is increasingly used by private agencies for homes and institutions. During the year, Fraser House, a half-way house for alcoholics, was established at Mission. This, along with an expanded Miracle Valley operated by the Salvation Army and the Maple Ridge Half-way House, now provides accommodation for the care and treatment of some 200 alcoholics. The Salvation Army is to be congratulated on the British Columbia House of Concord, which in April opened its doors to serve young men. It provides a home for youths (15 to 19 years) who come before the Courts and whose homes are not suitable for a good probation period. Social welfare services cannot be given through a mechanical administration or in a vacuum. This is an area of service that involves the greatest of skills in all staff. In the past year we have again received excellent co-operation from municipal officials, school authorities, public health and Manpower personnel, and many other community agencies and people. We appreciate the help extended by our senior administration. They were always prepared to allow us to give assistance in a flexible way when extraordinary problems were encountered. Our thanks to clerical staff, social workers, and supervisors, Provincial and municipal alike, who combined their ideas and skills with hard work to provide constructive services. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 57 REGION VII A. J. Wright, Regional Director Steady growth has been noted in all areas of the region during the past year, which has resulted from a fairly good and stable economic picture. Kitimat has shown the greatest potential with the announcement of the start of construction of Eurocan pulp- mill and further development as a deep-sea port by British Columbia Wharves Ltd. At the same time several small industries started in Terrace, which provided greater scope to the community. Labour disputes disrupted the fishing industry to some extent in Prince Rupert, but this did not affect the general economy of the area to any great extent. Mining developments in Smithers, Stewart, and Alice Arm took on a greater degree of permanency, which has been reflected in their steady growth. Hazelton, unfortunately, had not really shown any signs of recovery from a serious setback suffered during the previous year. Toward the end of the year the Kitimat district office opened. This is staffed by 1 V_ social workers and one clerk. The main reason for its establishment was to improve services to the people in the Kitimat area. It was also opened in anticipation of the increase in demand for service which will be caused by the increase in population resulting from the developments noted above. Although there was not an actual increase in the number of social workers, the savings of time through increased efficiency made up for this. A project was started in the Smithers area to help alleviate the mounting problems that resulted from the economic depression in Hazelton. A part-time social worker was hired to deal with multi-problem families on an intensive casework basis. The results toward the end of the year have been gratifying and rewarding. A large number of children who would ordinarily be apprehended have been kept in their own homes, and the family situations have improved. In Prince Rupert there were many staff changes during the year, as well as the retirement of the District Supervisor. Throughout the region there were once again increases in nearly all categories of services. Largest proportion of increases was in the Terrace and Smithers areas. This is primarily due to the economic climate. Social Allowance for the region showed a significant increase, resulting in a corresponding increase in costs. This was particularly evident in the Terrace area, although Smithers showed a sharp increase in single persons, due mainly to the increase in the number of transient men. Heaviest increases for Prince Rupert were with families. These were mainly seasonal workers who were not able to obtain sufficient employment to carry them through the year. The end of this year saw the opening of a senior citizens' housing development in Terrace. This is a low-rental complex consisting of 18 units for either single H 58 SOCIAL WELFARE persons or married couples. Prince Rupert has already one such development operating and is negotiating for land to establish a second. Contracts have been let for the construction of similar developments in Smithers and in Burns Lake. It is hoped that these developments will be ready for occupancy sometime in the next year. A hostel for transients was opened in Terrace during the year, sponsored by the Terrace District Welfare Council. They have rented a small house near the centre of town and hired a caretaker. It has a capacity of 10 men. We are trying to limit it to the younger age-group and make it a resource for employers who might be looking for labourers. As there is a heavy transient population in Terrace, this is a needed resource. Special resources for children continue to be developed. This year saw the opening of the Applewhaite Hall for Boys in Prince Rupert. This is a group-living home for teen-aged boys primarily in their early teens. Many months of hard work and negotiations by community-spirited citizens lay behind this home. Through co-operation of the City of Prince Rupert, Department of National Defence property was leased and the building renovated to make it a home-life atmosphere for six to eight boys. McCarthy House for Girls, operating on the same principal, continues to operate effectively. Four girls this year have been discharged and are now useful citizens in their community. Negotiations are in progress for a new receiving home in Hazelton. The need for the present receiving home is ever present, but the building is reaching the end of its usefulness. Negotiations are therefore underway with the local Indian Agency and the local Indian Band council. A similar project is being undertaken in Kitimat. The local Lions Club is at present negotiating with the Aluminum Company to purchase a duplex house. After necessary renovations, it is hoped that they will be operating a group-living home for children sometime in the next year. The Hazelton Children's Home continues to function at full capacity, and results from it are encouraging. Although it is somewhat too early to tell, all indications are that the number of readmissions to hospital by children after a stay in the home has been cut drastically. In Wi years of operation this has been from 3,000 hospital-days to 500 for 40 children. Community interest in the work of this Department continues at high standard, with active participation by the social-work staff. Committees have been established in Kitimat, Terrace, and Prince Rupert to study problems in their respective communities and try to co-ordinate activities. A mental health committee is in operation in Smithers and is trying to point out to its community the problems that exist in this area and stimulate interest in attacking the problem. The work of these committees point up the fine co-operation that exists between the Department and the community. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 59 REGION VIII J. A. Mollberg, Regional Director Welfare services in the Province's most northern region represent a vital and integral part of all community services. The economy has remained stable, although the Peace River dam is nearing completion, and the number of staff employed on the project has already decreased. Unemployment has been a major problem, not only in the region, but throughout British Columbia and, for that matter, Canada. The effects of this will be shown in the section on social assistance and rehabilitation. Another major problem facing the people of this region is the perennial and general housing problem. The City of Dawson Creek has continued with its ''" efforts to develop low-cost housing, and, hopefully, this will materialize this year. Similar developments are also necessary in the other communities in the region, particularly Fort St. John and Chetwynd. Our Dawson Creek staff was increased by one worker in September, 1967, and an additional project worker was hired from December 1, 1967, to March 31, 1968, to conduct our foster- and adoption-home campaign. The additional staff greatly facilitated the provision of services in the region. In May, 1967, an institute was held in Dawson Creek on the topic of "Administration " under the auspices of the School of Social Work and was attended by all staff. Our regional conference was held in November, 1967, in Fort St. John, and we were pleased to have the Honourable Dan Campbell present at our meetings. Our main speaker was Dr. Bennet Wong, child psychiatrist from Vancouver, along with