@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . ns0:identifierAIP "c2fed211-8a90-40d9-b4db-f5516976f12d"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:alternative "SERVICES FOR PEOPLE"@en ; dcterms:isReferencedBy "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1198198"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en ; dcterms:creator "British Columbia. Legislative Assembly"@en ; dcterms:issued "2019-01-10"@en, "[1975]"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0376294/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA SERVICES FOR PEOPLE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES 1973 With Fiscal Addendum April 1, 1972, to March 31, 1973 Victoria, B.C., March, 1974 To the Honourable Walter Stewart Owen, Q.C, LL.D., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: The Annual Report of the Department of Human Resources for the calendar year 1973, with fiscal addendum April 1, 1972, to March 31, 1973, is herewith respectfully submitted. Office of the Minister of Human Resources Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. NORMAN LEVI Minister of Human Resources The Honourable Norman Levi was appointed Minister of Human Resources on September 15, 1972. Department of Human Resources, Victoria, B.C., March, 1974 The Honourable Norman Levi, Minister of Human Resources, Victoria, B.C. Sir: I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Department of Human Resources for the calendar year 1973, with fiscal addendum April 1, 1972, to March 31, 1973. J. A. SADLER Deputy Minister of Human Resources SERVICES FOR PEOPLE This year the Annual Report has taken on a different format. There has been an attempt to provide more detailed description of the specific programmes offered to people by government. Programmes have been discussed under the following four headings: Services for Families and Children. Services for Senior Citizens. Services for Special Needs. Services for Everyone. It is hoped this format will be useful in providing an understanding of what the Department of Human Resources is attempting to do in co-operation with the people of British Columbia. Accounting is done on a fiscal-year basis in this Department. In reporting on a calendar-year basis, we run the risk of slight discrepancies between actual figures and those reported. We feel that the advantage of up-to-date reporting compensates for any slight errors in reporting. A special note on cost-sharing—Municipalities at present cost-share in Social Allowance Programmes, Health Care Programmes, and Maintenance of Dependent Children to a maximum of 15 per cent of total costs. During 1972/73, with costs escalating, municipal cost-sharing was frozen at $1.20 per capita. Throughout this report we refer to cost-sharing between the Federal and Provincial Governments; it must be remembered that for many of these programmes municipal sharing is part of the Province's contribution. During 1974, municipal sharing will fall to 10 per cent. SERVICES FOR PEOPLE Highlights of 1973. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Departmental Expenditures, 1973 10 Administration and Organization, 1973 12 Personnel Activities, 1973 13 Staff Development, 1973 14 Regional Organization 15 Research, 1973 16 Services for Families and Children Day Care. 18 Preventive and Protective Services for Children and Their Families 21 Foster Homes 24 Specialized Child-care Resources 25 Adoption 27 Community Programmes 30 Services for Everyone Social Allowance 34 Repatriation 3 6 Homemaker Service 36 Counselling 37 The Provincial Emergency Programme 37 Health Care Services 38 Burials 39 Youth Hostels 40 Community Programmes 41 Page Services for Special Needs Handicapped Persons' Income Allowance 46 Activity Centres 46 Employment Project '73 48 Educational Upgrading and Vocational Training 49 Employment Preparation Programme for Youths and Adults 49 Detached Worker Programme 51 Incentive-Opportunities Programme 51 Halfway Houses 52 Community Programmes 53 Services for Senior Citizens Mincome- 5 6 Senior Citizen Counsellor Service 58 B.C. Hydro Bus Pass for Senior Citizens 59 Boarding and Rest Homes 59 Private Hospital Care 60 Courtesy Card 61 Seniors' Activity Centres 61 New Directions in Services for Seniors in 1973 61 Community Programmes 62 Legislation 63 Fiscal Addendum. 65 7 HIGHLIGHTS OF 1973 When governments change from one political philosophy to another, they do so abruptly. But changing and improving the services provided by government agencies does not take place so quickly. In fact, the process of improving government services is a long one because it requires changing people's attitudes and abilities to operate in new directions. In 1973, these new directions became evident in the Department of Human Resources. We have initiated a significant number of new programmes and at this point I would like to thank all of the people in the Department for their efforts in implementing the Government's new programmes. In many cases, the programmes have been successful as a direct result of people putting in time and effort far beyond the eight-hour day. Everyone at some time needs "help." The Department of Human Resources can be seen as a "go-between" providing help for the people of British Columbia from the people of British Columbia. In the humanistic tradition it is the Department's goal to provide services in a manner which honours the individual's integrity and takes into consideration the needs of the society at large. I would like to point out that the estimated expenditure of the Department of Human Resources in the 1973 calendar year is $232,000,000 to deliver services to the citizens of British Columbia- This compares with B171.680.815.in the 1972/73 fiscal year and $148,504,289 in the 1971/72 fiscal year. We are spending more money than ever to provide more and better services for the people of British Columbia. This is a summary of some of the things that have happened in 1973: • The Mincome Programme which was introduced in December of 1972 was expanded in October 1973 to include people 60 years of age and over. As of December 31, 1973, individuals on Mincome were guaranteed a monthly income of $213.85 or $427.70 per couple. by J. A. Sadler, Deputy Minister • The Handicapped Persons' Income Allowance was incorporated into Mincome in October of 1973. Payments had paralleled Mincome amounts since December of 1972. • Social assistance rates were increased and established on a flat-rate basis, reducing the need for extensive use of overages. New rates are in accordance with family size: single persons, $140 per month; couple, $250 per month; three persons, $300 per month; four persons, $350 per month; five persons, $400 per month; six persons, $445 per month and an additional $40 per month for each added member thereafter to a maximum rate for a family of 10 of $605 per month. • Extra shelter payment increased from 50 to 75 per cent for additional rental cost in excess of the basic amount provided for under the social assistance rate. • Eligibility for income supplementation was extended to borderline income-earners with an income less than provided for under social assistance. • Special Dietary Allowances for those on social assistance increased from $10 to $20 per month. • Pre-natal Allowances for those on social assistance increased from $10 to $25 per month. • Earning exemptions by social assistance recipients increased to $100 per month. • School start-up fees payable at beginning of school-term were increased to $25 for children age 12 and over whose parents were on social assistance. Children under 12 years of age received $15. • Comforts Allowances were extended to include payments to patients in mental health units. • Conferences were funded for people involved with special needs in the community. For example, conferences were held and information and recommendations exchanged with Senior Citizen Counsellors and handicapped people. • There was a substantial increase in the number of resources for children at a local level. • A review of existing legislation relative to families and children began with a world-wide search made of the various legislative remedies in other jurisdictions. • Study of a programme which would provide a child with a legal representative acting on the child's behalf in disputes relative to issues of custody or guardianship. • Development of new programmes whereby a child and his/ her family will receive the necessary supportive help that obviates the child leaving his/her home or community. Authority is given to social workers to provide all support services needed to maintain the child in his/her home rather than taking the child into care. • Funding was given to various community groups in conjunction with the Department of Education to develop alternative educational programmes for the child who has dropped out of the regular school setting. • A public campaign was undertaken giving special attention to the problems of the battered child and parents who abuse their children. • Child in care rates were increased. • Allowances to foster homes were raised. • Day-care Services more than tripled. • Homemaker Service expanded. • Increased allowances were granted for boarding-homes and there was an increase in the number of boarding-homes. • Planning for a Pharmacare Programme was undertaken. • Establishment and funding of the Alcohol and Drug Commission to study and act upon related problems. • The opening of new facilities for alcoholics. • A new employment project was established providing more job opportunities. • A greater emphasis was placed on interdepartmental cooperation. Meetings, and joint-policy planning, signal new directions for the future. Committees such as the Children's Committee of Cabinet with representatives from Human Resources, Education, Health, and the Attorney-General's Department are presently operating in this integrated manner with co-ordinated planning for children. • Establishment with the Attorney-General's Department of a Family Law Commission. • Intensive planning and community dialogue took place directed toward the process of integrating the social services in the Lower Mainland. • Victoria Children's Aid Society and the municipal welfare services were integrated into the general services of the Department of Human Resources. A "Specialized Services to Families and Children" project was granted $500,000 to focus mainly on children with learning disabilities. • Services for Indian people were expanded, both on and off reservations. • A Special Consultant was appointed for handicapped people. • Pilot projects in developing community health and human resource centres were undertaken in several regions throughout the Province, including the remote areas of the Queen Charlotte Islands. • With the advancement of so many programmes, priority was given to vigorous negotiations with the Federal Government to maximize cost-sharing arrangements. Participation in all Federal-Provincial conferences and policy meetings was at a maximum. These are just some of the highlights of 1973. Many of the things that have happened over the last year are not so easy to capsulize. The day-to-day operations in the field offices are where things really happen. This is where we find people who care working with children, and people who care working with families and senior citizens. With the decentralization of decision-making in 1973, field staff have been given more authority to respond to the needs of the citizens of British Columbia. DEPARTMENTAL EXPENDITURES, 1973 □ Direct assistance 96% ■ Administration 4% — Social Allowances: Basic allowances, transportation, burials. Aged: Mincome. Children: Children's Aid Societies, foster homes, treatment centres, day care. Handicapped: Blind, disabled. Health Care: Drugs, dental, optical, medical, boarding-homes, nursing-homes, hospitalization of social assistance recipients, hospitalization of infants, emergency health aid. Other Direct Assistance: Work-activity projects, summer employment, community grants, Housekeeping and Homemaker Services. Other direct assistance 10 ADMINISTRATION AND ORGANIZATION, 1973 MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES Minister's staff Deputy Minister Associate Deputy Minister Departmental Comptroller Director, Personnel Administration Director, Office Administration and Public Information Executive Director, Social Services and Income Security Programmes Executive Director, Long-range Planning and Social Research Assistant Executive Director, Income Security Director, Community Programmes Division Director, Residential Treatment Programmes Co-ordinator, Community Grants Co-ordinator, Day-care and Homemaker Services Co-ordinator, Community Development Co-ordinator, Activity Centres Superintendent of Child Welfare and Director, F. and CS. Division • Co-ordinator, Children's Resources Co-ordinator, Special Placements _ Director, New Denver Youth Centre Director, Island YouthrCentre Director, Income Assistance Division Co-ordinator, Adoption and Child Care Co-ordinator, Family Services Co-ordinator, Rehabilitation Services Co-ordinator, Services to Seniors !Director, Special Care, Adults Division Co-ordinator, Boarding and Nursing-homes Director, Provincial Home Matron, New Denver Pavilion Co-ordinator, Minicome and H.P.I.A Consultants, Social Assistance Programme Director, Health Care Director, Research Division Director, Programme Development Review and Evaluation Executive Director, Community Services E Director, Staff Development Regions Bulkley- Skeena Peace River Prince George- Cariboo kamloops. Kootenay Okanagan Vancouver Island Capital r Assistant xecutive Director Regions Vancouver Fraser Valley North Shore Fraser North Fraser South 12 PERSONNEL ACTIVITIES The present Government has brought about many changes in programmes which have increased work loads throughout the Province. The establishment of new programmes required additional staffing input to assist the Division in meeting objectives by specified target dates. The amalgamation of several social service agencies in the Province took place in 1973. Municipal agencies in Kamloops, Kelowna, Penticton, Chilliwack, and Victoria, as well as the Family and Children's Service of Victoria, were brought into the Department. The Personnel Office assisted in working out the transfer procedures with the Public Service Commission, assisted in setting the classifications of the positions, recruited relief staff as necessary, and provided an ongoing personnel service for an expanded Department. The Personnel Office has also acted as a service agency for processing documents and initiating salary payments for a large number of people employed under the Employment Project—1973. During the peak period of August and September over 500 people were employed under the programme. The Personnel Division took responsibility for finding employment for 53 staff members at the Willingdon School for Girls, which closed in March 1973. At year-end only one employee remained to be placed. This person is presently seconded to another department. SUMMARY OF 1973 ACTIVITIES As of December 31, 1973, there were 1,485 staff members in the Department of Human Resources. This represents an increase of 671 staff members over 1972. Many of these employees were added through the amalgamation of services and many still have only temporary status. The Personnel Office works in close co-operation with the Staff Development Division in many areas of joint concern. Table 1—Personnel Comparison, December 1972 and 1973 Positions at December 31, 1972 814 Positions added by Estimates, April 1, 1973 68 Positions1 added through salary contingency (salaries not included in original estimates) 320 Casual staffs on strength, December 31, 1973 283 Total 1,485 1 Mainly staff added through amalgamation (a total of 252 was added this way). 2 Includes temporary/continuous, temporary/limited, and "as and when required" staff. Table 2—Breakdown of New Appointments, Including Amalgam Stenographers and Typists ation! 241 129 80 91 46 14 6 1 3 30 2 3 1 1 4 1 3 3 2 6 3 1 671 Social Workers 1 and 2 Group Leaders Financial Assistance Workers and Case Aides - Senior Clerical/Stenographers - Building Service Workers - Teachers .„. . - — „- - Head Nurse . . Staff Nurses — .. Senior Social Workers . Orderlies . Custodial Attendants — Pharmacist Nurses Aide — __ House Matrons Rehabilitation Officer Personnel Officers Administrative Officers Cooks Kitchen Maids . ._ Research Officers Mechanic Total ._ 1252 of these positions were through amalgamation. 13 STAFF DEVELOPMENT, 1973 Reorganized in June 1973, the Division focuses on the development of training resources and opportunities for field staff. This year the Director has been exploring resources offered by individual and institutional centres, working closely with interregional conference planners, working with the University of Victoria in development of a social work undergraduate programme, and with the regional colleges and The British Columbia Institute of Technology. He has met with field staff to discuss, plan, and implement staff-development sessions, and has begun liaison or co-ordination with regional consultants. The Assistant Director held three two week in-service sessions for 25 field staff. She worked on inter-regional conferences aimed at sharing information with staff as to new developments. At the present time, training opportunities for clerical staff are being explored. The two regional Staff Development Consultants in Regions 6 and 11, appointed in December of 1973, are actively exploring staff needs and planning programmes around case-load management, resource planning and development, communication skills, and long-range planning in family and child welfare programmes. Regions 4, 5, and 10 have, with some assistance of staff from this Division, been actively planning similar programmes for the spring. Departmental staff are taking good advantage of night and correspondence courses offered through the universities, colleges, and other adult education courses. The Public Service Commission is paying tuition costs in most cases. 14 REGIONAL ORGANIZATION ,»• .. m- r „.. /"TO £C-i/...i 8 #§1§1 vX —\\ fe~\\ c Ahh4- ^ »sL^j-i-"— KG ***i \\ Jtps" i f V^ ^P -SST~^^**wr "T DEPT. OF HUMAN RESOURCES REGION OFFICE 2 VANCOUVER 3 VERNON 4 NELSON 5 PRINCE GEORGE 6 ABBOTSFORD 7 TERRACE 8 DAWSON CREEK 9 KAMLOOPS '0 NANAIMO 11 VICTORIA r-Jf > i i IS- 5h m yp-ir-*' 'V IT ^ ~T^^->h\\ t^-!-? "- --^ -*-j***%»>--\\ 5 ^ r^j^-.i *"%' Tv r*9*I V^*"H? 7 r^\\ «£; r* "* ^ ■IT l&uf/l T, c~*om *u\\'*w* 7 Hi BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES » 1 REGIONAL OFFICES Shown Thus REGIONAL BOY'S Shown Thui * IM" "' '"' ,«■ .»■ !»• '"' I, 15 RESEARCH, 1973 Research and Statistics Division is made up of a small staff of three researchers with secretarial support. One of the central activities of this Division has been participation in the Federal-Provincial Social Security Review. The Director of the Research and Statistics Division has been the Province's delegate to the Working Party on Income Maintenance which is one of several subcommittees involved in this review. The task of the Income Maintenance Working Party is to produce, by April of 1975, a system for maintaining income that is equitable, fair, and just. With the various interpretations of "equitable, fair, and just" presented by the representatives of the 10 provinces and the Federal Government, and with the complexities of the present income security programmes, participation in the working party has been demanding of time and effort. To meet the deadline for a new income maintenance system it is expected the demands will continue in the coming year. Early in 1973 the responsibility for the statistical functions of the Department was included with the research function. With the added responsibility of statistics-gathering, it became apparent that the Department's information system, including the inter-related payment processes, required a complete review. To meet this need, the Management Consultant Services of the Data Processing Centre in the Department of Finance have provided the Department with two systems analysts to study our Management Information System and Payment Procedures. In addition to the above activities and functions, the Division has been involved in analysing programmes from existing data and supplying information for the development of new programmes for the Department. 16 SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN PROGRAMME: DAY CARE Goal—To meet the care needs of children up to 12 years of age through a variety of programmes. Day care provides a support for the family when the parent(s) is working, attending an educational institution, or during prolonged illness or other family crises. The programme is designed to provide an enriching experience supplying extra stimulation, emotional and physical support for the child. Description—Five distinct programmes are now available to the 9,500 children in the Province receiving subsidized day care. Figure 1 Children Receiving Subsidized Day Care as of December 31, 1973 All-day Programmes • Group day care • Family day care • In-home care Est. 6,400 children Half-day Programmes • Nursery schools • Private kindergartens • Group and family day care (part-time attendance) Est. 3,100 children 9,500 children A. Group day care—Child-care centres throughout the Province serve~as-centres~ror 3 to 5-year-olds, handicapped children, children aged 18 months to 3 years of age, and school-age children who attend the centre after school. All centres are inspected and licensed by the Department of Health, through the Community Care Facilities Licensing Act, and staff are required to have specialized pre-school training. Group day-care facilities may be open all day (see Fig. 1). B. Family day care—Child-care centres in licensed homes provide an^fternYtiveType of care for up to five children per home. These small home-based centres permit considerable flexibility with regard to hours and age-range of children accepted. Homes delivering day-care services to fewer than three children do not require licensing by the Health Department, but a support programme is being implemented to aid the head of each of these small family day-care centres. The support programme makes available child-care information and help, as needed. Family day-care centres may be open all day. C. In-home care—A new programme that enables children to remain in their own home with care given by an individual chosen by the parent(s). There are many situations at present where group care or family day care may not be available or sufficiently flexible. For example, in-home care may be used by families employed in shift work. A screening and support service is being implemented to help parent(s) requiring the in-home programme. As of November 30, 1973, approximately 2,000 children are being assisted to receive substitute care in their own homes. D. The Nursery School Programme—Furnishes valuable preschool experience for 3 to 5-year-olds up to a maximum of three hours per day, five days a week. Supervisors in this programme must have special pre-school training; centres are licensed by the Department of Health. Approximately 35 nursery schools are providing special programmes for handicapped children. E. Kindergarten—Fee subsidization is available to children attending private kindergartens in cases where public kindergartens 18 do not yet exist. Handicapped children attending specialized private kindergartens are eligible for fee assistance. Kindergartens are open half day (see Fig. 1). Figure 2 Numbers1 of Children Subsidized in Day-care Programmes, September 1972 to December 1973 2,600 children Sept. 15, '72 3,000 children Jan. 1, '73 9,500 children Dec. 31,'73 1 Figures are rounded for convenience. Changing patterns in 1973—The new day-care programme, instituted on April 1, 1973, has been planned to: (1) Provide more, and better quality, day-care centres (see Fig. 3). Figure 3 Number of Croup Day-care Centres in British Columbia Operating or Being Developed at Year-end, 1966-73 300 250 in u Tt (250)m $ 200 / O / / £3 B I 150 (152)/ 100 (67)/ (54) J1V 50 ilVfJ^^^ 1966 1968 1970 1971 1972 1973 Year 19 (2) Involve communities and parents directly in the development of day-care centres. (3) Make the variety of services available to more families through a revised subsidization programme. Under the new simplified subsidization plan, parents are eligible for subsidies determined on a sliding scale, based on parents' net income (see Fig. 4). Applications are readily available through day-care centres, local Human Resources offices or day-care information centres. Parents are free to choose from the variety of types of child care so as to~receive carie^HPsuite^TcriReir individual needs. Size of family If two persons in family, family pays Three persons, family pays Four persons, family pays Five persons, family pays Six persons, family pays Seven persons, family pays Eight persons or more, family pays Figure 4 Day Care Subsidy Chart FAMILY NET INCOME PER MONTH 400 420 440 460 480 500 520 540 560 580 600 620 640 660 680 700 720 740 760 780 800 820 840 860 880 900 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125 135 145 155 165 175 185 195 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125 135 145 155 165 175 185 195 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125 135 145 155 165 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125 135 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 Here is an example, using the chart: In a three-person family (two parents and one child or one parent and two children), if the total take home pay is $460, the chart shows that the family group would pay a total $5 a month for day care for the children and the Government would pay the balance of up to $110 per child. 20 A survey conducted in Vancouver during the summer indicated that, in that city, children of single- working-parent families comprise 70 per cent of the day-care consumers receiving Government subsidization. The other 30 per cent are children of two-parent families, some where both parents work or attend educational institutions. (4) Enable communities to open new group centres through the Capital Grants Programme. Nonprofit societies are eligible for grants of up to $20,000 to meet capital costs, and up to $2,500 for equipment. Money is extended on a matching basis to the society. That is, the society must match the contribution of the Government. Matching is frequently accomplished by the community with a land donation or a long-term lease at nominal rental. Donations by parents of hard work, time, materials, and skills are also considered in assessments of matching. Community need is an important factor in determining grant allocation. At the end of 1973, 103 day-care societies have received grants totalling $509,724 through this programme. (5) In 1974 the increased Family Allowances ($20 per child as of January 1) will be treated as income in determining families' net income. Government child-care subsidies will rise to accommodate this increase so that families will receive the benefit of these new higher family allowances. Cost-sharing status—With the Department's move to replace "means testing" by net income figures as the criteria used to deter mine rates of fee subsidization, the Province has encountered some difficulty in reaching a suitable cost-sharing agreement with the Federal Government. Initially, Ottawa agreed to accept the income test as an acceptable basis for sharing. However, when the scope of the Day-care Programme was realized, the Federal Government advised the Province that under the Canada Assistance Plan they would be willing to share costs only for those persons who were in "social need" or "likely to become in need." What this means to British Columbia is that in order to take full advantage of Federal funding, the focus of the Day-care Programme would have to be changed from that of a preventive social service to a service for families who are already experiencing serious social problems. Low income is not considered a sufficient reason in itself to establish "social need." Details have not yet been completely resolved, but we are still hopeful of a compromise that will enable us to obtain sharing for the major portion of our programme, without destroying its direction. The following table shows day-care expenditures and the amounts contributed by the Federal Government, 1971/73. Table 3—Total Day-care Expenditures and Federal Sharing Calendar Year Expenditure Federal Portion Received 1973. 1972.. 1971.. 4,266,591 (to be determined) 1,533,827 660,123 1,194,116 518,193 PROGRAMME: PREVENTIVE AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES Goal—To provide preventive and protective services to troubled families with children. Description—Preventive and protective services to children and their families are authorized by the Protection of Children Act, the Equal Guardianship of Infants Act, the Juvenile Delinquents Act, and the Children of Unmarried Parents Act. This entails all supportive services, including counselling, to maintain a child in his/her own home, as well as protection through Court sanction in cases where removal becomes necessary. 21 The protection services carried out by the Department include the following: A. Under the Protection of Children Act, Departmental staff first carry out investigation of complaints that a child is in need of protection. They attempt to determine the family problem leading to neglect or abuse, and provide services to help in resolution of these problems within the family. The separation of child (where necessary) is through application to the Court. There is a provision of continuing service to the family to reunite the child with his/her biological parents, or alternative planning for the child. The Child-in-Care Section plans for children who are temporary wards, permanent, wards, equal guardianship wards (orphans), Juvenile Delinquents Act wards, and nonwards with parental consent. Efforts are geared, first, to reunite the child with his/her biological family. All needed support and services are mobilized to this end. If the child's return to his/her home, at that time, appears inadvisable, plans for an alternative home are made. Such plans are made on a short-term basis as long as there exists some possibility of the child's return to his/her biological parents. The number of children in care under the Protection of Children Act is given in the following table: Table 4—Protection of Children Act Wards Number of children in care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies— As at December 31, 1973 6,301 As at March 31, 1973 6,444 As at March 31, 1972 6,448 B. Under the Juvenile Delinquents Act, where the Court disposition results in committal of the child to the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare, services are also provided by the Department of Human Resources. Such service may include the placement and supervision of the child in a foster home or other child-care resource and provision for any other services required. In the provision of any service, the specific goal is to co-ordinate activities with the Probation Officers to develop and implement special services, programmes, and resources that will enable the child to remain in his own home or community while seeking amelioration of the problems that have brought him into conflict with the law. The number of children in care under the Juvenile Delinquents Act is given in the following table: Table 5—Juvenile Delinquents Act Wards Number of children in care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies— As at December 31, 1973 971 As at March 31, 1973 1,111 As at March 31, 1972 1,290 C. Under the Equal Guardianship of Infants Act there is a guarantee of provision of service to children who are orphans. Guardianship is shared between the Superintendent of Child Welfare and the Public Trustee, who take responsibility for the child's financial affairs. The number of children in care under the Equal Guardianship of Infants Act is given in the following table: Table 6—Equal Guardianship of Infants Act Number of children in care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies— As at December 31, 1973 254 As at March 31, 1973 171 As at March 31, 1972 87 In 1971 the Public Trustee started to assign guardianship of the person to the Superintendent of Child Welfare, reserving for his 22 office responsibility for the child's financial affairs. In 1973 changes in the Equal Guardianship of Infants Act enshrined in legislation this arrangement for every orphan. This added a number of children to the case loads who do not necessarily require social work service since they are living with concerned and competent relatives. However, these relatives now have access to a local social worker who is