Mr. R. J. Burnham, Assistant Director of Welfare, and Mr. T. D. Bingham, Superintendent of Child Welfare. The conference was an excellent learning experience for all staff members. As mentioned above, the major problem facing the people in the area was unemployment. The effect of the unemployment can be seen in the statistics for the region shown in Part IV. The Social Allowance case load increased by 90 cases between April, 1967, and April, 1968. Unemployment for the region changed from 5.3 per cent to approximately 7.4 per cent for the same period, which directly accounts for the increase in our Social Allowance case load. The rehabilitation committee has continued to function, and several people have been sent for retraining, either through Canada Manpower, Division of Rehabilitation, or ourselves. However, with unemployment at its present level, available counselling and training resources are soon overutilized and their net effect negated. Unemployment cannot be solved by the provision of social assistance. Retraining schemes are excellent and essential, however, more effort must be taken to keep our employment figures at a manageable level. H 60 SOCIAL WELFARE In May, 1967, an agreement was worked out with Canada Manpower where all new employable applicants for assistance go to the Manpower office first, and if employment or retraining are not available, applicants are then referred to our office for assistance. Canada Manpower first completes an initial assessment outlining the client's work history, education, and present circumstances. This gives our staff the information necessary to do a thorough assessment, and thus provide a more appropriate service to the client. This procedure is still in effect and working most satisfactorily. In November, 1967, approval was received for the construction of a receiving home for teen-age children in Dawson Creek under the auspices of the Dawson Creek Rotary Club. Construction has commenced on the home, which will provide a real service to meet the needs of children in this region. We are most grateful to the Rotary Club and the City of Dawson Creek for their support of this project. The number of children in care in the region has increased during the past year, as well as the number of unmarried parents. The above shows the need for an increase in preventive service to families in order to enable them to solve or alleviate some of their problems. Unemployment and housing are factors related to this problem; however, day-care services are still a much-needed resource. The Honourable Isabel Dawson visited the region in June, 1967, to survey the needs of our senior citizens. Extended-care facilities have been completed at the Pouce Coupe Hospital and will soon be opened for service. Plans have been drawn up for the development of a boarding home in Pouce Coupe, and when this has been completed will meet the immediate needs of our senior citizens in the Dawson Creek area. Old-age Assistance has decreased during the past year due to the lowering of the eligibility age for Old Age Security. Staff have been active throughout the region, not only with regard to our JEFF campaign, but speaking and working with groups in the community for the development of further services. The Homemaker Housekeeper Association continues to operate in Dawson Creek, and is proving to be a necessary and worth-while service. We have appreciated the co-operation we have received from all members of the community in helping us meet the needs of the people in Region VIII. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 61 PART III.—LEGISLATION ACTS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE ACT (R.S.B.C. 1960, Chap. Ill) This Act establishes the Department of Social Welfare as having jurisdiction of all matters relating to social and public welfare and social assistance. SOCIAL ASSISTANCE ACT (R.S.B.C. 1960, Chap. 360, as Amended) The purpose of this Act and its regulations is to provide financial assistance and other services that are essential for a reasonably normal and healthy existence to individuals and families who are unable to maintain themselves by their own efforts. PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ACT (R.S.B.C. 1960, Chap. 303, as Amended) The purpose of this Act is to provide protection and care for children who are neglected, abused, abandoned, or without proper supervision or guardianship. CHILDREN OF UNMARRIED PARENTS ACT (R.S.B.C. 1960, Chap. 52, as Amended) This Act is to ensure that the interests of the mother and her child born out of wedlock are protected. ADOPTION ACT (R.S.B.C. 1960, Chap. 4, as Amended) The purpose of this Act is to provide the same rights and privileges for adopted children as those of children born to both parents in a family. OLD-AGE ASSISTANCE ACT (R.S.B.C. 1960, Chap. 270) The purpose of this Act is to provide financial assistance to persons between 65 and 68 years of age who have limited assets or income. DISABLED PERSONS' ALLOWANCES ACT (R.S.B.C. 1960, Chap. 113, as Amended) This Act provides financial assistance to persons over 18 years of age who are totally and permanently disabled and who have limited assets or income. BLIND PERSONS' ALLOWANCES ACT (R.S.B.C. 1960, Chap. 29, as Amended) This Act provides financial assistance to blind persons over 18 years of age and who have limited assets or income. H 62 SOCIAL WELFARE TRAINING-SCHOOLS ACT (1963, Chap. 50) The purpose of this Act is to provide training, reformation, and rehabilitation of children committed to the training schools. WELFARE INSTITUTIONS LICENSING ACT (R.S.B.C. 1960, Chap. 406, as Amended) The purpose of this Act is to ensure that adequate standards of care and supervision are provided for persons who receive services from such institutions as boarding homes, orphanages, maternity homes, hostels, creches, day-nurseries, playschools, and kindergartens. PROVINCIAL HOME ACT (R.S.B.C. 1960, Chap. 307, as Amended) The purpose of this Act is to provide care for persons who are unable to maintain themselves by their own efforts. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 63 PART IV.—STATISTICAL REPORTS AND TABLES Table 1.—Comparison of Number of Cases by Category of Service in the Province as of March 31, 1967 and 1968 Category Cases at March- 1967 1968 Change Per Cent Change Family Service Social Allowance- Single person.. Couple. Two-parent family.. One-parent family... Child with relative- Totals 2,047 18,119 1,669 4,896 7,436 767 2,041 20,619 2,111 6,417 8,463 951 f 2,500 +442 f 1,521 f 1,027 + 184 —0.3 + 13.8 +26.5 +31.1 + 13.8 +24.0 Blind Persons' Allowance Disabled Persons' Allowance- Old-age Assistance _. Old Age Security- Adoption home pending.... Adoption home approved. Child in adoption home Foster home pending Foster home approved Child in carei. Unmarried parent Welfare institution Health and institutions Area development projects- Totals 32,887 38,561 +5,674 + 17.3 591 607 + 16 +2.7 2,813 2,874 + 61 +2.2 5,966 4,974 —992 — 19.9 26,127 24,432 — 1,695 —6.9 644 858 +214 +33.2 197 183 — 14 —7.7 827 1,003 + 176 +21.3 1,038 1,051 + 13 + 1.3 2,558 2,865 +307 + 12.0 5,222 5,956 +734 +14.1 1,008 999 —9 —0.9 835 832 — 3 -0.4 30 23 - 7 -30.4 99 51 —48 —94.1 82.1 87,310 +4,421 +5.3 1 The total number of children in care shown in this table differs slightly with the Child Welfare Division's statistics because of the approximate one-week delay in reporting. 2 Research project providing total service in a Vancouver City area. Table 2.—Number of Cases Receiving Service in the Province by Category of Service during the Year 1967/68 Category Cases Open First of Year Cases Opened during Year Cases Closed during Year Cases Open End of Year Cases Served during Yeari 2,047 18,119 1,669 ' 4,896 7,436 767 591 2,813 5,966 26,127 644 197 827 1,038 2,558 5,222 1,008 835 30 ' 99 2,407 54,393 4,221 13,312 10,050 1,010 208 852 2,720 5,986 1,650 783 1,673 1,447 1,678 5,043 1,645 309 275 37 2,567 51,751 3,777 11,917 8,942 835 198 799 3,737 7,573 1,406 790 1,489 1,413 1,396 4,360 1,654 313 281 80 2,041 20,619 2,111 6,417 8,463 951 607 2,874 4,974 24,432 858 183 1,003 1,051 2,865 5,956 999 832 23 51 4,454 Social Allowance— 72,512 5,890 18,208 17,486 1,777 Blind Persons' Allowance Disabled Persons' Allowance — Old-age Assistance Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance 799 3,665 8,686 32,113 2,294 980 2,500 2,485 4,236 10,265 2,653 1,144 305 Foster home pending Foster home approved 136 Totals 82,889 109,699 105,278 87,310 192,588 1 Cases served during year is total of cases open first of year and cases opened during year. 2 Research project providing total service in Vancouver City area. 