accustomed to dealing with children's problems, if they do require advice. D. Under the Children of Unmarried Parents Act, the obligation is placed on the Superintendent of Child Welfare to "obtain all information with respect to every child born out of wedlock and do all such things as permitted and required under the Act." In the first instance, service is provided at the local level. This may be to provide advice and assistance, financial and (or) otherwise, to the mother during pregnancy, and advice with reference to planning after the child's birth, which may include consideration regarding adoption. The Superintendent of Child Welfare becomes involved in the situation if and when action is taken by the mother to obtain financial assistance from the putative father. Maintenance for the child may be provided either by way of agreement or court order. Agreements are among the mother, putative father, and the Superintendent, who must be responsible for the final amount agreed upon and protect the interests of the child. The Superintendent of Child Welfare is notified of and acknowledges all initial Court hearings under the Act, and payments ordered by the Court, or arranged by agreement, are payable to the Superintendent of Child Welfare. The programme, therefore, functions in close liaison with Child Welfare Accounts, with one person responsible for all CUPA accounts. E. The Superintendent of Child Welfare is responsible for the provision of reports to the Supreme Court, at the direction of a Judge of the Supreme Court, on any matter concerning custody of children under the Divorce Act or Equal Guardianship of Infants Act. The Order of a Judge of the Supreme Court, directing the Superintendent of Child Welfare to provide a report to the Court, is forwarded to Child Welfare Division. Child Welfare Division requests an inquiry by the appropriate District Offices(s) and provides pertinent information and forms. The District Office(s) return completed forms. A Court report is completed in Child Welfare Division providing information on the parents' circumstances and a recommendation to the Court respecting custody of the children. In a specific few cases, the Superintendent may appoint separate counsel to represent the interests of the children, particularly where the custody dispute is between other than biological parents. Similar service is provided for the Supreme Court and Family Courts in other provinces and countries. The numbers of reports filed follows: 1973, 70 reports; 1972, 37 reports; 1971, 51 reports. The substantially increased number of reports filed in 1973 may reflect an increasing awareness among Supreme Court Judges of the importance of soliciting disinterested judgements that would help to protect the rights of children. Some custody decisions are made at the Provincial (Family) Court level, under the Family Relations Act. Custody reports to Family Court are provided directly to the Court from the District Office involved. F. The Superintendent's office maintains a Registry of Abused Children to promote better understanding in the professional and lay public of the problems of the battered child and of the parent who abuses or neglects his/her child. The Protection Services seek to make professionals aware of their obligation to report cases of child abuse to the Registry, to the end of providing a body of documentation from which a sound preventive programme may be developed. Cases of reported child abuse have increased steadily in the past three years, from 90 in 1971 to 136 in 1972 and 171 in 1973. G. The Superintendent's office is responsible for arrangements to return to other provinces (or states) of residence, children under age 17 temporarily stranded in British Columbia, or of British Columbia children stranded in other provinces or states. Any child 23 is eligible if he/she is destitute, without guardianship, and a resident of another province, state, or country. The Child Welfare Division acts as liaison in dealing with a similar child welfare authority in the other province or state in most cases, making contact to advise of transportation arrangements. The district office assumes direct responsibility for making transportation arrangements, co-ordinating service with RCMP and municipal police where they are involved, and, in many cases, where no particular problem exists, may make direct contact with the other province to effect repatriation. The following table indicates the numbers of children returned to their permanent residences in 1973 and the past three fiscal years: Table 7—Repatriation of Children 1973 494 1971/72 674 1972/73 595 1970/71 822 The declining number of children returned to their permanent residence in 1973 may reflect, in part, a decline in the number of unprepared children travelling in British Columbia. As described in the section on hostels, travelling youth tended to be better equipped, financially, in 1973. The total number of children in care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies was 9,574 as of December 31, 1973. This figure includes all the children who are nonwards (children in care wtih parental consent), wards, and children before Court under the Protection of Children Act, the Juvenile Delinquents Act, the Equal Guardianship of Infants Act, and children in British Columbia who are wards of other provinces. Changing patterns in 1973—Based on the premises that services to troubled families with children should focus, first, on efforts to improve the relationship of the child in thejiqme, field staff have been encouraged to develop special services geared to the individual needs of each family. The freedom to spend considerable money on the child without admitting him/her to care is a new development which started in the fall of 1972. Such expenditures follow from the principle that children should be taken into care only as a last resort. Field staff may arrange for counsellors, child- care aides, or other specialized support as needed. As part of the over-all integration of services in the Province, the Family and Children's Service and Municipal Welfare Services in Victoria were integrated on September 1, 1973, with the general services of the Department of Human Resources. PROGRAMME: Goal—To provide good substitute parenting by meeting the physical, emotional, and social needs of children placed in the home and to present identification models of positive adult functioning by which children may pattern their own lives constructively. Description—Foster parents are approved by the Department for the placement of children who need a temporary or permanent substitute home. Some foster homes are placements of the child in the home of a relative. A considerable portion of the placements made in the homes of relatives receive no financial support from the Department. These "free" foster homes made up about one- seventh of the total foster placements in 1973. No payments are made to the relatives to defray costs, but social workers can be called on to offer help. Most foster parents are paid the basic FOSTER HOMES rates which defray expenses only and include no fee for service. However, a child who needs extra supervision for his/her special needs may have a special rate paid on his/her behalf to compensate foster parents for extra time and skills required. The basic rates paid to foster parents on behalf of children in care follows: Table 8—Child-in-care Rates as of June 1, 1973 Basic Clothing Age-group Maintenance Allowance $ $ Birth to 5 years 60 9 6 to 11 years 75 11 12 and 13 years 85 13 14 years and over 95 15 Total $ 69 86 98 110 24 Social workers in the Department work together with members of the B.C. Federation of Foster Parents' Association, a registered society that acts as the collective voice for all foster parents. There are 36 local Foster Parents' Associations in British Columbia working toward improved fostering and child-care standards. The following table indicates the number of children placed in foster homes in 1973 and the past three fiscal years: Table 9—Number of Children (in care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies) in Foster-home Care As at December 31, 1973. As at March 31, 1973 As at March 31, 1972 As at March 31, 1971 Paid Foster-home Care Free Home and Free Relatives' Home Total 6,106 1,107 7,213 6,471 950 7,421 6,762 1,021 7,783 6,910 218 7,128 The number of foster homes approved for placement has been declining steadily over the past few years, but in 1973 the decline was arrested (see Table 10 following). Table 10—Foster Homes Approved for Placement Homes Approvals Approved Pending Total As at August 1973 2,789 758 3,547 As at August 1972 2,877 645 3,522 As at October 1971 2,976 747 3,723 As at August 1970 3,121 795 3,916 The following graph illustrates Departmental expenditures for foster children: Foster Children Expenditures, 1973 and Fiscal Years 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73 1973 $7,899,694 $6,756,953 1972/73 1971/72 $6,223,569 1970/71 $6,130,190 Changing patterns in 1973—The increased expenditure in 1973 represents an increase in the basic rates paid for children "oTchil in care, rather than an increase in the number lildren placed in paid foster-home care. In 1973 there were fewer children coming into care as Special Services to Children were used to help maintain the child in his/her own home. Related to this, the children coming into care in 1973 had greater problems than in the past. A higher proportion of foster homes received special rates in line with the extra care required. Cost-sharing basis—Costs of the Foster Parents Programme are shared on a 50:50 basis with the Federal Government. SPECIALIZED CHILD-CARE RESOURCES Goal—To provide the best form of alternative care within the community for children who cannot remain in their own homes or fit into the available foster homes. Description—Children in care are served through a variety of means. Some are placed in foster homes, others are on probation for adoption, some remain in their own homes or in the homes 25 of relatives, and some are independent and self-supporting. There is an additional group of children who are in specialized child-care resources. This group makes up about 16 per cent of the total number of children in care. As of December 31, 1973, the total number of children in care was 9,574. This is an interesting drop over previous years, considering British Columbia's rising population. Table 11—Comparison Number of Children in Care Over the Past 3% Years December 1973 9,574 March 1973 9,913 March 1972 10,27'4 March 1971 _9i2ZL__j These children are in the following types of care: CMdrcrtjLajCarfi. atJJecej This section of the report concentrates on specialized resources. These specialized resources vary in size, purpose, and structure. Sizes range from small group homes like the McKenzie Street Group home in Vancouver, serving eight children, to larger facilities such as the Island Youth Centre near Nanaimo which had an enrolment of 64 children as of December 1973. The general trend is toward smaller centres. For example, the enrolment in Island Youth Centre decreased by 86 children in 1973. Resources may be categorized as follows: 1- Rscdying-homes and assessment and planning centres— These are temporary residences for children taken into care. Assessment and planning centres are well staffed with professionals who attempt to set out a programme for the child and a plan for his/her future. Receiving-homes have fewer staff members; some are private homes, others are run and managed by the Department. Residence in receiving-homes is viewed as a short-term arrangement. This arrangement is "preventive" in nature in that receiving- homes often look after children in crisis household situations, until they can return to their own homes. 2- GrouP homes—These are used for "treatment purposes" and as a substitute for smaller foster homes and family homes. The number of children in group homes ranges from six to twelve. Many of these children return to their families within a short time. 3- Tj^atment and education resources—As much as possible, these centres try to adapt their programmes to fit the needs of the children referred. Of primary importance is the attempt to provide service in such a way as to avoid the labelling of individuals. Children are referred to programmes within their own community wherever they are available. There is contact between the referring worker, the family, and programme staff. In 1973, great efforts were taken to keep the child in his or her community. New programmes for autistic children and children with other learning disabilities are being developed. 26 The following table shows Departmental expenditures for specialized resources for children: Table 12—Costs of Specialized Resources to the Department in 1973 Departmental Expenditures $ Receiving-homes 454,078 Group homes - 1,415,396 Treatment and educational resources --- 9,302,947 Total 11,073,421 Changing patterns in 1973—As was noted earlier, the total number of children in care did not increase in 1973. In fact, despite population growth in the Province, the total number of children in care declined. This new trend is also reflected in the numbers of children in specialized resources as the following table indicates: Table 13—Comparison of the Number of Children in Specialized Resources Over the Past 33A Years December 1973 March 1973 March 1972 March 1971 Treatment and educational centres 785 Group homes 486 Receiving homes, assessment and planning 183 Therapeutic foster homes1 44 Total .1,498 1,049 330 198 9 1,586 1,031 384 168 1,583 1,131 217 135 1,483 i A new programme designed to meet individual needs. Of the children in specialized resources there is a notable change in programme emphasis. Perhaps this may best be summed up in comments by John Noble, recently appointed Executive Director of Social Services and Income Security, to the Educational Rehabilitation Conference at the University of British Columbia in December of 1973. He said: "We have been known to say: 'This child is not doing well in our programme; take him away and bring us a better child.' I am amending this to read as follows: 'This programme is not meeting the needs of this child; take away the programme and bring us a better one.' " This individualized approach to children in need might be summed up in the phrase "programmes for kids, not kids for programmes." Importance is given to work with families and to support programmes such as educational programmes, group and individual counselling, and recreational activities. Evaluation of programmes is an ongoing concern. While it is still in the transitional stage, eventually all resources will be "attached" to regions with decentralized community control. Cost-sharing status—Most of these programmes are shared on a 50:50 basis with the Federal Government. PROGRAMME: ADOPTION Goal—First, to provide a permanent home to any child or children whose biological parents are unable to care for them. Services are rendered also to the person or persons who want to become adoptive parents, as well as the biological parents of adopted children. Second, to ensure that the legal and social requirements have been met in each adoption completed in British Columbia. Description—The programme will be described in two sections—adoption placement and adoption completion. A. Adoption placement—To make the best plan possible for each child available for adoption, all resources are reviewed. Should there not be a suitable home in British Columbia, other resources are explored through ARENA or the Adoption Resource Exchange of Ontario. ARENA, the Adoption Resource Exchange of North America, was established in 1968 as an interprovincial and international organization to help with children awaiting placement. In the mid- 1960's the large number of infants available for adoption surpassed 27 the supply of adoptive parents and an active recruitment programme was begun. Through ARENA, adoptive parents were sought throughout British Columbia, the United States, and Europe, with considerable success. The adoption situation was dramatically reversed in 1970 with a steadily diminishing number of infants available and a large number of adoptive parents awaiting a child. This situation came about because of cultural, social, and legal change, with the liberalized abortion law making the greatest impact. In 1973, through ARENA, the Department is offering homes for the child with special needs in the care of agencies elsewhere in Canada or the United States. Infant placement directly from hospital has been the prime objective of the Adoption Programme for the past 20 years, but presently with a diminishing number of infants available for adoption, the focus has been directed to the older child and family groups. In 1973, 24 family groups were placed, a total of 55 children. The dearth of infantjTavailable has Seated a more positive climate also for the adoption of children with health problems. Through the co-operation of International Social Service a number of children from Hong Kong, Korea, and Japan have been brought to British Columbia for adoption. Presently placements are being arranged for children from Viet Nam. Since 1966 the co-operation and involvement of the Open Door Society in the Adoption Programme in British Columbia has been of great importance. The Open Door Society was founded in Montreal to encourage couples to adopt children of races other than their own. In 1966 a branch was established in British Columbia. This society is a voluntary one, achieving its objectives through workshops, seminars, and individual relationships. Its members make themselves available for discussion of the unique needs of parents and children, share programmes, and offer encouragement. During 1973, 636 children were placed in adoption homes. The following table compares 1973 figures with the last three fiscal years: Table 14—Adoption Placement, 1973 and Fiscal Years 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73 Children Year Placed 1973 636 1972/73 766 Children Placed Year 1971/72 839 1970/71 1,131 The following table gives a break-down by type of placement for the 1973 adoption placements: Table 15—Adoption Placements During 1973, by Type of Placement Location Type of Placement Total Direct Placements Foster Home to Adoption Six Months' Probation Long-term Probation Within Same Home In Another Home In Province . 236 6 70 12 308 4 Total 620 16 636 Outside Province Table 16 gives a break-down on the age-range of children placed in 1973. Table 16—Age-range of Children Placed in Adopting Homes Total Number o Children Birth up to but not including 15 days 213 15 days up to but not including 1 month 101 1 month up to but not including 3 months 84 3 months up to but not including 6 months 32 6 months up to but not including 1 year 36 1 year 28 2 years 16 years 3 years . 4 years . 5 years 6 years . 20 26 18 14 28 Table 16—Age-range of Children Placed in Adopting Homes—Continued Total Number of Children 7 years 8 years. .... 13 __ 10 9 years — -> 10 years - ° 11 years ' 12 years 3 13 years 1 14 years 2 15 years — 2 16 years * 17 years — 1 18 years 1 Total 636 B. Adoption completion—The Department must prepare the Superintendent's report and recommendation to the Supreme Court in all adoptions (including those not placed by the Department). All documents necessary for legal completion of adoptions of children placed by the Department also must be submitted to the Supreme Court, together with the Superintendent's report. In 1973 the Superintendent of Child Welfare submitted reports on 1,846 children to the Supreme Court. This is not the number of children legally adopted in the calendar year, as there is normally a time lag between submission of the report and making of the adoption order. Figures for the legal completions in 1973 will not be available for several months. The following table gives information as to the number of children legally adopted in the past three fiscal years: Table 17- Fiscal Year 1972/73 - 1971/72 . 1970/71 . -Children Legally Adopted in British Columbia, by Fiscal Year Number of Children 1,820 2,306 2,804 The next table gives a break-down of legal adoptions completed, according to the kind of adoption situation involved. The following four descriptive groups have been isolated for this table: (1) Children placed for adoption by the Department of Human Resources and the Children's Aid Societies. (2) Step-parent adoptions. (3) Relative adoptions other than step-parent. (4) Private adoptions (child is not related to the adopting parents and placement was not made through a social agency). The 1973 calendar-year figures are based on the number of reports of children filed with the Supreme Court by the Superintendent of Child Welfare. Table 18—Adoptions Completed, by Categories of Adoption Category Placed by Department of Hu man Resources or the Chil dren's Aid Society Fiscal Year Calendar 1970/71 1971/72 1972/73 Year 1973 1,955 742 69 38 2,804 1,445 763 65 33 2,306 965 745 76 34 1,820 915 831 55 45 1,846 Other relative Totals From this table it can be seen clearly that the decline in numbers has been in Departmental and Children's Aid Society placements. Changing patterns in 1973 — Adoption placements and completions continued to decline in 1973 as the number of children needing homes declined. With a decreasing number of newborn babies needing homes, the Department announced a one-year moratorium in July on applications for newborn babies with no problems. At that time the Department had 1,200 applications on file for newborn babies. 29 il In April a Supreme Court of Canada decision effectively froze all adoption procedures involving Indian children and non-Indian families. In October the Minister ordered a temporary moratorium on all new applications for adoption of children with Indian status by non-Indian families, pending the resolution of certain legal questions in the Courts. Cost-sharing status—No accounts are kept of expenditures with regard to adoption, as it is entirely a service programme, with no ready means of assessing costs. Federal contribution is on a 50:50 basis toward the social workers' salaries. Services to families and children are provided by some of the following Community Programmes: COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES Supporting Programme Contribution! Delta: $ Tsawwassen Latch Key Society—Day care after school, one-shot grant 1,000.00 Duncan: Community Options Society—Drop-in and live-in centre for disadvantaged youth with farm section 87,500.00 Kaslo: Village of Kaslo—Employment programme 4,180.00 Kelowna: Group Living Home Society—Establishment of group-living home for disadvantaged youth 20,000.00 Mission: Memorial Centre Society—Drop-out redirection programme 6,551.67 School District No. 75—Helping boys regain self-confidence; directed at education drop-outs 3,370.00 Nanaimo: 1927 Drop-in Centre Association—Proposal for co-ordinating and evaluating existing agencies, drop-in and planned youth activities 14,970.00 Nelson: Child Care District—Two child-care centres, pre-school learning disability, camp resources for children in need . 22,988.00 Single Parents Group—Single parents social and resource programme, with counselling available 300.00 New Westminster: YM-YWCA—Detached youth workers identify needs of youth and meet needs with programme 3,120.00 Programme Quesnel: Pacific Association of Communication in Friendship Indian Centres—Help for children of Nazko, recreation travel, and redirection in education Supporting Contribution! 8,750.00 i From the Department of Human Resources. Smithers: Northern Training Centre (Dave's Plumbing) — Youth training centre 25,890.00 Vancouver: Children's Furniture Workshop—Programme to produce, repair, and make toys and equipment for day-care centres Children's Hospital Diagnostic Centre—Programme to discover if pre-school children might profit from day care.. Clark Park Latch Key Programme—Grant for after-school day care Out of School Society—Drop-out, remedial education The Outreach House—Programme to assist youth who have become disillusioned about regular school and offers some alternatives to a new life-style Saturna Youth Camp Serendipity Play School—Day care The Toy Library—Toy pick-up and exchange in association with libraries Vancouver Area YMCA—Social services prevention programme Vancouver-Richmond Association for Retarded—Child preschool for retarded, programming includes family 600.00 5,000.00 1,865.00 1,000.00 12,922.15 600.00 4,062.00 5,164.00 3,000.00 15,575.45 30 Supporting Programme Contribution! Vancouver—Continued $ Association for Children With Learning Disabilities—Survey "at risk" children 2,000.00 Society for Total Education—Co-operative with education and assisting youth to pursue education in supportive and imaginative methods; all-rounded programme 7,490.00 Vernon: Youth Resources Society—To assist youth drop-in, information, and referral 500.00 i From the Department of Human Resources. Programme Victoria : Blanshard Community income children Supporting Contribution! Council—Arts and crafts, low- 100.00 Langford Alternative Programme—Educational and vocational redirection for boy and girl drop-outs 7,000.00 Langford Boys' Club—Work activity, alternative education, incentive programme for drop-outs 4,575.00 Victoria YM-YWCA—Camp on Saltspring Island for teenagers 12,861.00 Society for Autistic Children—Programme to assist autistic children 5,100.00 31 SERVICES FOR EVERYONE PROGRAMME: SOCIAL ALLOWANCE Goal—To provide a substitute income and special services to British Columbians who are unable to provide for themselves. Description—Professional and semiprofessional staff in local Human Resources offices receive applications for assistance, assess eligibility, and arrange for payment. In addition to the processing of the applications, the local staff are responsible for the provision of counselling regarding other concerns that the applicant or recipient might have. Persons in British Columbia qualify for assistance (1) If applicant's individual assets other than his/her home and personal belongings total no more than $500 if single or $1,000 if married. Applicants owning automobiles arc eligible if the car is valued at $1,500 or less. AND (2) If applicant has no other source of income available to provide an income at the level of basic social allowance rates (see Table 19). Table 19- —Basic Social Assistance Rate Schedule as of December 1973 Number of Persons (Family Size) Total Support Shelter Basic Maximum $ $ $ 1 65 75 120 135 150 160 140 250 300 350 400 2 130 3 165 4 200 5 240 6 275 170 180 445 485 7 305 In practice, recipients of social assistance generally fall into one or more of the following groups: (1) Separated, divorced, and widowed mothers. (2) Those unable to be employed due to mental or physical health problems. (3) Unemployed. (4) Children in the care of relatives. Ninety per cent of the Social Allowance recipients are considered not employable, or only marginally employable, due to poor health, the need of mothers to care for their children, or inability to satisfy minimal requirements of employers. Approximately one-quarter of all social assistance recipients are children. Some of these children are cared for by relatives outside the immediate family. In such cases, support payments are made, but shelter payments are not generally included (see Table 19). Changing patterns in 1973 — The following table gives figures for the monthly average numbers of people receiving social assistance during 1973 and the last three fiscal years: Table 20—Number of Recipients: Basic Social Allowance Estimated Average Number of Recipients per Month 1973 104,528 1972/73 105,339 1971/72 123,385 1970/71 133,153 As can be seen in the table, the average number of recipients per month decreased by 18,046 over the previous year in the fiscal year 1972/73. Further decreases occurred late in 1973, with the transfer to Mincome of recipients over 60 years of age. 34 Table 21 indicates the Departmental expenditures of basic Social Allowance during 1973 and the last three fiscal years: Table 21—Departmental Expenditure: Basic Social Allowance Year Amount Year 1973 106,039,053 1972/73 92,390,107 Amount $ 1971/72 94,142,806 1970/71 93,486,525 Increased expenditures in 1973 reflect the change in the basic Social Allowance rate, rather than an increase in the number of recipients. The social assistance rales quoted in Table 19 represent the new increases applicable as of June 1973. Rates were increased by an average of 32 per cent and a simpler method for determining the rate to be paid was adopted. The rate provision for shelter meets the actual cost for approximately two-thirds of British Columbia's social assistance recipients. Family units of two or more with shelter costs in excess of these amounts receive an additional payment of three-quarters the amount by which the actual cost exceeds the basic shelter provision. Previous to June 1, 1973, recipients were supplemented for only one-half of the difference between actual shelter cost and the basic provision. A pre-natal allowance of $25 per month is also provided to ensure adequate nutrition for expectant mothers. Dietary allowances of $20 per month are provided with respect to other health conditions entailing special dietary costs. In the autumn, families with school-age children were granted a special payment to help with the extra costs incurred at the beginning of the school-term. Fifteen dollars was granted for each child up to the age of 12, and $25 for each child age 12 and over. To provide for other Items of Special Need, social workers are equipped with authority for expenditures in amounts of up to, but not exceeding, $500. The following table indicates the Departmental expenditures for Items of Special Need (formerly called "Emergency Health Aid"): Table 22—Departmental Expenditure: Items of Special Need Year $ Year $ 1973 751,903 1971/72 158,921 1972/73 281,555 1970/71 323,885 It is the intent of British Columbia's new rates to provide a level of basic income sufficient to permit an individual or family to budget for their basic needs without privation and without requests to local Department of Human Resources offices for additional amounts of money (overages). These rates replace a system of payments that were substantially less than needed for basic budgetary requirements. As a result, continuous requests had to be made for additional funds or overages for food, clothing, utilities, and other critical needs. The social worker was placed in the position of having to exercise unmanageable discretion and of being seen in a hostile rather than in a helping role by the recipient. In undertaking to improve public welfare benefits, British Columbia has recognized the need to move away from demeaning public welfare processes, however well meaning, and to permit the beneficiary to assume responsibility for his or her own life. It is anticipated this will remove much of the sense of "hassling" that has characterized public welfare and will free social workers to provide more constructive help in problem-solving. In undertaking to improve substantially the level of public welfare benefits it was recognized that persons in full-time employment should not receive less than was available through public welfare programmes. The Province of British Columbia has therefore adopted a policy of supplementing full-time earnings when necessary to ensure a comparable basic level of income. The same eligibility factors that apply to other social assistance recipients are used. Such applicants are not, of course, eligible for supplementation if their asset levels exceed the levels set out in policy for other recipients. The option available for low-income individuals to supplement their income to ensure a basic level of income comparable to those on social assistance helps individuals and families remain on jobs 35 inadequate to their economic needs, rather than moving to full public assistance. Cost-sharing status—Federal Government sharing of social assistance payments is slightly below 50 per cent. Municipalities, at present, cost-share in Social Allowance programmes to a maximum of 15 per cent of total costs. During 1972/73, with costs escalating, municipal cost-sharing was frozen at $1.20 per capita. During 1974, municipal sharing will fall to 10 per cent. PROGRAMME: REPATRIATION Goals—To assist recently arrived migrants to British Columbia to return to their former residences elsewhere in Canada in cases where they have been unable to establish satisfactorily in British Columbia and they are unable to make their own arrangements. Help is also occasionally provided to assist in return to another country when there are strong social reasons in support of this. Description—Under Provincial arrangements, the other province must be contacted for approval before assistance is provided to help a person return to that province. Costs for transportation are arranged by the local Human Resources office and are otherwise a responsibility of the originating province in which the request for such help is made. Similarly, other provinces have contact with the central office here for approval of assistance for purposes of movement into British Columbia. Many of the requests from other provinces relate to long-time residents of other provinces who wish to locate in British Columbia for health reasons or because other relatives have moved to British Columbia. In the case of major help for a person or family wishing to return to their home country, a review is carried out in conjunction with Immigration authorities and the final arrangements are also confirmed with the Federal Immigration officials, who then maintain a record in the event the person or family wishes to return to Canada once again. Departmental expenditures given in Table 23 indicate a sharp decline in this fiscal and calendar year: Table 23- Year 1973 -De :pai tmental E. Amount $ . 