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T3 1 a 1 ■j s <u b X. 0 bDn <1 C TJ CO O $ % < i c X < & X t 4a t- a C Ph 1- 6 c PC c i CC 1 a> n REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 65 The following Tables 3-1 to 3-8, inclusive, are available from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, on request:— Table 3-1.—Number of Cases by Category of Service for Administrative Offices in Region I as of March 31, 1967 and 1968. Table 3-2.—Number of Cases by Category of Service for Administrative Offices in Region II as of March 31, 1967 and 1968. Table 3-3.—Number of Cases by Category of Service for Administrative Offices in Region III as of March 31, 1967 and 1968. Table 3-4.—Number of Cases by Category of Service for Administrative Offices in Region IV as of March 31, 1967 and 1968. Table 3-5.—Number of Cases by Category of Service for Administrative Offices in Region V as of March 31, 1967 and 1968. Table 3-6.—Number of Cases by Category of Service for Administrative Offices in Region VI as of March 31, 1967 and 1968. Table 3-7.—Number of Cases by Category of Service for Administrative Offices in Region VII as of March 31, 1967 and 1968. Table 3-8.—Number of Cases by Category of Service for Administrative Offices in Region VIII as of March 31, 1967 and 1968. Table 4.—Total Number of Casual and Permanent Staff (Clerical, Professional, and Technical) That Were Employed, and Their Location in the Department, as of March 31, 1962, and March 31, 1968. General Administration Field Service Medical Services Division Child Welfare Division Provincial Home Brannan Lake School for Boys Willingdon School for Girls Old-age Assistance Board Social Assistance and Rehabilitation Division New Denver Youth Centre Japanese Pavilion, New Denver 1962 1968 16 12 322 447 13 18 27 38 34 35 62 62 50 50 76 77 5 5 605 744 25 14 813 H 66 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 5.—Total Social-work Staff Employed for Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 1961, and March 31, 1962; and March 31, 1967, and March 31,1968. 1961/62 1967/63 University Trained In- service Trained Total University Trained In- service Trained Total Total staff March 31,1961 Completed formal training 89 +5 147 -5 236 Total staff March 31,1967 including (institutions)... Completed formal training during fiscal year Staff appointed April 1, 1967, to March 31, 1968 Resignations, deaths (1), and transfers (1), April 1, 1967, to March 31, 1968 134 + 10 235 ^10 369 94 24 28 142 54 37 236 78 65 Staff appointed April 1, 1961, to March 31, 1962 Resignations, deaths (2), and transfers (2), April 1, 1961, to March 31, 1962 ... 144 7 19 225 79 41 369 86 Total staff, March 31, 1962 (excluding institu- 90 5 159 2 249 7 60 Totals Brannan Lake School for Boys and Willingdon 95 161 256 132 263 395 Table 6.—Total Social-work Staff, According to Degrees and Training, as at March 31, 1962, and March 31, 1968 This table available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. report of the department of social welfare, 1967/68 h 67 Table 7.—Social Worker Separations Which Occurred during Fiscal Years 1961/62 and 1967/68, by Reason Domestic To further education To accept other employment 111 health Deaths Transferred Services unsatisfactory To accept municipal job Voluntary retirement Temporary only Personal To return to another Province or country To accept Federal Government employment Totals 1961/62 ._ 19 ._ 14 _ 10 - 3 - 2 - 2 .. 2 _ 2 .. 1 _ 10 65 1967/68 21 8 13 2 1 6 3 1 60 1 Twenty-four of whom not shown in Table 5 because of short-term temporary employment. Table 8.—Expenditures for Social Allowances, 1967/68 $38,263,411 Basic Social Allowances Repatriation, transportation within the Province, nursing- and boarding-home care (other than tuberculosis), special allowances and grants Housekeeping and homemaker services Emergency payments, such as where a family may lose its home by fire or similar circumstances Tuberculosis cases— (a) Boarding-, nursing-, and private-home care $ 126,3 69 (_•) Transportation 89 (c) Comforts allowance 4,497,968 491,325 63,921 • 126,458 Hospitalization of social assistance cases (short stay, etc.) 14,265 Gross Social Allowance costs as per Public Accounts __ $43,457,348 Municipal share of costs Reimbursement from other Provinces Federal-Provincial cost sharing $4,111,102 179,935 21,535,549 H 68 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 9.—Total Persons Receiving Social Allowance and Costs in Regions by Provincial and Municipal Areas in March, 1967 and 1968 Persons March, 1967 March, 1968 Costs March, 1967 March, 1968 Provincial— Alberni.. Region I Campbell River.. Courtenay Duncan Nanaimo Victoria Parksville... Totals.. Municipal— Alberni- Campbell River- Court enay Central Saanich.. Duncan Esquimalt.. Ladysmith.. Nanaimo.—. North Cowichan.. Oak Bay Port Alberni Saanich ~ Victoria — Totals- Region totals- Region II Provincial— New Westminster- Vancouver— Westview — Totals Municipal— Burnaby_ Coquitlam- Delta New Westminster North Vancouver City North Vancouver District- Port Coquitlam Port Moody Powell River Richmond Vancouver... West Vancouver- Totals Region totals- Provincial— Kamloops.. Kelowna.- Region III Lillooet.. Merritt- North Kamloops.. Oliver Penticton Revelstoke Salmon Arm Vernon Totals... Municipal— Kamloops Kelowna Merritt 476 249 607 444 1,079 754 3,609 258 292 152 57 170 234 94 767 354 63 560 692 2,050 5,743 9,352 50 561 77 688 2,891 990 457 1,937 791 448 411 203 218 649 17,337 234 1,264 812 325 254 337 442 515 164 487 800 5,400 469 452 669 515 580 1,286 435 4,406 625 212 188 361 76 852 379 92 951 823 2,788 $16,642 9,305 23,419 20,026 48,884 30,982 $18,396 19,367 26,278 27,707 33,299 53,637 18,471 $149,258 $197,155 $8,897 7,729 6,253 2,372 8,394 15,498 3,527 30,692 13,192 1,750 22,979 40,187 115,507 $17,747 8,227 8,138 20,648 3,223 36,428 15,330 4,136 41,794 49,581 146,283 7,347 $276,977 $351,535 11,753 $426,235 $548,690 25 740 95 $1,213 20,442 3,550 860 $25,205 3,934 1,068 539 2,191 1,102 638 586 242 217 885 19,851 217 $145,154 44,843 20,533 83,935 39,491 22,939 21,815 7,131 8,448 29,908 977,041 16,182 $1,130 29,324 4,932 $35,386 $206,753 58,888 27,440 110,334 60,809 35,206 32,525 10,861 8,323 40,258 1,130,209 16,423 26,566 | 31,470 $1,417,420 $1,738,029 27,254 32,330 1,169 1,000 505 261 476 630 485 580 878 $1,442,625 $41,225 30,798 11,002 7,390 12,143 16,963 19,508 4,119 15,458 27,053 $1,773,415 $40,977 41,198 21,746 9,238 20,748 21,891 12,438 18,568 30,800 5,984 $185,659 $217,604 $20,300 35,241 6,859 $78,953 33,903 10,661 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 69 Table 9.—Total Persons Receiving Social Allowance and Costs in Regions by Provincial and Municipal Areas in March, 1967 and 1968—Continued Persons Costs March, 1967 March, 1968 March, 1967 March, 1968 Region III—Continued Municipal—Continued 446 837 102 179 136 392 $21,906 34,749 3,848 6,915 6,264 13,950 Penticton _ Revelstoke 1,014 no 160 168 420 $43,725 3,769 6,690 Summerland Vernon.. . 7,750 19,047 Totals 3,712 5,009 $150,032 $204,498 9,112 10,993 $335,691 $422,102 Region IV Provincial— 744 508 349 321 513 264 664 633 558 370 380 673 500 984 $26,722 20,498 12,017 15,231 27,179 11,489 28,559 $26,025 25,012 Fernie 12,295 19,542 Nelson 32,083 18,785 Trail 42,148 Totals 3,363 4,098 $141,695 $175,890 Municipal— 243 137 222 195 80 336 243 399 163 207 141 138 436 324 $8,447 6,307 9,052 6,161 3,310 17,499 12,378 $13,817 6,934 8,952 7,218 Fernie Kimberley — Nelson Trail 5,063 19,106 15,760 Totals 1,456 1,808 $63,154 $76,850 4,819 5,906 $204,849 $252,740 Region V Provincial—■ 2,106 615 202 808 2,729 747 271 927 $83,293 19,688 6,620 21,556 $114,671 29,067 Vanderhoof- 9,794 33,053 Totals 3,731 4,674 $131,157 $186,585 Municipal— 681 306 33 1,275 571 44 $36,512 11,366 985 $65,880 19,117 1,463 Quesnel Totals 1,020 1,890 $48,863 $86,460 4,751 6,564 $180,020 $273,045 Region VI Provincial— 376 696 123 559 783 134 $14,511 28,880 4,430 $22,973 36,792 5,381 Haney. Totals 1,195 1,476 $47,821 $65,146 Municipal—■ Chilliwack City 479 1,399 146 199 1,166 1,342 864 425 280 213 4,364 447 552 1,533 168 239 1,177 1,275 1,460 711 345 268 4,298 472 $21,141 53,179 5,433 7,951 48,632 70,752 40,890 19,993 10,913 10,651 184,996 25,851 $25,779 62,663 7,169 11,510 54,901 77,883 55,375 27,187 13,217 13,816 202,813 26,539 Hope Langley City.. .... _ Sumas Surrey White Rock Totals. 11,324 12,498 $500,382 $578,852 12,519 13,974 $548,203 $643,998 H 70 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 9.—Total Persons Receiving Social Allowance and Costs in Regions by Provincial and Municipal Areas in March, 1967 and 1968—Continued Persons Costs March, 1967 March, 1968 March, 1967 March, 1968 Region VII Provincial—■ 308 287 827 280 363 326 1,029 390 $9,982 9,353 32,631 9,724 $12,009 11,844 45,122 14,887 Smithers - Terrace . Totals _ 1,702 2,108 $61,690 $83,862 Municipal—■ 450 453 819 695 $19,469 15,054 $35,957 29,333 Terrace - _ Totals 903 1,514 $34,523 | $65,290 2,605 3,622 $96,213 | $149,152 Region VIII Provincial— Dawson Creek ~ Fort St. John 1,235 695 1,930 1,335 753 2,088 $48,633 27,472 $54,271 31,449 *«■; lit. Totals S76 ins Municipal— 1,166 338 1,247 348 $47,149 14 t\ir> $56,142 1_ or> Fort St. John Totals 1,504 1,595 $61,791 | $71,074 Region totals 3,434 3,683 $137,896 $156,794 Table 10.—Total Persons Receiving Social Allowance and Costs by Regions in March, 1967/68 Persons March, 1967 March, 1968 Costs March, 1967 March, 1968 Region I Region II Region III ... Region IV— Region V Region VI Region VII — Region VIII.. 9,352 27,254 9,112 4,819 4,751 12,519 2,605 3,434 Totals... 73,846 11,753 32,330 10,993 5,906 6,564 13,974 3,622 3,683 88,825 $426,235 1,442,625 335,691 204,849 180,020 548,203 96,213 137,896 $548,690 1,773,415 422,102 252,740 273,045 643,998 149,152 156,794 $3,371,732 $4,219,936 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 71 Table 11.—Number of Family Service Cases (Not in Receipt of Financial Assistance from Department of Social Welfare) Served by Department of Social Welfare during Fiscal Year 1967/68. Total at Beginning of Month Opened Closed Total at End of Month Total at End of Same Month Previous Year April, 1967 May, 1967 June, 1967 July, 1967 August, 1967 September, 1967- October, 1967 November, 1967- December, 1967... January, 1968 February, 1968— March, 1968 2,047 2,064 2,139 2,134 2,115 2,100 2,058 2,045 2,067 2,091 2,086 2,043 244 303 264 215 249 294 220 275 201 304 298 227 227 228 269 234 264 336 233 253 177 309 341 229 2,064 2,139 2,134 2,115 2,100 2,058 2,045 2,067 2,091 2,086 2,043 2,041 1,886 1,887 1,887 1,890 1,892 1,926 1,976 1,993 1,994 1,976 2,030 2,047 Table 12.—Cases1 Receiving Services from Department of Social Welfare and Children's Aid Societies2 Related to Protection of Children by Type of Service for Fiscal Years 1966/67 and 1967/68. Type of Service Opened during Year Carried during Year Incomplete at End of Year 1966/67 1967/68 1966/67 1967/68 1996/67 1967/68 Custody 122 105 376 511 77 ; 87 15 ; 17 163 418 122 19 150 561 118 20 45 27 50 31 31 32 Legitimation _ 3 4 Totals 590 ! 720 722 '. 849 1-9 ! 94 1 Cases are the number of family units receiving services on behalf of their children. - Children's Aid Societies are Vancouver Children's Aid Society, Catholic Family and Children's Service of Vancouver, and Children's Aid Society of Victoria. Table 13.—Number of Unmarried Mothers Served by Department of Social Welfare and Children's Aid Societies for Fiscal Year 1967/68 Number at Beginning of Fiscal Year Number Opened during Fiscal Year Number Served during Fiscal Year Number Closed during Fiscal Year Number at End of Fiscal Year Superintendent of Child Welfare Children's Aid Society, Vancouver Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society- _ Totals... 706 697 127 15? 1,687 1,416 1,036 366 261 2,122 1,7I33! 483 418 1,424 1,147 308 259 698 586 175 159 3,069 4,756 3,138 1,618 H 72 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 14.—Number of Children Born Out of Wedlock in British Columbia by Age-group of Mother during Fiscal Years 1966/67 and 1967/68 Age-group of Mother Fiscal Year Under 15 Years 15-19 Years 20-24 Years 25-29 Years 30-39 Years 40 Years and Over Total 1966/67 , ., 1967/68 Percentage increase or decrease over previous year 3® 23 —65.2 1,490 1,621 8.8 1,304 1,429 9.6 S58 556 -0.4 453 432 —41.9 54 54> 3,897 4,115 5.6 Table 15.—Number of Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies during and at End of Fiscal Year 1967/68. During At March 31, 1967/68 1968 Superintendent of Child Welfare 8,794 6,067 Vancouver Children's Aid Society 2,689 1,683 Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver 1,381 978 Victoria Children's Aid Society 863 617 4,933 3,278 Totals 13,727 9,345 Table 16.—Number of Children in Care1 of Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies by Legal Status, by Regions, and by Societies as at March 31, 1968. Children in Care Other P.C.A. Before J.D.A. Prov Wards Court Wards inces' Wards Non- wards Other Agency Non-wards, Wards, and Before Court Total Superintendent of Child Welfare—■ Region I_ Region II Region Ill- Region IV Region V Region VI— Region VII- RegionVIII. S.C.W. and agency wards supervised by another Province Total of Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver— Victoria Children's Aid Society Total of Superintendent of Child Welfare and three Children's Aid Societies 655 55 83 8 859 60 54 20 820 82 46 33 324 49 26 2 440 40 17 3 679 56 33 32 347 22 17 2 154 18 4 7 156 1 7 4,434 383 287 107 1,271 25 47 6 726 70 26 2 338 37 79 4 6,769 515 439 119 115 107 159 41 65 163 22 25 698 239 105 79 1,121 42 20 17 11 14 25 6 6 17 158 95 49 80 382 958 1,120 1,157 453 579 988 416 214 182 6,067 1,683 978 617 9,345 1 " In care " is denned as the actual number of children being cared for by the agency, regardless of which agency has legal responsibility for the child. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 73 Table 17.—Number of Children Who Are Legal Responsibility of Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies by Legal Status, by Regions, and by Societies as at March 31, 1968. P.C.A. Wards Before Court J.D.A. Wards Other Provinces' Wards Non- wards Total Superintendent of Child Welfare— Region I._ 655 859 820 322 440 679 347 154 145 156 55 60 82 49 40 56 22 18 4 1 83 54 46 26 17 33 17 4 21 7 8 20 33 2 3 32 ? 14 115 107 159 41 65 163 22 25 30 1 916 1,100 1,140 440 565 963 Region VII - - 410 Region VIII 208 214 165 Total number of children who are the legal responsibility of Superintendent of Child Welfare ...,„.. 4,577 387 308 121 728 6,121 Vancouver Children's Aid Society— 1,271 65 25 47 7 1, 1 239 1 3 1,582 Children in S.C.W. or other agency caret 75 Total number of children who are the legal responsibility of Vancouver Children's Aid 1,336 25 54 1 j 242 1,657 Catholic Family and Children's Service of Vancouver— 726 70 70 26 105 927 Children in S.C.W. or other agency caret 70 Total number of children who are the legal responsibility of Catholic Family and Chil- 796 70 26 ___ 1 105 997 Victoria Children's Aid Society— 338 28 37 79 7 79 1 6 533 Children in S.C.W. or other agency caret 41 Total number of children who are the legal responsibility of Victoria Children's Aid 366 37 86 f | 85 574 Total number of children who are the legal responsibility of Superintendent of Child Welfare and three Children's Aid Societies 7,075 519 474 121 1,160 9,349 1 The Children's Aid Societies' children in another Province are shown in Table 16, section " S.C.W. and agency wards supervised by another Province," " Other Agency Non-wards, Wards, and Before Court." There is a total of 17 of these children. Table 18.—Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies by Age-group at March 31, 1968 Age-group Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total 1,045 776 1,664 1,334 702 546 367 259 352 287 209 209 233 120 273 178 82 92 66 65 148 159 99 80 1,711 1,220 2,437 1,958 1,092 927 3- 5 years 6-11 „ 12-15 „ 16-17 „ 18-20 „ Totals 6,067 I 1,683 1 978 617 9,345 H 74 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 19.—Number of Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies by Type of Care as at March 31, 1968 Type of Care Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total Paid foster-home care.. Boarding home, child maintaining self— Free home and free relatives' (or parents') home Adoption home _ Institutional- A.W.O.L Totals 4,631 227 298 329 511 71 6,067 1,291 66 55 70 187 14 1,683 722 23 39 81 103 10 415 27 57 15 98 5 978 617 7,059 343 449 495 899 100 9,345 Table 20.—Number of Children Admitted to Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies by Legal Status during Fiscal Year 1967/68. Legal Status Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total Apprehended under Protection of Children Act Committed under Juvenile Delinquents Act.— 1,849 121 1,158 56 227 16 221 7 87 30 165 2,384 174 2,054 56 Other Provinces'wards I Total new admissions — Transfer of supervision 3,184 804 192 | 220 398 64 2821 34 4,668 510 Total new admissions and transfers — 3,376 1,024 462 316 5,178 i The drastic reduction over previous years is the result of an adjustment in the internal method of counting, not a true reduction in activity. report of the department of social welfare, 1967/68 h 75 Table 21.