9,889 pendt titre by Year: Year 1971/72 Repatriation Amount $ 21,369 1972/73 9,224 1970/71. 27 292 Changing patterns in 1973 — In previous years, Departmental policy reflected a concern about the financial cost of maintaining migrants from out of Province who were unable to support themselves. An agreement has now been reached between the provinces to limit the frequent practice of returning migrants to their former residences, a practice previously viewed as a control on rising social assistance expenditures. The net effect of the practice did not limit social assistance costs, however, and the programme is now used basically as a resource for helping those in need who wish to return. Cost-sharing status — The programme is shareable on a 50:50 basis with the Federal Government. PROGRAMME: HOMEMAKER SERVICE Goal—The main goal of this programme is to enable people to remain in their own homes with supplemental help. Home- makers are mobilized to care for elderly and infirm persons, to look after children during the temporary absence of a parent, and to offer service in household management. Description—Several nonprofit societies in British Columbia hire and train homemakers. The Department of Human Resources makes annual grants to these societies to help defray costs. The homemaker fees-for-service charged to recipients of public assistance and other low-income families are also paid by the Department. 36 Changing patterns in 1973—There are approximately 1,050 homemakers in the Province at present, an increase of 20 per cent over 1972. The following table shows calendar-year expenditures in this programme: Table 24—Departmental Expenditure by Calendar Years Homemaker Service Year Amount 1973 2,036,313 1972 1,394,221 Year Amount $ 1971 1,187,491 1970 1,125,224 Increased costs in 1973 reflect • imposition of $2 minimum wage through first 11 months; the minimum wage rose to $2.25 on December 3, 1973; • greater usage of Homemaker Service. Cost-sharing status—Costs are shared on a 50:50 basis with the Federal Government. PROGRAMME: COUNSELLING Goal—To assist in solving personal and family problems that handicap social functioning or impede independence. Description—The Department actively carries out counselling where needed to deal with marital, child behavioural, and rehabilitative problems. In cases of marriage breakdown, social workers advise those separated wives who are social assistance recipients of the protective services of the Family Relations Act, particularly with respect to income maintenance. The Divisional office acts as a liaison with the Attorney-General's Department, bringing problems related to the administration of the Family Relations Act to the attention of the Attorney-General. The provision of counselling services is the responsibility of the Social Allowance and Child Welfare Divisions. There are no expenditures, other than the indirect cost of staff salaries. The Department supports counselling programmes initiated in Family Life Programmes in six communities. These community programmes are staffed by a total of approximately 65 volunteer workers who help with problems of all kinds. In 1973, the Depart ment granted up to $20,000 to Family Life Associations in British Columbia. The clientele in these community programmes has been middle-class, by and large. Many other community programmes funded by the Department include substantial counselling, e.g., crisis lines, drop-in centres, information services. Community programmes receiving Departmental support are described at the end of this section. Changing patterns in 1973—Counselling services have become more extensive and intensive throughout the Province in 1973. Departmental funding of community programmes such as crisis lines, the Family Life Associations, drop-in centres, and information services has contributed to a major increase in these services to all classes of people in British Columbia. With regard to counselling under the Family Relations Act, the Departmental staff has been instructed to take direct responsibility with respect to the laying of complaints in cases where the separated dependant feels unable to take action. PROGRAMME: THE PROVINCIAL EMERGENCY PROGRAMME Goal—To ensure that an adequate delivery system is available at the community level to meet any welfare needs which occur by reason of a disaster striking the community. Description—Trained volunteers join the regular staff of the Department in providing emergency welfare assistance in time of disaster. Assistance takes the form of financial aid, clothing, hous- 37 ing, counselling, and other needed services. Expenses incurred are passed on to the Provincial Emergency Programme, a co-ordinating office under the jurisdiction of the Provincial Secretary, for payment. The Provincial Emergency Programme has a special funding arrangement with the Federal Government. In 1973 this pro gramme was called on to give emergency assistance to travellers during the ferry strike. Changing patterns in 1973—There have been no major changes in goals or procedures during 1973. Statistics relating to this programme are gathered by the Provincial Emergency Programme and are not kept separately by this Department. PROGRAMME: HEALTH CARE SERVICES Goal—To assist in providing quality health care for eligible persons from all professionals in the field at a reasonable cost. Description—The Health Care Division administers a wide- ranging programme to cover the health needs of all recipients of Social Allowance, Mincome, Handicapped Persons Income Assistance, and Children in Care. The following table indicates the number of people eligible for all health care services provided by the Department: Table 25—Persons Eligible for Health Care Coverage in the Department at Year-end 1970/73 Eligible Persons 1973 116,2391 1972 112,836 Eligible Persons 1971 115,813 1970 115,512 1 Estimated. Description of health services follow: A. Medical—Payments are made to hospitals, doctors, and other professionals for services not covered by British Columbia Hospital Insurance or the British Columbia Medical Plan. For example, payment is made for such things as the provision of extra physiotherapy treatment on the doctor's recommendation, when the BCMP $50 yearly limit has been passed. Examinations for persons requiring medical clearance for activities such as camp attendance and examinations for applicants for the Handicapped Persons Income Assistance and other purposes are also covered. B. Pharmacy—The service provides prescribed drugs and surgical supplies to patients in their own homes, or private hospitals, to Government institutions and to some private agencies, e.g., the Provincial Home and the Victorian Order of Nurses. The Provincial Pharmacy stocks over 5,000 items; about 100,000 prescriptions were filled in 1973. C. Dental—The service provides basic dental care to eligible persons by using the services of dentists, dental mechanics, or dental laboratories. Basic care includes check-ups, extractions, fillings, prophylaxis, and initial dentures. Special dental care, such as root-canal treatment, is also provided when necessary. D. Optical—Standard single-vision and bifocal glasses are provided when prescribed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. Special needs such as special lenses, trifocals, and contact lenses may also be provided with prior approval of the Division. E. Ancillary services — The Department provides ancillary medical needs, prescribed by the client's physician, which will benefit the client and assist in his/her rehabilitation. For example, braces, artificial limbs, wheel-chairs, surgical supports, and colostomy supplies are provided. The Canadian Paraplegic Association helps the Division with wheel-chair requests. The CPA assesses each client's needs for the Health Care Division and recommends the most suitable chair. F. Transportation—Transportation for clients and low-income persons in need is provided to clinics, hospitals, rehabilitation centres, or nursing-homes. Changing patterns in 1973 — The following table gives a breakdown on the expenditures in each of the separate health services in 1973 and the last three fiscal years: 38 Table 26—Health Care Expenditures, Breakdown by Service Year Medical 1973 620,935 1972/73... 677,194 1971/72. 614,365 1970/71.. 591,206 Expenditures Pharmacy Dental Optical Ancillary Services Transportation Total Health Care Expenditure 3,814,907 2,577,059 322,794 300,172 377,450 8,013,317 3,626,268 2,429,538 304,387 264,522 367,888 7,669,797 3,334,160 2,403,257 290,116 165,979 342,712 7,150,589 3,102,874 2,491,589 282,272 121,892 326,166 6,915,999 In 1973 the $8 million expenditure in basic and ancillary medical services gives coverage to approximately 116,000 eligible clients, averaging about $68 per person. The total cost per person would also include a proportion of other related costs such as hospital costs and premiums to the B.C. Medical Plan. Coverage of medical services was extended to include recipients of public assistance who do not qualify for the B.C. Medical Plan (2 to 3 per cent of the total number of recipients) because they have been in British Columbia for less than three months and (or) less than six months in Canada. Such newly arrived residents were also ineligible for medical services available through this Department until 1973. Certain fees paid to professionals by the Department increased in 1973, notably those paid to doctors and dental mechanics. Fee increases for other categories of professionals and the prices of certain supplies are expected in 1974. As the goal of home health care is reached for many people now in hospitals, the expenditures for ancillary services can be expected to grow substantially. Items now provided in hospitals, such as special mattresses, hospital-type beds, and lifts will be needed. In 1973 the Division became more involved in research and education, with the goal of encouraging preventive health care. Exercise programmes were planned in nursing-homes and Riverview Hospital. It is recognized that regular exercise contributes to improved mental and physical health. An audiological survey of senior citizens was undertaken to assess the best kinds of hearing- aids. A survey is being planned for seniors that will check individuals who have had cataracts removed. Optometrists will examine patients to see if contact lenses are advisable. Cost-sharing status—All health care expenditures in this programme are shared on a 50:50 basis with the Federal Government. Municipalities at present cost-share in Health Care programmes to a maximum of 15 per cent of total costs. During 1972/73, with costs escalating, municipal cost-sharing was frozen at $1.20 per capita. During 1974, municipal sharing will fall to 10 per cent. PROGRAMME: BURIALS Goal—To provide for burial in those instances where there is no family or estate that can assume responsibility. Description—Requests for such help are received usually from family, friends, funeral parlours, or the Public Administrator. Private resources are reviewed and, where indicated, a basic funeral is arranged for in accordance with the schedule of rates. Except for an occasional instance in which cremation may be used, the requirements set forth a standard fee worked out from time to time with the Funeral Directors' Association, which includes provision for a casket and a dignified burial. 39 Changing patterns in 1973 — Departmental expenditures have declined slightly, as can be seen in the following table: Tabic 27—Departmental Expenditures: Burials Year Amount $ 1973 143,409 1972/73 :. 166,212 Year Amount 1971/72 187,513 1970/71 168,663 In 1973 the cost of burial was about $300 per person. The Department assumed the cost of burial for approximately 475 people. Cost-sharing status—Costs of this service are shared on a 50:50 basis with the Federal Government. PROGRAMME: YOUTH HOSTELS Goal—To provide low-cost accommodation for travelling youth. Description—The 1973 British Columbia Hostel Programme housed 57,492 travdlm^OTtF] for a total of 92,538 bed-nights. There were 20 hostels outside Vancouver operating. In Vancouver a Home Placement Programme functioned, together with nine hostels. The Hostel Programme operated between June 1 and September 15. Co-operation and planning between the three levels of government, private agencies, and citizens contributed to the programme's considerable success in cutting costs while expanding and improving services. Outside Vancouver The hostel programme outside Vancouver was a co-operative effort between the Federal and Provincial Governments and the Association of B.C. Hostels. The hostels were funded by the Federal Secretary of States' Department for refit, maintenance, administration, and salaries for hostel staff. The Federal funds, however, do not make any provision for food costs. This Department provided base funding for food costs. This was done in the form of a grant made to the Association of B.C. Hostels, a nonprofit organization. The Association was put in charge of the distribution of this money to the individual hostels. Each hostel had a mandatory 50-cent user fee and each person was also asked to donate 50 cents toward food costs. Both the user fee and the donation went toward covering food costs. With the funding from the Department and the money collected, each hostel was able to provide two hot meals a day for the hostellers. However, if any person did not have the $1 fee for room and board, they were not turned away from the hostel. The hostels outside Vancouver had a three-day stay limit. However, this limit could be extended under certain circumstances such as in the case of illness. In Vancouver The Vancouver hostel programme was run with co-operation and involvement from all three levels of government. Advance planning was by the Vancouver Hostels Board, with one member from the city Department of Social Planning. This department and the Federal Department of Secretary of State resulted in a system whereby the actual costs of hostel operation were shared by the two senior levels of government. The Federal Government, through the Office of the Secretary of States' summer hostel programme, participated fully in funding Vancouver hostels this year. This department subsidized food costs up to $2 per day per person. The Department of Human Resources co-operated with the Federal Government to share some of the start-up, maintenance, and staff costs. The Provincial and Federal Governments shared the costs of required renovations and repairs to prepare some buildings for use as hostels. This system insured that only these items that were actual costs of the hostel programme were funded, resulting in lower 40 per diem rates and complete accountability for all moneys spent on the programme. The Vancouver Hostel Board provided the coordination and administration of the over-all programme. The following table compares 1972 and 1973 operational costs. Note should be made that the decreased costs in 1973 coincided with a 10-per-cent increase in the number of travelling youth. Table 28—Programme Costs: Youth Hostels, Comparison 1972 and 1973 1972 1972 Total: $425,000.00 100,000.00 $325,000.00 H T In Vancouver Outsid' Vancouver Changing patterns in 1973—The 1973 youth hostel programme represents a gradual evolution over the past three or four years from an emergency programme of providing accommodation for a sudden influx of unknown numbers of young transients to a more predictable programme of a recreational nature for persons who are travelling. These travellers have tended to be younger and better prepared, both financially and in terms of their individual planning. More and more persons have discovered that it is a 1973 $8,497.89 Outside Vancouver $105,052.91 In Vancouve 1973 Total: $127,591.62. Including a grant of $14,040.82 to the Association of B.C. Hostels' Administration. good programme that provides, through the provision of subsidized and inexpensive accommodation, a worth-while way to discover and see Canada. Cost-sharing status—All costs to the Province are shareable on a 50:50 basis except the $14,040.82 granted to the Association of B.C. Hostels. Other services for everyone are provided by the Community Programme listed on the following page. COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES Goal—To encourage and support community-operated voluntary social services. Description—Community Programmes Division accepts proposals for funding community services from Departmental field staff through the Regional Directors. The Division then refers the project to the appropriate Departmental authority and, if approved, arranges for the proper supervision of the project. Where Com munity Resource Boards have been formed, the Division will accept proposals from Boards on behalf of the community which they represent. When determining which applications should receive support, the Department does not consider the "make work" aspects of the programme so much as the amount of service to people per dollar budgeted. Programmes that utilize volunteers are looked upon favourably. 