—Reasons for New Admissions of Children to Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies during Fiscal Year 1967/68. Reason Number of Children Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total Physical abuse- Parental neglect- Desertion or abandonment Emotional disturbances, needing treatment- One parent deceased- Sole parent deceased . Parental illness, mental Parental illness, physical. Awaiting adoption placement- Removed from adoption placement- Awaiting permanent plan Rehabilitation plan for parents Physical handicap Mental retardation Delinquent behaviour {Juvenile Delinquents Act only). Transient Unmarried mother Parental failure to provide needed medical treatment or prevention Parent or parents imprisoned- Inability of family to provide needed education and training Requested by other Province . Transfer of guardianship Change of legal status Request by other agency Total new admissions- Transfer of supervision from other agencies... Total new admissions and transfers_ 24 537 376 112 47 37 125 240 536 10 86 313 25 35 116 176 54 24 79 76 55 101 3,184 192 1 179 53 18 4 4 35 52 235 1 119 24 2 2 20 32 3 2 13 804 220 3,376 1,024 4 22 48 1 2 23 27 140 78 1 24 2 2 4 13 398 64 462 59 9 17 4 22 17 45 1 16 23 4 3 30 5 282 34 316 29 797 486 148 57 41 205 336 956 12 299 361 31 40 190 215 67 32 114 96 55 101 4,668 510 Table 22.—Number of Children Discharged from Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies by Legal Status during Fiscal Year 1967/68. Legal Status Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service. Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total Protection of Children Act wards 664 84 763 942 51 242 1 77 489 146 1 53 132 43 1,095 14 100 15 908 143 1,706 Other Provinces' wards -- 1 51 Total direct discharges from care — 2,504 208 809 j 332 197 45 2151 3,860 27 j 477 Total direct discharges and transfers — 2,712 1,006 377 1 242 4,337 i The drastic reduction over previous years is the result of an adjustment in the internal method of counting, not a true reduction in activity. H 76 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 23.—Reasons for Discharge of Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies for Fiscal Year 1967/68 Reasons for Discharge Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total Wards Twenty-one years of age- Married (female) Deceased Committal order rescinded ... Guardianship transferred Returned to other Province.. Adoption order granted Sub-totals Before the Court (Protection of Children Act) Withdrawn from Court — Order under section 8 (6) (a), (6) and 8 (4). Deceased Adoption order granted _ Married (female)— Apprehended but not presented.. Sub-totals Non-wards Twenty-one years of age Married (female) _ Deceased To parents or relations Placed for adoption Change in legal status Other. Sub-totals. 136 47 11 232 6 45 325 940 Total direct discharges. Transfer of supervision Total of direct discharges and transfers.. 52 12 1 24 83 71 20 9 1 16 1 100 332 149 118 18 2 1 16 12 3 98 42 489 132 143 2,504 208 j 809 197 332 45 215 27 2,712 | 1,006 377 242 226 70 14 288 98 45 508 7 2 3 1,338 349 1,704 3,860 477 4,337" REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 77 Table 24.—Children Who Are Legal Responsibility of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies Receiving Institutional Care as at March 31, 1968. Institution Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total Health Institutions 24 1 5 3 41 3 12 34 25 1 3 9 20 3 24 2 6 58 47 8 4 17 19 7 1 4 23 9 38 39 53 3 1 9 31 3 1 2 9 11 53 8 13 1 2 3 1 -- 1 8 8 4 4 1 18 1 7 2 5 2 25 3 4 3 5 2 5 8 1 4 2 ~4 2 3 1 2 -- 3 25 14 4 3 9 8 2 4 41 1 Special children's hospital Riverview and other mental health institutions Woodlands, Tranquille, etc Other Educational Institutions 8 21 76 1 3 Private boarding schools (except below) 24 37 26 Other Larger Residential Institutions 2 Y.W.C.A. and Y.M.C.A.... 3 3 38 5 19 161 47 8 4 Other Small Residential Units C.C.M. group homes Other agency receiving or group homes Other. _ Treatment Centres Children's Foundation 28 Other special treatment centres outside British Anderson Treatment Centre _ 33 Other Correctional Institutions 50 60 City and Provincial gaols — ,. 71 7 2 Other 4 Totals 547 168 96 93 9041 iThe total of this figure does not agree with that of Table 19 as this one refers to legal responsibility, the other to supervision. H 78 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 25.—Cost of Maintaining Children The cost to the Provincial Government of maintaining children for the fiscal year 1967/68 was as follows:— Gross cost of maintenance of children in Child Welfare Division foster homes Gross cost to the Provincial Government of maintenance of children in care of Children's Aid Societies Gross cost of transportation of children in care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare Gross cost of hospitalization of newborn infants being permanently planned for by the Superintendent of Child Welfare $4,752,458 5,459,788 61,753 Gross expenditures __ Less collections 95,928 $10,369,927 3,421,857 Net cost to the Provincial Government as per Public Accounts $6,948,070 Table 26.—Number of Children Placed for Adoption by the Department of Social Welfare and Children's Aid Societies for Fiscal Years 1966/67 and 1967/68. 1966/67 1967/68 Regions 985 1,047 Children's Aid Society, Vancouver 276 320 Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver 103 118 Victoria Children's Aid Society 107 116 Sub-totals 486 554 Grand totals 1,471 1,601 Table 27.—Number of Children with Special Needs Placed for Adoption by Department of Social Welfare and Children's Aid Societies during Fiscal Year 1967/68. Department of Social Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society Total 144 67 67 22 14 31 11 6 13 11 6 7 188 93 Over 1 year of age*.. _ 118 Totals 278 67 30 24 399 1 Children over . year of age who are of interracial origin and origin other than white or have a health problem have been shown in either one of the first two categories and are not shown in the category " Over >1 year of age." REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 79 a uu efl O -J O 03 W S o Q Z < O < z rt rt o <c rt Ph « oo hD OS i—I CC < z ^ H HH I CO W S z o HH H cu O O < h c &- w m 5? oo CM w rt n < H o Ph „ or CN CJ II '^■ c 6 CD B <U 00 U\£) rtOV - 1 1 i 1! i ! i 1 CO 11 CO B go O ti \\D | | j tn irt (N | n i-i -n «S CM U rf BSrj s o 8 o ts h. 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V CA fl CU CQ u TD rt. a o 03 *0 >. t_T •o 3 *> 3 H 3 rt ed £ > > >>> 3 tH to cu Ph CO O 01 u j_? 0 c c c d a c rt o g .£ o o o o o g u 00 co eo eo oo rt r? 1) O <f U OJ 03 Vj W__ Ogi -C i_ cu 8*8 > •3 V c bi a c CJ cu c CJ CJ f_ _o CO ti Di Pi oi Pi ^ Pi oi > a > H 80 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 29. — Number of Adoption Placements Made by Department of Social Welfare (by Regions) and Children's Aid Societies by Type of Placement for Fiscal Year 1967/68. Type of Placement Direct Placement Foster Home to Adoption Total 6 Months' Probation Long-term Probation! Within Same Home In Another Home 6 Months' Probation Long-term Probation1 61 121 62 19 25 58 18 20 18 31 13 9 8 16 9 2 1 79 156 67 48 38 82 30 21 25 4 1 1 1 2 1 162 Region II Region III- 309 142 77 Region V — Region VI Region VII Region VIII 72 156 59 44 Outside Province.— 26 384 232 102 51 1 1 107 45 16 7 546 42 58 10 1,047 Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver Victoria Children's Aid Society 320 118 116 769 1 175 646 10 1,601 1 These are placements of children with health or other problems requiring a longer period of probation. Table 30. — Number of Adoption Placements Made by Department of Social Welfare (by Regions) and Children's Aid Societies by Religion of Adopting Parents for Fiscal Year 1967/68. Religion Protestant Roman Catholic Hebrew Other Total Region I Region II— Region Ill- Region IV— Region V Region VI- Region VII- Region VIII- Outside Province. Sub-totals _ Vancouver Children'sAid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver- Victoria Children's Aid Society Grand totals 144 289 121 60 58 142 51 37 20 922 311 96 1,329 18 18 22 17 12 13 8 7 2 117 3 118 20 258 10 162 308 143 77 72 156 59 44 26 1,047 320 118 116 1,601 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 81 Table 31. — Ages of Children Placed for Adoption by Department of Social Welfare and Children's Aid Societies during the Fiscal Year 1967/68. Number of Children Ages Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver Victoria Children's Regions I to VIII Outside Province Aid Society 332 165 190 107 88 47 25 23 13 5 7 2 5 5 3 2 1 1 2 5 1 8 9 1 163 17 32 24 32 19 13 6 4 5 1 2 1 1 29 12 27 17 9 8 6 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 9 44 34 8 6 months up to but not including 1 year ,. 1 year 2 years 3 „ . ... .. 10 7 2 2 4 „ — 5 „ 6 „ .. . 7 „ .... 8 „ 9 „ 10 „ 11 „ — 12 „ 13 „ 14 „ 15 „ — 16 „ - 17 „ — 18 „ 19 „ 20 „ Totals 1,021 26 320 118 116 Table 32.