41 Changing patterns in 1973—Prior to 1973, grants to communities for innovative, useful, and possibly experimental nonstatutory services were almost nonexistent. With increased money going directly into communities for services, the concept of involving the community in the provision of services in its own area has been accentuated and stressed. This has resulted in increased com munity awareness of needs for service and increased activity in attempts to meet these needs. Such involvement serves to facilitate the formation of community-based organizations. Spending on Community Grants is up four times what it was last year and more than 10 time's what it was in 1971. 1973 calendar year 1972/73 1971/72 1970/71 Table 29—Dollars1 Spent on Community Grants: A Comparison $2,843,082 $737,850 1 $242,678 $212,864 i Includes activity centres. Grants that have been allocated are listed at the end of each section of this Report. Some that provide service to everyone are as follows: Snn^ort'ne Programme Contribution l Abbotsford: Association of Family Life Centres—Programme of family $ life, volunteer, leadership training for area 1,431.08 Burnaby: Joint Information Services—Combination of 11 information centres, referral and crisis assistance 6,800.00 Campbell River: Family Counselling Service—Family counselling, information, referral, and education 1,200.00 1 From the Department of Human Resources. Programme Chilliwack: Information Centre—Information and referral service Community Chest—Co-ordination services of family life, crisis, meals-on-wheels, and homemaker programmes .. Courtenay : Social Assistance and Low-income Group—Conference ... Supporting Contribution! $ 100.00 7,750.00 593.80 Delta: Deltassist Society—Centralized referral, volunteer bureau for all levels of people 40,853.33 Grand Forks: Community Services Committee—Centring of services in organized manner, drop-in, information, counselling ._. 5,000.00 42 Programme Kamloops: Community Resources Society—Referral, information, volunteer placement, carefree taxi service for elderly, etc. Family Life Association—Family counselling, training, volunteers Merritt: Crisis and Community Centre- referral, drop-in centre -Crisis line, information, Mission: Community Services Society—Legal and consumer advice, family-life counselling, furniture exchange, meals-on- wheels, information, and referral Nakusp: Village of Nakusp—A Winter Works project sponsored in co-operation with the Federal and Municipal Governments Nanaimo: Association of Intervention and Development—Crisis centre, family guidance, drop-in, crafts training for native Indian crisis leaders Nelson: Community Action Group—Plans for Resource Board, drop-in centre, incentive workers Penticton: Na.amata Centre—Conference centre Port Coquitlam : Share Society—Rehabilitation of chronic welfare recipients, crisis line and lifeline, paper-recycling, free store Prince George: Community Services Centre—Integrated delivery system of voluntary services Resources Planning Board—Plans for improvement and evaluation of social service Supporting Contribution *- 6,320.00 2,275.00 20,600.00 150.00 50,000.00 31,326.65 100.00 7,813.50 1,172.50 7,176.29 125.00 i From the Department of Human Resources. Supporting Programme Contribution1 Queen Charlottes: Queen Charlotte Regional Health—Community resource $ centre, health, human resource planning 4,137.00 Salmon Arm: Drop-in and Crisis Information Centre- information, and assistance -Drop-in, crisis, 14,368.55 Surrey: Community Service Bureau—Advocacy and community development and support service 18,806.00 Vancouver: B.C. Civil Liberties Association—A grant to produce and assist with publication of social services handbook; disseminate information in classrooms 4,000.00 Board of Parks and Public Recreation—A grant to assist programmes for the disadvantaged 2,000.00 Community Resources Foundation—A foundation to research and prepare way for resource centre programming 2,000.00 Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention—A crisis line and intervention of suicide attempts and restoration of persons so threatened 25,110.00 Downtown Community Health Society—Medical care, free meals, and a low-cost food store 15,462.00 Family Service Centres—Family counselling, information, and referral, family-life education 3,220.00 Fed-up Food Co-operative—A programme to provide food for lower income people in distressed areas 20,000.00 Federated Anti-poverty Groups—A grant to assist programmes which are organized to study and meet the inflationary trends 5,165.00 Joshua Town House Society—Repair and resale of furniture 1,000.00 Recreational Track and Field—A grant to further and improve Provincial level of athletics with emphasis on B.C. Festival of Sports and for lower income persons 6,657.55 Social Planning: Community Development—One-shot grant programme 950.00 43 Supporting Programme Contribution! Victoria: $ Community Action Group—Projects for incentive workers, drop-in centre, assistance for immigrants, information 8,758.24 Crisis Intervention and Public Information—Crisis line and referral 4,735.00 Programme Victoria—Continued James Bay Community Development—Study on community development Citizens' Counselling Centre—Family counselling, education, group and volunteer training Supporting Contribution5- 2,762.10 651.00 i From the Department of Human Resources. 44 HANDICAPPED PERSONS' INCOME ALLOWANCE (now Mincome) Goal—To provide the income essential for handicapped persons to meet their everyday living requirements and maintain their sense of independence and dignity. Description—In December of 1972 the Handicapped Persons' Income Allowance (formerly the Blind Persons' Allowance and the Disabled Persons' Allowance) was raised to $200 per month. In June of 1973 the Handicapped Persons' Income Allowance statistics were incorporated in Mincome. As of December 31, 1973, all handicapped persons are guaranteed a minimum monthly income of $213.85. For detailed statistics and further information, see section on Mincome in "Services for Seniors." Changing patterns in 1973—Although a guaranteed income through Mincome may be seen as a first and very important step in the direction of improving opportunities for handicapped people, it is recognized that much more must be done if handicapped people are to participate fully in our communities. In response to this realization, a Special Consultant to the Minister on the Needs of the Physically Disabled was appointed to co-ordinate efforts and make recommendations. Further, in order to involve the disabled in identifying needs and required services, a Conference for the Physically Disabled was sponsored by the Department of Human Resources on October 31 and November 1, 1973. Handicapped persons and representatives of various agencies and organizations attended and made recommendations to all levels of governments. As a result of the conference an advisory committee was formed for the purpose of meeting with Government to follow up implementation of the recommendations that resulted from the conference. Recommendations concerned (1) architectural barriers; (2) education, employment, and recreation opportunities; (3) income security and health-care benefits; (4) personal attendant care (in-home); (5) transportation facilities. These recommendations point to new directions in 1974. ACTIVITY CENTRE PROGRAMME Goal—To assist centres in the development of programmes designed to improve the quality of life of handicapped persons regardless of the cause of the handicapping condition. Description—These centres provide opportunities for handicapped persons to involve themselves in useful enterprises. Work activities and recreational undertakings vary from centre to centre. Crafts, carpentry, and clerical pursuits are some of the activities the participants involve themselves in. At the end of each month a billing form and attendance record are sent each centre for completion. The amount paid for staff salaries and the total number of participant-hours of service rendered by the centre help determine the payment the centre will receive. Changing patterns in 1973 — The programme has only been in effect since April 1, 1971. At the end of 1973 there was a total of 49 centres in the Province receiving support under this programme. Actually, other centres have been approved for payment, but billing forms and attendance records of recent approvals were not received in 1973. The monthly attendance at activity centres is approximately 2,000 persons. The following centres were funded in 1973. Total Paid Each Centre Abbotsford: $ MSA Association for the Retarded (Wildwood)..... 10,900.00 Armstrong: Armstrong-Enderby Association for the Retarded 2,287.99 46 Burnaby: Burnaby Association for the Retarded Chilliwack: Chilliwack & District Opportunity Workshop Cranbrook: Juniper School Occupational Workshop Dawson Creek: Dawson Creek Society for Retarded Children Duncan: Duncan & District Association for the Mentally Retarded Haney: Maple Ridge Association for the Retarded Children (Harold E. Johnson) Invermere: Windermere Society for Handicapped Children Kamloops: Kamloops Society for the Retarded Total Paid Each Centre $ 9,200.00 8,286.00 2,170.00 7,441.00 9,666.07 7,800.00 4,743.75 10,682.00 Kelowna: Canadian Mental Health Association (Discovery Club) Kelowna & District Society for the Mentally Retarded 2,850.00 14,250.00 Mission City: Mission Workshop Association 8,767.00 Nanaimo: Canadian Mental Health Association (Nanaimo Branch).... 3,476.00 Nanaimo Association for the Mentally Retarded (Narco) 9,234.43 Nanaimo Vocational Rehabilitation Workshop for Handicapped (Beacon) 5,525.00 New Westminster: Canadian Mental Health Association (Sha-Sha Club) 750.00 New Westminster & District Society for the Retarded (Port Moody) 17,000.00 New Westminster & District Society for the Retarded (A.R.C.) 750.00 North Vancouver: Adult Day-care Centre ._... 10,000.00 Total Paid Each Centre Penticton: Penticton & District Society for the Mentally Handicapped (Aurora) Port Alberni: Alberni District Association for the Retarded Powell River: Artaban Training Centre Prince George: Prince George & District Association for the Retarded Quesnel: Quesnel & District Association for the Mentally Retarded Sardis: Upper Fraser Valley Association for the Retarded Surrey: Clover Valley Training Centre (Surrey Association for Mentally Retarded) Terrace: Terrace Association for the Mentally Retarded Trail: Kootenay Society for Handicapped Children (Maple) Vancouver: Canadian Arthritis & Rheumatism Society Canadian Mental Health Association (White Cross, Vancouver) Coast Foundation Society (East End House) Handicrafts for Homebound Handicapped Mental Patients Association St. James Social Service (Gastown Workshop) Vancouver Association for the Mentally Retarded (Workshop 1) Vancouver Association for the Mentally Retarded (Workshop 2) _ Vancouver Association for the Mentally Retarded (Workshop 3) 13,779.50 4,197.22 7,031.00 10,000.00 2,838.80 6,190.50 11,557.91 3,550.00 750.00 3,900.00 11,520.00 16,250.00 5,073.98 5,687.44 6,000.00 17,200.00 13,650.00 2,400.00 47 Total Paid Each Centre Vernon: $ Vernon & District Association for the Retarded 15,402.09 Victoria: Arbutus Crafts Association 9,750.00 Canadian Mental Health Association (Cornerstone) 1,625.00 Canadian Mental Health Association (White Cross, Victoria) .__ 1 13,913.54 Canadian Mental Health Association (Community Explorations) ._ -- 1,625.00 Greater Victoria Association for the Retarded (Haywood) 585.00 Greater Victoria Association for the Retarded (Winifred M. Clark) 13,901.48 Greater Victoria Association for the Retarded (Langwood Branch) 585.00 Total Paid Each Centre West Vancouver: $ North Shore Association for the Mentally Retarded ..... ... 8,062.14 North Shore Association for the Mentally Retarded 9,795.60 North Shore Association for Retarded Children 1,679.32 Total 364,279.76 Average month 30,356.65 As of December 1, 1973, rates were raised on the average of 20 per cent. This will be reflected in higher expenditure in 1974. Cost-sharing status—Shareable with the Federal Government on a 50:50 basis. EMPLOYMENT PROJECT '73 Goal—To provide funds for socially useful employment of students, welfare recipients, and other unemployed people within Government and nonprofit societies. Description—The Employment Project sponsored by the Provincial Government came into effect on July 1, 1973. At that time the Department of Human Resources was allotted $1 million out of the total $20 million the Government allocated for this project. Originally the project was planned for a three-month period, but at the end of that time it was extended another six months due to its success. With the extension of this project the Department of Human Resources received an additional $2 million. This budget was pro-rated in relation to the social assistance case loads of each region, for example, the region with the highest number of social assistance recipients was authorized to hire the largest number of people on the Employment Project. Patterns—From July 1, 1973, to December 31, 1973, people were employed in the programme. Of these: • 365 were female; 302 were male; • 70 per cent were under 35 years of age; 1667 Average pay was $518 per month; females averaged $480 and males averaged $564; 42 per cent were single; 72 per cent had lived in British Columbia more than five years; 92 per cent had lived in Canada more than 15 years; 72 per cent had received social assistance in the month previous to entering the programme; their average total income in the preceding month was $259.46; 10 per cent were handicapped; 75 per cent of those who have left the project are now employed; only 20 per cent returned to social assistance after termination of their employment with the project. Cost-sharing status—Not determined as yet. 48 EDUCATIONAL UPGRADING AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING Goal—To improve employment prospects of social assistance recipients by upgrading their technical and academic skills. Description—Where need seems to exist but is not forthcoming through the Federal Department of Manpower's Training Grants, the social worker in the local Human Resources office may refer interested applicants to ihe nearest vocational or educational training institution. Arrangements are made for enrolment and training. Social Allowance payments are supplemented by a small monthly allowance for incidental expenses. The Department also provides for the cost of books and transportation. Changing patterns in 1973—There has been a sharp drop-off in the number of people enrolled in this programme. Partly this can be explained by the smaller Social Assistance Rolls in 1973 and also by the larger numbers of young people shifting from the Social Assistance Rolls to the Unemployment Insurance Rolls with the easing of the Unemployment Insurance regulations. Table 30—Number of People Sponsored by the Department of Human Resources in Upgrading Progr ammes 1972 1973 1 ■ 600 1 1,300 This movement is reflected in lower operating costs of the programme. Total cost of the programme over and above social assistance payments in 1973 was $80,000. This is approximately one-half of 1972 costs. Cost-sharing status — Costs arc shared with the Federal Government on a 50:50 basis. EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION PROGRAMME FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS Goal—To prepare (1) adults who have withdrawn from the labour market for a lengthy period; and (2) youth 15 years of age and over who have withdrawn from the public school system for entry into the labour force or into vocational training programmes. Description— Youth Programmes During 1973 two experimental work projects were financed by the Department of Human Resources—the Victoria Work Alternative Project and the Langford Alternative Project. The Victoria project is open to boys recommended by the local Human Resources offices, Family Court, Manpower, and the Greater Victoria School District. The Langford project is open to both boys and girls. Students gain knowledge and work exper ience by becoming involved in work projects that lead to environmental improvement such as park and forestry maintenance. They are also involved in marketing commodities such as cordwood. Other interesting tasks are made available to the Youth through Provincial, municipal, and private organizations. A balance between work, education, and recreation is reached with courses in first aid, life-saving, fire-fighting, gymnastics, health, and hygiene. Traditional academic study is undertaken through correspondence courses and classroom attendance. Informal group discussions and adult counselling provide an important "preventive" aspect to the programme. Both of these projects are fairly new. The Langford project has been operating for one year and the Victoria project has functioned for two years. Over 200 young people participated in these two projects in 1973, with an average enrolment at any given time of approximately 40 persons in each project. 