—Number of Legally Completed Adoptions by Type of Placement, by Regions, and Children's Aid Societies during Fiscal Year 1967/68. Type of Placement Region and Society Agency Relative Private Total Stepparent Other Region 1— Region II 155 260 99 81 62 139 46 31 62 132 43 23 37 76 29 29 13 18 4 5 2 5 9 5 22 5 4 7 5 2 3 235 432 151 113 Region V 108 225 86 Region VIII 63 873 431 | 56 53 1,413 244 86 92 82 27 55 6 3 5 6 1 3 338 Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver.. 117 155 Sub-totals 422 164 14 10 610 1,295 595 70 63 2,023 H 82 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 33.—Gross Costs of Medical Services for Fiscal Years 1963/64 to 1967/68. Year Medical Drugs! Dental Optical Transportation Other Total 1963/64 1964/65— 1965/66 1966/67 $2,015,598 1,970,136 1,985,970 2,422,702 2,344,676 $2,157,448 2,204,123 2,148,641 2,095,733 2,157,182 $534,820 588,500 590,074 670,580 773,979 $104,671 104,057 113,337 118,003 145,588 $116,709 133,268 144,757 183,285 187,357 $35,698 34,986 40,510 48,723 50,524 $4,964,944 5,035,070 5,023,289 5,539,026 1967/68... 5,659,306 1 Not included in these figures is the cost of drugs purchased by the dispensary for welfare institutions. Table 34.—Payments to British Columbia Doctors (Gross Costs) Fiscal Year Medical Agreement Other Total 1963/64 1964/65 1965/66 $2,009,854 1,965,208 1,979,597 2,414,967 2,335,238 $5,744 4,928 6,363 7,735 9,438 $2,015,598 1,970,136 1,985,970 1966/67 - 1967/68 2,422,702 2,344,676 Table 35.—Categorical Breakdown of Medical Coverage with Average Numbers of Persons Eligible Fiscal Year Social Allowance Child Welfare Division O.A.S. Supplementary Social Allowance and Blind Old-age Assistance Disabled Persons' Allowance Total Average Monthly Coverage 1963/64 1964/65 1965/66 1966/67 1967/68 34,388 35,016 36,219 38,072 41,697 5,359 5,953 6,558 7,270 8,099 28,522 26,347 25,010 24,533 23,864 6,259 5,863 5,582 4,593 3,427 2,214 2,215 2,276 2,315 2,390 76,742 75,394 75,645 76,783 79,479 Table 36.—Drug Costs Fiscal Year Number of Prescriptions Provincial Pharmacyi Drugstores Total Cost of Medicines Provincial Pharmacy2 Drugstores Total 1963/64- 1964/65- 1965/66.. 1966/67- 1967/68. 21,055 | 689,038 19,665 I 703,071 18,972 I 619,845 18,318 1 629,085 17,258 I 820,262 710,093 722,736 638,817 647,403 837,520 $190,911 226,291 274,239 267,836 225,247 $1,966,537 $2,157,448 I 1,977,832 1,874,402 1,827,897 1,931,935 2,204,123 2,148,641 2,095,733 2,157,182 1 The number of prescriptions shown for the Provincial Pharmacy covers only the number supplied to individual patients and those drugs which, by law, are required to be numbered. The bulk of the volume goes to nursing homes and are not counted in the number of prescriptions. 2 The cost of drugs for the Provincial Pharmacy includes all costs with the exception of the cost of those supplied to certain Provincial Government institutions. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 Table 37.—Dental Expenses h 83 Starting in 1965/66 newer statistical reporting has resulted in more detailed information on dental costs. This detailed information cannot be given for the years prior to 1965/66. Fiscal Year Examinations, Prophylaxis, Miscellaneous Surgery Restorations Dentures and Repairs Total 1965/66. 1966/67.. 1967/68.. $64,209 80,893 101,391 $49,652 73,568 89,782 $237,004 312,686 378,476 $239,209 203,433 204,330 $590,074 670,580 773,979 Table 38.—Optical Costs Fiscal Year Optometric Examinations Glasses Total 1963/64. 1964/65.. 1965/66.. 1966/67.. 1967/68.. $20,803 20,268 24,384 27,005 36,586 $83,868 83,789 88,953 90,998 109,002 $104,671 104,057 113,337 118,003 145,588 H 84 SOCIAL WELFARE m u H oo HH CO co < W O < Q O S 5 o U a CO PS pq \-/ CO UJ H < Q w > H O W Pm tt, n o z < CO w H < 1-1 33 H Z O S W hJ pa < II; rt rt 5Ph u d 11 _£ = >i'w O a ^h- S«< i-_ 3-v ! 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C ! ^-O Hrtf> l-H OS CJ , - fc*H ., i-H -O " " HH- " HH" E ' M _ >> H, >, _ ' Q, Q-g Q 3 ° ; H yo HH hH HH , C7\ H tH - Ih."-1 S >> cd ( OJ ' _ 3 _ JO e „ 3 £ •= S 8 § I REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 85 Table 40.—Disposition of Applications New applications received 1,762 Reapplications 116 Applications granted 1,655 Applications not granted (refused, withdrawn, etc.) 335 Table 41.—Reasons Why Applications Not Granted Number Per Cent Not of age 52 15.52 Unable to prove age 1 0.30 Not sufficient residence 6 1.80 Income in excess 94 28.07 Unable to prove residence Transfer of property 4 1.20 Receiving War Veterans' Allowance 10 2.99 Information refused 35 10.46 Applications withdrawn 91 27.11 Applicants died before grant 22 6.57 Whereabouts unknown 15 4.48 Assistance from private sources 1 0.30 Receiving Old Age Security 3 0.90 Miscellaneous 1 0.30 Totals 335 100.00 Male Table 42.- —Sex of New Recipients Number 795 Per Cent 51.23 Female 757 48.77 Totals 1,552 100.00 Table 43.—Marital Status of New Recipients Number Per Cent Married 589 37.95 Single 287 18.49 Widowed 384 24.74 Separated 230 14.82 Divorced 62 4.00 Totals 1,552 100.00 H 86 Age 65 Age 66 Age 67 social welfare Table 44.—Ages at Granting of Assistance Men 621 121 54 Totals. Women 621 110 26 Number 1,242 230 80 1,552 Per Cent 80.03 14.82 5.15 100.00 Table 45.—Forms by Which Age Proven This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 46.—Birthplace of New Recipients Men Women Number British Columbia 93 96 189 Other parts of Canada 257 230 487 United States of America 59 77 136 British Isles 133 156 289 Other parts of British Commonwealth 12 3 Other foreign countries 252 196 448 Totals 1,552 Per Cent 12.18 31.38 8.76 18.62 .19 28.87 100.00 Table 47.—Where New Recipients Are Living This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 48.—With Whom New Recipients Live This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 49.—Economic Status of New Recipients This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 87 Table 50.—Number of Recipients Living in Other Provinces as at March 31, 1968, Whose Assistance Is Paid by British Columbia Alberta 8 Saskatchewan 1 Manitoba 1 Ontario 4 Total 14 Table 51.—Distribution of British Columbia Recipients According to the Amount of Assistance Received (Basic Assistance, $75) Amount of Assistance Per Cent $75 __._ 79.85 $70 to $74.99 2.61 $65 to $69.99 3.53 $60 to $64.99 2.91 $55 to $59.99 2.27 $50 to $54.99 .____ 1.43 $45 to $49.99 1.64 $40 to $44.99 - 1.35 $35 to $39.99 1.22 $30 to $34.99 _ 0.88 $25 to $29.99 . 0.38 0.63 $20 to $24.99 Less than $19.99 1.26 Total 100.00 Table 52.—Ages of Recipients at Death Number Age 65 29 Per Cent 24.17 35.83 40.00 Age 66 43 Age 67 (to December 31, 1967) 48 Totals 120 100.00 H 88 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 53.—Miscellaneous (a) British Columbia recipients— Returned to British Columbia 3 Reinstated 119 Suspended 273 Deaths 120 Transferred to other Provinces 14 Transferred to Old Age Security 2,892 Total number on payroll at end of fiscal year 2,326 (b) Other-Province recipients— New transfers to British Columbia 36 Transferred to British Columbia 2 Reinstated 2 Suspended 9 Deaths 1 Transferred out of British Columbia 22 Transferred to Old Age Security 84 Total number on payroll at end of fiscal year 51 (c) Total number of British Columbia and other-Province recipients on payroll at end of fiscal year 2,377 BLIND PERSONS' ALLOWANCES Table 54.—Disposition of Applications New applications received 52 Reapplications 2 Applications granted 41 Applications refused, withdrawn, etc. 6 Table 55.-—Reasons Why Applications Not Granted Not blind within the meaning of the Act __ _ Number 4 Per Cent 66.66 Income in excess _ _ Applications withdrawn . 1 16.67 Died before grant ___ War Veterans' AUnwance ______ __ _ .... _ Information refused __ - - 1 16.67 Whereahnuts unknnwn _ _ _ _ Other 6 Totals 100.00 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 89 Table 56.—Sex of New Recipients Male ___ Female Totals Number ___. 23 __„ 15 38 Per Cent 60.53 39.47 100.00 Table 57.—Marital Status of New Recipients Married .. Single Widowed Separated Divorced . nber Per Cent 6 15.79 26 68.43 2 5.26 3 7.89 1 2.63 Totals 38 100.00 Table 58.—Ages at Granting of Allowances Ages 18 to 19 Ages 20 to 24 . Ages 25 to 29 Ages 30 to 34 Ages 35 to 39 Ages 40 to 44 Ages 45 to 49 Ages 50 to 54 Ages 55 to 59 Men _ 12 . 2 . 1 2 2 Ages 60 to 64 2 Ages 65 to 67 Totals ien Number Per Cent 8 20 52.64 1 3 7.89 - 1 2.63 - 2 5.26 1 1 2.63 2 4 10.53 2 4 10.53 1 3 7.89 38 100.00 Table 59.—Forms by Which Age Proven This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. H 90 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 60.—Birthplace of Nev Men British Columbia 12 Other parts of Canada 6 / Recipients Women Number 9 21 4 10 1 1 1 1 5 15 38 Per Cent 55.27 26.32 United States of America 1 2.63 British Isles __ 2.63 Other parts of British Commonwealth Other foreign countries 4 13.15 Totals 23 100.00 Table 61.—Where New Recipients Are Living This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 62.—With Whom New Recipients Live This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 63.