49 I a; I Adult Programmes The largest Employment Preparation Programme for adults is the "Forestry Employment Preparation Programme." It operates in the Lower Fraser Valley districts of Chilliwack, Mission, and Maple Ridge. The Forestry Work Activity Project uses a combination of sheltered work experience, life skill training, and practical academic upgrading to provide a comprehensive approach for those who have been disadvantaged in finding employment. Individuals selected for this programme have usually been recipients of Social Allowance for a considerable length of time. The Provincial Forestry Department provides jobs involving slashing, burning, clearing, trail-making, building repair, saw and tool maintenance, and upkeep. Each work situation has a forestry foreman who works in conjunction with the social worker project- co-ordinator of the Human Resources Department. Half of the participants' time is spent on work-sites. The remaining time is spent in classroom learning situations where the focus is on learning to deal effectively with daily problems and the use of community services and agencies, so as to improve participants' capacity to obtain employment. The social work co-ordinator provides the family with counselling services. Allowances are paid to participants—the social assistance payment plus $100 per month. Special clothing needed for work and other costs incurred in the programme are covered by the Department. During 1973, 185 men participated in these work-activity crews. There were no women trained in the programme. As of December 31, 1973, 39 men were on the project and 91 others had found employment. The remaining 55 former participants were on social assistance or could not be located. A second important employment preparation programme is the Langley Work Employment Preparation Programme. Similar in benefits to the Forestry programme, an important variation in the Langley project is that private work placements are utilized. Placements are made in welding shops, hairdressing establishments, the library, the museum, Langley Municipal Works, and the local Human Resources office. Both women and men are involved in the Langley project. The Langley project is in its second year. The pilot project has a total of 18 men participating in it. Half of these men had been on Social Allowance for 10 years or more. At present, two and one-half years after completion of the pilot project, only five men have returned to social assistance. The amount of time spent on these projects varies with the individual's needs to a maximum of six months. Changing patterns in 1973 — Although the Employment Preparation Programme is a relatively new feature of the Department, it has already proved valuable as a support to people wishing to return to the labour market. Previous to 1973, only family heads were allowed to participate in the programme. In 1973 the qualification criteria was expanded to include single people as well as family heads. Expenditure during the 1973 calendar year was $328,755 on the total programme. The breakdown in expenditures may be represented as follows: EXPENDITURES IN THE EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION PROGRAMME FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS 50% Forestry Programme (ADULTS) 25% Langley Project (ADULTS) ■k 12.5% Langford Alternative Project (YOUTH) 12.5% Victoria Alternative Project (YOUTH) 50 DETACHED WORKER PROGRAMME Goal—To provide special programmes and resource people for youth with difficulties. Description—Schools, hospitals, or the Courts refer youth who arc experiencing difficulties to the programme. Youth workers, hired directly in the community, get to know the young person and through encouragement and special programmes help the person discover his/her aptitudes and potential. The workers, many who are young themselves, are available to help young people in obtaining gainful employment, furthering educational and vocational training, and improving interpersonal relationships. Programmes involve group counselling, recreational activities, and volunteer work in the communities. One of the characteristic features of these programmes is the variety of approaches being taken to meet the individual needs of the young people involved. Changing patterns in 1973—This is a growing programme. More emphasis is being placed on person-to-person interaction with recognition that the problem which confronts the young person cannot be handled in isolation from his family or community setting. A general trend which has recently developed is the increased usage of detached workers as their value has been accepted at the community level. Presently there are nine programmes which involve 18 youth workers and serve over 1,000 youth. NUMBER OF YOUTH SERVED, BY AREA, 1973 Williams Victoria Vancouver Burnaby Penticton Lake Prince Rupert Nanaimo Number of programmes Number of youth workers Number of youth served .. ■HH 65 70 wymnn 40 MHHm \\. ■ . :■ ::v "it'"':: 35 50 Victoria Vancouver Burnaby Penticton Williams Prince Nanaimo Lake Rupert Cost-sharing status—The costs of this programme are shared with the Federal Government on a 50:50 basis. INCENTIVE—OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMME Goal—To provide an opportunity for social assistance recipients, who are able to work, to be employed part-time in Government and nonprofit businesses so as to improve their social relationships and increase their participation in society, increase their income, and improve their work skills and work experience. Description—Participating agencies include schools, health or recreational centres, libraries, information offices, and various municipal, Provincial, and Federal Government agencies. Some of the positions filled were school helpers, library aides, assistants in day-care centres, clerical helpers, information officers, parking-lot attendants, home helpers, visitors to the elderly and sick, counsellors and homemakers. In a number of locales, most notably in Vancouver, participants have their own organizations and undertake responsibility for placement, replacing volunteers and providing other services. Any social assistance recipient interested in this programme can contact his or her local Human Resources office which, in turn, will refer the applicant to interested agencies in the community. 51 Individuals receive up to $100 per month in this programme. Remuneration does not affect the size of the individual's Social Allowance cheque. In 1973, there were approximately 2,400 people at any given time working on the Opportunities Programme. Since the average number of hours of service to communities contributed by "Opportunities" people is approximately 50 hours, the number of "hour of service" contributed to the people of British Columbia was close to one and one-half million. 2,400 People working on "Opportunities." X 50 Average number of hours worked per month. 120,000 Total hours of service per month. X 12 Number of months per year. 1,440,000 Total hours of service per year to communities Reciprocally, many recipients have gone on to full-time employment as a result of the skills they have acquired working in the community. Changing patterns in 1973— Table 32—Incentive- -Opportunides Programme Number of People on Programme Cost of Programme $ 2,550,000 1,750,000 1973 ... 2,400 1972 ... 2,300 In 1973 more people on Opportunities Allowance were receiving higher honorariums than in 1972. This accounts for increased expenditures as is evidenced in the table above. Of the 2,400 receiving Opportunities Allowances, 1,850 received $100 per month and 550 received $50 per month. Cost-sharing status—Costs are shared with the Federal Government on a 50:50 basis. HALFWAY HOUSES Goal—To provide a living-in programme for individuals who need support in dealing with personal and social problems. Description—The halfway houses function on the concept of "self-help". Residents give and receive support and encouragement from others who have been through similar experiences and realistically dealt with their problems. Departmental support is given to seven halfway houses that work with alcoholics; three other houses are funded to help persons recently released from correctional programmes. Referrals are made by social workers, Probation Officers, the police, other agencies, and friends. The halfway houses have counselling and group discussions. Job referrals arc made as well as referrals for retraining. The halfway houses are run by private groups; Departmental financial support is given in the form of community grants to nonprofit organizations and rates paid to houses for occupants who are on social assistance. Costs for the support of people in this programme cannot be isolated in the general social assistance expenditures. Approximately 90 per cent of the people using the residences for former inmates of correctional institutions are eligible for social assistance. About 500 persons used these specialized halfway houses in 1973. The bed capacity in the three halfway houses specializing in the needs of persons released from correctional programmes was 110 beds. Two houses were run for men only and one house takes male and female occupants. The seven halfway houses specializing in the needs of the alcoholic have an approximate maximum capacity of 105 live-in accommodations. Each house has room for approximately 15 people. All seven houses are planned for the male alcoholic, but females are occasionally included as well. There have been no major changes in programme operation this year. 52 Cost-sharing status—Social assistance expenditures are shareable on a 50:50 basis with the Federal Government. Most persons staying in halfway houses qualify for social assistance. Other special needs are met in some of the community programmes listed following: COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES Supporting Programme Contribution! Burnauy: $ Citizens Development Fund—Intensive counselling services 12,859.00 United Church Home for Girls—Serves unwed-mother group with excellent counselling and educational support 9,700.000 Cloverdale: The Dismis Society—Living facilities for ex-convicts, employment on contract basis 32,850.00 Nanaimo: Vocational Rehabilitation Workshop—Rehabilitation for all handicapped persons __ 11,525.00 Nelson: Aspire Programme—Co-operation with education on redirecting programme for drop-outs 5,125.00 100 Mile House: Association for the Mentally Retarded—A programme to relocate and renovate mentally retarded centre 3,000.00 Richmond: Church of God at Richmond—One grant for equipment.— 1,455.00 Salmon Arm: Association for the Mentally Retarded—A grant for the support of mentally retarded centre 28,920.00 Surrey: Rehabilitation Workshop—Workshop with retarded, handicapped, disabled—arts and crafts 13,900.00 Supporting Programme Contribution! Vancouver: $ Association of Non Status Indians—A programme to assist with housing renovations in off-reserve situations for Indians who have left their reserve and thus lost their native status — . 172,200.00 B.C. Association of Social Workers 9,628.85 B.C. Indian Homemakers—A programme to assist in promotion of Homemaker Programmes on reserves and with non-status Indians living in urban areas 2,000.00 B.C. Pre-school Teachers Association — Conference expenses - 700.00 Dugout Day Centre—Hostel and care for unemployed 3,500.00 Hatfield Society—Hostel 29,700.00 John Howard Society—A society to assist probationers and parolees back into society, job security, and rehabilitation programme 2,100.00 People's Resources Committee—Crafts for low-income workers, training, and sales 4,455.00 Project Bread—Skid road project—coffee houses and counselling, with drug and alcoholic drifters 10,000.00 X-Kalay Foundation Society—A society for ex-convicts— drug and alcohol rehabilitation 39,951.00 Victoria: Kwa-Win-Nah Society—A halfway house for discharged Indian prisoners and alcoholics 1,200.00 Victoria Girls Alternative Programme—A programme for drop-outs, with provision for finding a new life-style and a return to the labour market, co-operating with education ._.- 22,020.00 Victoria Women's Centre—A grant for the purchase of house and building costs re a group-living home 28,525.00 1 From the Department of Human Resources. 53 PROGRAMME: MINCOME Goal—To provide the income essential for senior citizens to meet their everyday living requirements and maintain their sense of independence and dignity. Description—Introduced in December 1972, Mincome assured citizens of the Province over the age of 65 a minimum income level of $200 a month. On October 1, 1973, the Mincome programme was extended to include those between the ages of 60 and 64. In order to meet the increased cost of living, payments have been raised twice during 1973. As of December 31, 1973, citizens over 60 years of age are guaranteed a monthly income of $213.85 or $427.70 a couple. Table 33—Total Cost of Mincome, December 1972 to December 1973 Date 1972— Dec OAS/GIS Recipients 109,980 1973— Jan OAS/GIS 108,387 Feb OAS/GIS 108,600 Mar OAS/GIS.... . ....108,938 Apr OAS/GIS . .... 94,396 May OAS/GIS 95,000 June... .-..OAS/GIS 95,800 Handicapped 4,000 July— OAS/GIS Handicapped.. 99,800 96,800 4,600 101,400 Aug.. ..OAS/GIS 96,900 Handicapped 5,200 102,100 4,624,000 4,540,500 4,576,000 4,589,000 2,462,000 2,490,000 2,543,000 734,000 3,277,000 2,583,000 863,000 3,446,000 2,552,000 961,000 3,513,000 Date Sept. Oct... Nov.. Dec. Recipients Amount $ ..OAS/GIS... 97,000 2,551,000 Handicapped 6,300 1,171,000 103,300 3,722,000 ..OAS/GIS 97,600 2,560,000 Handicapped 6,300 1,200,000 Age benefit 5,500 1,100,000 65 and over non-OAS 600 110,000 110,000 4,970,000 OAS/GIS 97,900 2,555,000 Handicapped 6,300 1,235,000 Age benefit 9,500 1,900,000 65 and over non-OAS 800 160,000 114,500 5,850,000 ..OAS/GIS.. 97,700 2,547,000 Handicapped 6,300 1,237,000 Age benefit 13,000 3,000,000 65 and over non-OAS 1,000 194,000 118,000 6,978,000 Total expenditure for December 1972 to December 1973, inclusive = $55,000,000 Changing patterns in 1973 — Since Mincome payments began a little over a year ago, the portion of the Department's budget given over to Mincome has progressively increased. This is a result of higher rates and the inclusion of those aged 60-64 years in the programme. The 60-64 age-group does not qualify for the Federal Government's Old Age Security Pension or Guaranteed Income Supplement. Therefore, the Province must contribute a higher proportion of the payment to this group. 