—Economic Status of New Recipients This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 64.—Number of Recipients Living in Other Provinces as at March 31, 1968, Whose Allowances Are Paid by This Province Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Total 1 1 4 14 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 91 Table 65.—Distribution of British Columbia Recipients According to the Amount of Allowances Received (Basic Allowance, $75) Amount of Allowance Per Cent $75 94.03 $70 to $74 1.77 $65 to $69.99 0.44 $60 to $64.99 1.77 $55 to $59.99 0.22 $50 to $54.99 0.67 $45 to $49.99 $40 to $44.99 1 $35 to $39.99 $30 to $34.99 $25 to $29.99 $20 to $24.99 0.22 $19.99 and less 0.88 Total 100.00 Table 66.—Ages of Recipients at Death Number Per Cent Ages 18 to 29 1 12.50 Ages 30 to 39 1 12.50 Ages 40 to 49 Ages 50 to 59 2 25.00 Ages 60 to 69 4 50.00 Totals 8 100.0 Table 67.—Miscellaneous (a) British Columbia recipients— Suspended 45 Reinstated 26 Transferred to other Provinces 4 Returned to British Columbia 1 Transferred to Old Age Security 40 Deaths 8 (b) Other-Province recipients— New transfers to British Columbia 7 Retransferred to British Columbia Reinstated 2 Transferred out of British Columbia or suspended 2 Deaths Transfers to Old Age Security 5 Suspended 4 (c) Total on payroll at end of fiscal year— British Columbia 407 Other Provinces 44 451 H 92 SOCIAL WELFARE DISABLED PERSONS' ALLOWANCES Table 68.—Disposition of Applicants New applications received. Reapplications Applications granted Applications refused, withdrawn, etc. 346 53 218 209 Table 69.—Reasons Why Applications Not Granted Number Not 18 years of age Too much income Refused information Whereabouts unknown 10 13 1 Unable to meet medical test 164 Mental hospital Hospital Nursing home Application withdrawn Died before grant Not sufficient residence War Veterans' Allowance Allowance under Blind Persons' Allowances Act. Receiving Old Age Security Referred for rehabilitation Institutions Unable to prove residence 1 1 11 2 1 2 Per Cent Totals 208 4.80 6.26 0.48 78.85 0.48 0.48 5.29 0.96 0.48 0.96 0.48 0.48 100.00 Table 70.—Sex of New Recipients Male _. Female Number __ 91 __ 106 Totals 197 Per Cent 46.29 53.71 100.00 Table 71.—Marital Status of New Recipients Number Per Cent Married 27 13.70 Single 150 76.14 Widowed 8 4.06 Separated 9 4.57 Divorced 3 1.53 Totals 197 100.00 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 93 Table 72.—-Ages at Granting of Allowance Men Women Number Ages 18 to 19 40 47 87 Ages 20 to 24 11 16 27 Ages 25 to 29 7 3 10 Ages 30 to 34 3 1 4 Ages 35 to 39 4 7 11 Ages 40 to 44 4 15 Ages 45 to 49 5 2 7 Ages 50 to 54 3 10 13 Ages 55 to 59 6 11 17 Ages 60 to 64 8 8 16 Ages 65 to 69 Totals 197 Per Cent 44.20 13.70 5.07 2.03 5.58 2.53 3.55 6.59 8.63 8.12 100.00 Table 73.—Forms by Which Age Proven This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 74.—Birthplace of New Recipients Men Women Number Per Cent British Columbia 47 52 99 50.27 Other parts of Canada 31 40 71 36.05 United States of America 1 1 2 1.01 British Isles 3 7 10 5.07 Other parts of British Commonwealth 1 1 2 1.01 Other foreign countries 8 5 13 6.59 Totals 197 100.00 Table 75.—Where New Recipients Are Living This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 76.—With Whom Recipients Live This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 77.—Economic Status of New Recipients This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare. Parliament Buildings, Victoria. H 94 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 78.—Number of Recipients Living in Other Provinces as at March 31, 1968, Whose Allowances Are Paid by This Province Alberta 10 Saskatchewan 1 Manitoba 5 Ontario 9 Quebec 2 Nova Scotia 3 Yukon Territory 1 Total 31 Table 79.—Distribution of British Columbia Recipients According to the Amount of Allowance Received (Basic Allowance, $75) Per Cent $75 94.02 $70 to $74.99 0.74 $65 to $69.99 0.74 $60 to $64.99 0.06 $55 to $59.99 0.90 $50 to $54.99 0.53 $45 to $49.99 0.78 $40 to $44.99 0.33 $35 to $39.99 0.40 $30 to $34.99 0.25 $25 to $29.99 0.29 $20 to $24.99 0.12 $ 19.99 and less 0.24 Total 100.00 Table 80.—Ages of Recipients at Death Number Per Cent Ages 18 to 19 1 2.22 Ages 20 to 24 1 2.22 Ages 25 to 29 1 2.22 Ages 30 to 34 3 6.67 Ages 35 to 39 1 2.22 Ages 40 to 44 3 6.67 Ages 45 to 49 3 6.67 Ages 50 to 54 4 8.89 Ages 55 to 59 5 11.11 Ages 60 to 64 18 40.00 Ages 65 to 69 5 11.11 Totals 45 100.00 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 95 Table 81.—Miscellaneous (a) British Columbia recipients— Suspended 170 Reinstated 103 Transferred to other Provinces 9 Returned to British Columbia 4 Transferred to Old Age Security 64 Deaths 44 (b) Other-Province recipients— Suspended 17 New transfers to British Columbia 26 Transferred out of British Columbia or suspended 12 Reinstated 9 Deaths 2 Transferred to Old Age Security 3 (c) Total on payroll at end of fiscal year- British Columbia 2,245 Other Provinces 200 2,445 Table 82.—Primary Causes of Disability on Accepted Cases Number Per Cent Infective and parasitic diseases 4 2.03 Neoplasms 5 2.53 Allergic, endocrine system, metabolic, and nutritional diseases 5 2.53 Diseases of blood and blood-forming organs 1 0.51 Mental, psychoneurotic, and personality disorders 103 52.29 Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs 42 21.31 Diseases of the circulatory system 4 2.03 Diseases of the respiratory system 1 0.51 Diseases of the digestive system 1 0.51 Diseases of the genito-urinary system 1 0.51 Diseases of the skin and cellular tissues 1 0.51 Diseases of the bones and organs of movement 17 8.63 Congenital malformations 3 1.53 Symptoms, senility, and ill-defined conditions Accidents, poisoning, and violence (nature of injury) ___. 9 4.57 Totals 197 100.00 H 96 SOCIAL WELFARE GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING OLD AGE SECURITY CATEGORY Table 83.—Disposition of Applications New applications received 269 Reapplications received 61 Applications granted 192 Applications not granted (refused, withdrawn, dead, etc.) 233 Table 84.—Total Number in Receipt of Supplementary Social Allowances as at March 31, 1968 British Columbia cases 14,506 Other-Province cases 195 Total 14,701 ACCOUNTING DIVISION Table 85.—Average Monthly Case Load Showing Heads of Families, Single Persons, and Dependents in Receipt of Social Assistance for 1966/67 and 1967/68. Average Average Case Load Case Load and Recipients and Recipients per Month, per Month, 1966/67 1967/68 Heads of families 12,366 14,384 Single persons 17,404 19,541 Total case load 29,770 33,925 Dependents 36,307 42,181 Total recipients 66,077 76,105 Table 86.—Monthly Average Number of Children-in-care and Monthly Average Number of Days' Care by Supervising Agency for Fiscal Years 1965/66 to 1966/67 and 1967/68. Monthly Average Number of Children Monthly Average Number of Days' Care 1965/66 1966/67 1967/68 1965/66 1966/67 1967/68 1,351 718 352 3,494 1,409 759 391 3,980 1,445 820 460 4,661 38,156 20,598 9,891 101,109 40,155 21,830 11,113 114,149 41,698 Catholic Children's Aid Society, Vancouver 23,803 13,335 Child Welfare Division foster homes 133,878 Totals - 5,915 6,539 7,386 169,754 1 187,247 212,714 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 97 Table 87.—Comparison of Gross Expenditures and per Cent of Total Expenditures of Department of Social Welfare by Major Categories of Expenditure for Fiscal Years 1966/67 and 1967/68. Proportion of Total Gross Welfare Expenditure Main Service 1966/67 1967/68 Value Per Cent Value Per Cent $884,000 1,128,600 3,037,300 8,988,000 5,539,000 37,372,500 IS R67.900 1.2 1.6 4.2 12.3 7.6 51.3 91 8 $899,874 1,199,708 3,554,038 11,831,129 5,659,512 43,784,078 9,027,750 1.2 Institutions Field service Maintenance of dependent children 1.6 4.7 15.6 7.4 Social Allowances, etc Old-age Assistance, Blind Persons' Allowances, Disabled Persons' Allowances, and Supplementary Social Allowances 57.6 11.9 Totals _. $72,812,300 100.0 ST. QSf, 080 1 100.0 Summary of Gross Welfare Expenditures in 1967/68 Value of Services Per Cent of Total Per Cent Increase (4-) or Decrease ( —) over 1966/67 $899,874 22,244,387 52,811,828 1.2 29.3 69.5 + 1.8 + 19.0 Allowances -0.8 Totals $75,956,089 100.0 +4.3 INSTITUTIONS Table 88.—Number of Committals to Training Schools of Boys and Girls from Various Family and Children's Courts by Regions, 1967/68 Location of Family and Children's Court gion I— Alert Bay . Girls Committed Boys Committed 1 Campbell River 1 1 Chemainus 2 Courtenay 6 Duncan 2 1 Ladysmith 2 Nanaimo 3 13 Port Alice 1 Port Alberni - . 2 13 Sidney 2 Tahsis - 2 Victoria 9 43 Zeballos 1 h 98 social welfare Table 88.—Number of Committals to Training Schools of Boys and Girls from Various Family and Children's Courts by Regions, 1967/68— Continued. Location of Family and Girls Boys Children's Court Committed Committed Region II— Bella Bella 2 Bella Coola 2 Burnaby 6 27 Coquitlam 1 12 Ladner 2 New Westminster 2 13 North Vancouver 5 14 Pemberton 1 Port Moody 3 3 Powell River 4 11 Richmond 2 3 Sechelt 3 12 Squamish 3 University Hill 1 Vancouver 35 69 West Vancouver 1 1 Region III— Armstrong 2 Ashcroft 1 Clearwater 4 Enderby 1 2 Kamloops 1 11 Kelowna 3 5 Lillooet 9 Lytton 3 5 Merritt 8 Oliver 1 Osoyoos 1 Penticton 5 Princeton 3 Revelstoke 2 3 Salmon Arm 4 Vernon 2 3 Region IV— Castlegar 6 Cranbrook 2 1 Creston 2 1 Fruitvale 2 Golden 1 1 Grand Forks 2 1 Invermere 1 Kimberley 4 Nakusp 1 Nelson 3 Rossland 2 Silverton 1 Trail 1 6 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 99 Table 88.—Number of Committals to Training Schools of Boys and Girls from Various Family and Children's Courts by Regions, 1967/68— Continued. Location of Family and Children's Court Region V— Alexis Creek _ Girls Committed Boys Committed 2 Fort St. James 1 Prince George 1 13 Quesnel 1 2 Vanderhoof . 1 3 Williams Lake 2 5 100 Mile House Region VI— Abbotsford __ .... ___. .. 1 8 1 Chilliwack .__ 2 3 Cloverdale .... 22 Haney Hope , 1 4 ____ _____ 3 3 Langley 3 Matsqui 4 Mission ____ 3 Sumas 1 1 White Rock _____ 2 Region VII— Burns Lake 2 3 Hazelton . _ 1 2 Kitimat 1 6 Masset _ _ 5 5 Prince Rupert Smithers 2 6 9 1 Terrace . 4 3 Region VIII— Chetwynd 1 Dawson Creek 4 Fort Nelson 1 2 Fort St. John _____ ____ ___ 2 1 Telegraph Creek 2 Yukon Territory ____ 1 H 100 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 89.—Financial Statement, Brannan Lake School for Boys, 1967/68 Salaries $396,290.24 Office expense 3,588.07 Travelling expense 1,153.33 Office furniture and equipment 81.26 Medical and dental services 17,172.84 Clothing and uniforms 16,637.78 Provisions and catering 73,559.76 Laundry and dry-goods 1 11,704.51 Equipment and machinery 3,389.98 Medical supplies 2,149.31 Maintenance of buildings and grounds 7,152.84 Maintenance and operation of equipment 3,604.03 Transportation 6,352.81 Incidentals and contingencies 5,329.17 Repairs to furnishings and equipment 1,322.44 Training programme expense 5,539.04 Less— Board Rentals __ ____ $2,331.00 3,953.02 159.70 $555,027.41 Sundry 6,443.72 $32,911.91 27,111.87 Less increase in inventory— Inventory as at March 31, 1968 Inventory as at March 31, 1967 .___ $548,583.69 5,800.04 $108,978.32 912.00 Add—■ Public Works expenditure Less rental credit $542,783.65 108,066.32 $650,849.97 Per capita per diem cost: $650,849.97-=-65,881=$9.88. REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 101 Table 90.—Age Distribution of Boys Committed to Brannan Lake School by Number of Boys, Age, and Recidivism, 1967/68 140 AGE DISTRIBUTION 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 ^^ 11 yrs. 12 yrs. 13 yrs. 14 yrs. 15 yrs. 16 yrs. 17 yrs. 18 yrs. _. Recidivists. <yyyy\ First committals. H 102 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 91.—Number of Committals of Boys to Brannan Lake School per 5,000 Boys and Girls Aged 10 to 19 Years by Social Welfare Regions in the Province, 1967/68. 12 11 10 Number of Committals. Per 5,000 youth population.* (* 1966 population—boys and girls 10 to 19 years of age.) B.C. Region Region Region Region Region Region Region Region 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 report of the department of social welfare, 1967/68 h 103 Table 92.—Monthly Committals and Monthly "Away without Leave " by Calendar Months, April, 1967, to March, 1968 30 MONTHLY COMMITTALS 50 25 20 15 MONTHLY A.W.O.L. 10 45 40 35 30 25 Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March 1967 1968 H 104 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 93.—Record of Population Movement for 10-year Period at Brannan Lake School for Boys, 1957/58 to 1967/68 This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 94.—Court Charges for Boys Committed to Brannan Lake School for Boys for Fiscal Year 1967/68 This table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 95.—Record of Population Movement for 10-year Period at Willingdon School for Girls, 1958/59 to 1967/68 Fiscal Year V. CO V. as c I/. Os SO ~H. o so (3s Os cn so a 3 S, m so so Tf SO Os SO SO <n so OS so so so os oo SO SO Os 58 7 66 9 91 5 77 11 82 11 22 94 7 101 6.9 99 17 1 87 17 88 18 97 14 3 55 100 15 115 13.0 125 11 1 51 92 82.0 29,928 10.5 130 92 11 88 Number A.W.O.L., April 1st 14 Number elsewhere/other institutions, 1 51 118 11 129 8.5 103 14 2 72 88 87.5 31,926 9.5 150 2 Number on provisional release, April 1st 4 66 15 81 18.5 72 9 3 96 10 106 9.4 79 5 9 81 13 94 13.8 100 11 11 84 19 103 18.4 87 11 12 102 15 117 12.8 113 19 13 119 15 134 10.4 79 14 3 55 97 89.1 32,524 9.2 164 72 Number of new admissions 126 16 143 11.3 125 Number A.W.O.L., March 31st 13 Number elsewhere/other institutions, 1 Number on provisional release, March 31st . .... 3 66 51.4 18,765 10.6 124 9 91 76.5 28,010 10.4 147 11 77 74.0 26,994 10.3 210 22 82 73.4 26,788 11.4 213 12 87 80.0 29,216 12.5 195 12 88 86.7 31,735 10.8 186 70 99 83.8 30,690 9.2 Total A.W.O.L. during fiscal year 150 Table 96.—Range of Age upon Admission to Willingdon School for Girls for Fiscal Year 1967/68 Age Number of Girls 12 years 2 13 „ 15 14 „ 29 15 „ 46 Age Number of Girls 16 years 30 17 „ 20 18 „ 1 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 105 Table 97.—Court Charges for Girls Committed to Willingdon School for Fiscal Year 1967/68 Unmanageability 64 Theft (4 of auto, 25 under $50) 29 Government Liquor Act infractions Unsatisfactory probation (original charge, unmanageable in most cases) Unlawful damage Breaking and entering Sexual immorality Assault Fraud 10 31 1 12 3 2 2 Causing a disturbance (generally under influence of alcohol) 6 Arson 1 Three girls had two charges, one girl had three charges, one girl had four charges, one girl had five charges, and one girl had seven charges. H 106 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 98.—Financial Statement of Willingdon School for Girls for Year Ended March 31, 1968 Salaries $282,598 Office expense Travelling expense Office furniture and equipment Medical and dental services Clothing and uniforms Provisions and catering Laundry and dry-goods Good Conduct Fund Equipment and machinery Medical supplies Maintenance of buildings and grounds Maintenance and operation of equipment. Transportation Vocational and recreational supplies Incidentals and contingencies 2,379 1,832 348 2,870 5,807 39,582 157 1,373 1,008 1,884 2,448 2,171 2,878 2,318 1,199 $350,852 Less— Board _ Rentals $1,959 2,130 Less increase in inventory— Inventory at March 31, 1968 $13,591 Inventory at March 31, 1967 12,518 4,089 $346,763 1,073 Add Public Works expenditure Per capita cost per diem: $409,892-^-30,690=$13.36. Maintenance receipts, $2,337.56 $345,690 64,202 $409,892 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, 1967/68 H 107 Table 99.—Expenditure for Provincial Home, Kamloops, Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1968 Inmate-days Inmates in the Home, April 1, 1967 Inmates admitted during the year Inmates discharged Inmates deceased __ 120 110 84 27 230 111 Total number of inmates, March 31, 1968 Total number of inmate-days ____ 119 _43,994 Financial Statement Salaries Expenses-— Office expense __ Medical services Clothing and uniforms Provisions and catering Laundry and dry-goods Equipment and machinery Medical supplies Maintenance of buildings and grounds Maintenance and operation of equipment Transportation Incidentals and contingencies Burials Less— Board Rent _. $144,843.00 10 1 37 7 2 5 1 428.04 ,258.95 ,796.95 655.00 723.74 ,599.94 ,293.17 ,101.31 517.75 715.04 ,611.57 ,800.00 $218,344.46 $480.00 300.00 Summary Provincial Home expenditure Public Works expenditure 780.00 $217,564.46 $217,564.46 15,365.73 Cost per capita: $232,930.19-M3,994=$5.2946. Pensions paid to Government Agent, Kamloops, $129,724.96. $232,930.19 H 108 SOCIAL WELFARE Table 100 This table provides a record of the number and type of institutions licensed, their capacity, the number of persons served, and the total days' care or attendance-days for the calendar years 1964 to 1968, inclusive, and is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 101a This table provides a record of the number of institutions by type of care, which operated as of January 1, 1967, and closed and licences operated as of December 31, 1967. The table is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Table 101b This table provides a record of the licences pending as of January 1, 1967, and December 31, 1967, and is available on request from the Department of Social Welfare, Parliament Buildings, Victoria. Printed by A. Sutton, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1969 1,530-1168-9279
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