56 As of December of 1973, the following groups were eligible for Mincome: (a) Old Age Security/Guaranteed Income Supplement Recipients. (b) Those over the age of 60 without a minimum income. (c) Handicapped persons. (d) Those 65 and over who are without adequate income but are for some reason ineligible for the Federal Government's Old Age Security programme. A statistical breakdown of kinds of recipients and typical monthly costs follows. The month of December is used in this example: Table 34- -Statistical Summary, Month of December December 1972 December 1973 Recipients Expenditures Recipients Expenditures (a) OAS/GIS recipients $ .. 109,980 4,624,000 97,7001 $ 2,547,000 (b) 60-64-year- olds No coverage 13,000 3,000,000 (c) Handicapped Covered in Disabled Persons and Blind Allowance 6,300 1,237,000 (d) 65 and over, non-OAS/GIS. Totals.- No coverage 1,000 194,000 109,980 4,624,000 118,000 6,978,000 i Decline due to Increased Old Age Security/Guaranteed Income Supplement payments in April 1973 rendering some recipients ineligible for Mincome benefits. Cost-sharing status— Eligibility Under the Canada Assistance Plan, Canada will share in the cost of assistance to those individuals designated as "persons in need" (CAP 2-g). For the purposes of Mincome it has been agreed that those eligible are (a) OAS/GIS recipients who have been designated as "persons in need" via Mincome Form 33 (blue form) or previously by the Supplementary Social Assistance Needs Test; (b) those persons 65 or over who are not recipients of OAS/GIS and who have been found to be "persons in need" via Mincome Form 33; (c) those blind, disabled, and handicapped persons found to be "persons in need" via Mincome Form 353 or previously by a Handicapped or Social Allowance Needs Test; (d) those persons aged 60-64 found to be "persons in need" who were previously on Social Allowance prior to October 1, 1973.1 Asset Levels For groups (a), (b), and (c), Canada currently recognizes liquid asset exemption levels of $1,000 for a single person, and $1,500 for a couple utilizing a needs budget of $200 (pre-added budget of $140 and shelter and utility requirements of $60). This means that Canada will share in that portion of the Mincome payment that guarantees the recipient an income of $200 if he meets the asset requirements. For example, single individual, assets less than $1,000: $ OAS/GIS rate 183.99 Mincome payment 29.86 Total income 213.85 Canada will share in $29.86 — $13.85 = $16.01 on a 50:50 basis. The $13.85 figure is subtracted as Canada will not share in the cost of any assistance leaving an individual with a total monthly income that exceeds the $200 needs budget. i Sharing for this group is only to $140 per person. 57 PROGRAMME: SENIOR CITIZEN COUNSELLOR SERVICE Goal—To provide a service whereby active knowledgeable community-minded senior citizens serve as resource people to assist other senior citizens. Description—Presently there are 1120] Senior Citizen Counsellors of mixed ethnic backgrounds serving communities throughout British Columbia. The Senior Citizen Counsellor is available to discuss issues of concern to seniors, such as income security, health, living accommodation, loneliness, and feelings of self-worth. Rapid changes taking place in present Government programmes such as Old Age Security, Canada Pension, and Mincome, and the introduction of new programmes such as Pharmacare, make it imperative that counsellors be kept up to date on the latest changes respecting the elderly so they can pass on this information to seniors. Each counsellor has regular contact with the Provincial Government for the exchange of information and is reimbursed up to $50 per month for out-of-pocket expenses. Table 35—Costs of the Programme Jan. 1, 1973, to Dec. 31, 1973 Apr. 1, 1972, to Mar. 31, 1973 Apr. 1, 1971, to Mar. 31, 1972 Apr. 1, 1970, to Mar. 31, 1971 Changing patterns in 1973—During the latter part of 1973, approximately 50 new counsellors were appointed. It is expected that this trend will continue so a wider number of people will be reached, especially ethnic minority groups. The increased service to people is a direct result of the appointment of additional counsellors. Table 36—Number of People Served by Senior Citizen Counsellors, April 1, 1970 to December 31, 1973—A Comparison Jan. 1, 1973, to Dec. 31, 1973 Apr. 1, 1970, to Mar. 31, 1971 Cost-sharing status—The Federal Government shares in the costs of this programme on a 50:50 basis. 58 PROGRAMME: B.C. HYDRO BUS PASS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS Goal—To aid and encourage mobility among senior citizens. Description—The bus pass is made available to elderly and handicapped persons in receipt of Mincome by the Department of Human Resources in co-operation with the B.C. Hydro and Power Authority for the sum of $5 for six months. It is renewable every six months. No bus fare is necessary on presentation of the pass in all regular bus zones in Greater Victoria and Greater Vancouver. Changing patterns in 1973—With the introduction of Mincome at age 60, bus passes were made available to those between the ages of 60 and 64 who are in receipt of Mincome. Cost-sharing status—Administrative costs of this programme are borne by the Department of Human Resources. All revenue accruing as a result of the $5 charge is remitted to B.C. Hydro. The Federal Government does not participate in this programme. Table 37—Number of Passes Issued Nov. 1973 20,570 May 1973 18,657 Nov. 1972 17,119 May 1972 16,847 Nov. 1971 15,846 May 1971 15,263 Sept. 1970 13,035 PROGRAMME: BOARDING AND REST HOMES Goal—To provide for elderly or handicapped persons who require it, but whose income is insufficient to meet the costs of care. Description—The individual or patient must be ambulatory and at least partially able to look after personal needs. Referrals are made to local Human Resources offices by relatives, friends, doctors, hospitals, or members of the community. Local staff are responsible for reviewing each situation and assessing the kind of care needed. Placements are made as soon as suitable arrangements can be made relative to accommodation available and rates of payment provided for under Department policy. The recipient contributes to the extent his income permits and the balance of the cost is then provided for by the Department. In addition, a monthly "Comforts Allowance" of $18.30 is provided. Staff of local offices also help in arranging private placements for a number of those who are able to meet the cost of care privately. Residents are visited from time to time by staff of the Department to ensure that they are being satisfactorily cared for. Changing patterns in 1973—No matter how good the boarding or rest home, most people prefer their own home. Mincome has made it possible for more people to remain at home. Since Mincome was introduced, the percentage increase of people admitted to boarding and rest homes is not so great as previously and the average cost per person of those admitted has increased only slightly. 59 Table 38—Comparison of Costs, Number of People Served, and Average Cost per Person Over a 33A-Year Period Average Cost Number Average Cost Number per Person of People per Person of People Over and Above Served Over and Above Yearly Served on Mincome on Social Social Cost1 Mincome Payments Assistance Assistance Ip 3> 3> 1973 5,158,374 1,087 438 2,386 1,962 1972/73 4,908,706 937 406 2,381 1,902 1971/72 4,300,989 862 473 2,231 1,745 1970/71 3,843,633 701 577 2,118 1,624 1 Costs do not include Mincome payments and basic Social Allowances. Fees for boarding and rest homes are determined by the level of care provided and are arrived at through a point system. The three basic monthly rates were last increased on December 1, 1973. Table 39—Boarding Rest Home Rates Prior to Dec. 1973 As of Dec. 1, 1973 1. A basic rate for simple boarding care requiring a minimal amount $ of help and supervision.. 172.00 2. A rate for those requiring an intermediate level of help and supervision 196.00 3. A higher rate for those instances in which a high degree of help and supervision is required 222.00 $ 195.25 219.25 245.25 Cost-sharing status—The Federal and Provincial Government share the costs of this programme on a 50:50 basis. PROGRAMME: PRIVATE HOSPITAL CARE Goal—To provide care for elderly or handicapped persons who require a relatively high degree of nursing attention but who do not have the resources to meet this need. Description—As with the Boarding and Rest Home Programme, staff of the local Human Resources offices receive referrals from hospitals, doctors, relatives, and others. Staff members arrange placement in keeping with the doctor's recommendation, the patient's needs, and the available care facilities. Accounts for cost of care are submitted by the care facility to local Human Resources offices and the amount of the difference between the patient's private income and the Departmental rate for such care is sent to the private hospital. A "Comforts Allowance" is provided and local staff visit from time to time to ensure that the patient's needs are satisfactorily looked after. In many instances transfers are made to private hospitals from boarding or rest homes if additional care is required. Changing patterns in 1973—As of December 31, 1973, the maximum payment to private hospitals by Government was $401.75 per person per month. In 1973 more extended-care beds were made available through the public sector. Most of these beds are covered by hospital insurance plans. The declining number of people assisted in private hospitals reflects this trend. Table 40- A —Comparison of Costs, Number of People Served, and >erage Cost per Person Over a 33A-Year Period Number of People Yearly Served on Costi Mincome Average Cost per Person Over and Above Mincome Payments Number Average Cost of People per Person Served Over and Above on Social Social Assistance Assistance $ $ $ 1973 ..2,561,242 974 1,760 1,550 325 481 2,607 2,312 1972/73.. .2,537,450 920 1971/72. 2.596.299 842 1.426 714 1,955 1970/71 1 Costs do 3,336,203 659 1,572 1,181 include Mincome payments and basic Social Allowances 1,947 not Cost-sharing status—The Federal and Provincial Governments share in the costs of this programme on a 50:50 basis. 60 PROGRAMME: COURTESY CARD Goal—To provide easy identification for persons 65 and over that will be honoured by banks, stores, travel agencies, and other such establishments. It is also useful as a means of obtaining reduced prices in some areas. Description—The card is issued free of charge on proof of age to anyone over the age of 65, regardless of financial status. Since the programme's inception in 1972 a total of 145,546 cards has been issued. One of the immediate benefits of having this identification card is lower bus fares (15 cents instead of 25 cents). Changing patterns in 1973—During 1973 the cost to the Province of operating the Courtesy Card programme was approximately $13,000. During the year there was an increased attempt to provide lists of benefits available to seniors in each community. Many benefits found in the Province, such as motels, hotels, and service-stations, are yet to be listed. Cost-sharing status—Costs of this programme are borne by the Provincial Government. PROGRAMME: SENIORS' ACTIVITY CENTRES Example: "411 Seniors Centre" Goal—To provide senior citizens with opportunities for social and recreational activities as well as inexpensive nutritional lunches and snacks. Description—Lower Mainland residents use the 411 Seniors Centre on Dunsmuir in Vancouver as a "drop-in centre" for rest and refreshments. Lunches are provided at cost. Music, films, arts and crafts projects, and a library are some of the resources available to participants. Senior volunteers, along with three professional workers, are responsible for the centre's day-to-day operations. Since the centre opened in December 1972, it has also been used as a rest stop for bus-touring seniors from elsewhere in the Province. During 1973 a cumulative total of 14,278 senior citizens signed the guest book at the centre. NEW DIRECTIONS IN SERVICES FOR SENIORS IN 1973 The year 1973 was one of transition. A conference on the needs of senior citizens was sponsored by the Department of Human Resources and the Department of Health Services on March 13 and 14, 1973. A second conference for Senior Citizen Counsellors was sponsored by the Department of Human Resources early in October. Recommendations from these conferences pointed out the need for more decentralized services. At these meetings, senior citizens stressed that co-ordination and integration of services must begin at the local delivery level, and local services such as housekeeper/homemaker services, meals-on-wheels, and information services must be made available in co-ordination with local Human Resources offices. Transportation, the cost of drugs, the cost of prostheses and other special equipment, meals-on- wheels, homemaker services, and recreational needs, were some of the items of concern raised by the participants. In 1973 approximately 25 per cent of the users of the Department's Homemaker Service were people over 60 years of age. New directions in 1974 point to greater expansion of the Homemaker Services and to a closer look at further support for the Meals-on- Wheels programmes. Introduction of the Pharmacare programme on January 1, 1974, is directed toward meeting the prescribed drug requirements of citizens over 65. It is expected that senior citizens' conferences will become a yearly event. Examples of some other community programmes sponsored by the Department of Human Resources follow: 61 COMMUNITY Supporting Programme Contribution! New Westminster: $ Senior Citizens Service Bureau—Work among disabled, elderly, and blind—catalyst between agencies; to meet deficit 900.00 North Vancouver: Silver Harbour Manor Society—Senior citizen housing 56,397.00 Penticton: Retirement Centre—For elderly, social, and information and referral Courtenay : Comox Valley Meals-on-Wheels — Meals-on-wheels with elderly and handicapped 476.50 100.00 Prince George: Carefree—Transportation for elderly, handicapped, and retarded, and service other programmes 40,000.00 Saanich: Saltspring Meals-on-W heels—Meals-on-wheels for elderly and shut-ins 4,000.00 Surrey: Community Service Bureau—Transportation for elderly, in home visitation, crisis line for all 56,419.00 i From the Department of Human Resources. PROGRAMMES Supporting Programme Contribution1 Terrace: $ The Golden Rule—Senior citizens' support 900.00 Nanaimo: Meals-on-W heels 1,200.00 Victoria: Mcals-on-Wheels (Silver Threads)—Meals-on-wheels for shut-ins, elderly 10,703.49 Silver Threads Service—Activity, drop-in centre for elderly 56,359.55 Vancouver: Project Outreach—Geriatric centre to help elderly with home care .._.. 5,400.00 West Vancouver: North Shore Volunteers for Seniors—North Shore training and assistance for senior citizens 2,400.00 Kelowna : Homemaker Services—Homemaker programme for shut- ins, elderly, and handicapped persons 900.00 62 LEGISLATION ACTS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES Department of Human Resources Act (R.S.B.C. 1960, chap. 111, as amended)—This Act establishes the Department of Human Resources 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 family. • Replaced by Federal Old-age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement Programmes, effective January 1, 1970; certain cases still active, however. 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. Provincial Home Act (1969, chap. 29)—The purpose of this Act is to provide care for persons who are unable to maintain themselves by their own efforts. Handicapped Persons Income Assistance Act (S.B.C. 1972 (2nd Sess.), chap. 4)—The purpose of this Act is to provide financial assistance and other services to the blind and disabled. Guaranteed Minimum Income Assistance Act (S.B.C. 1972 (2nd Sess.), chap. 3)—This Act provides a guaranteed minimum assistance to persons 60 years of age and over. 63 Table 41—Proportion of Total Gross Welfare Expenditure \\9i\\ni 1972/73 Value Per Cent Value Per Cent i $ 1,205,109 0.8 $ 1,483,893 0.9 1,768,434 1.2 1,904,140 1.1 5,481,303 3.7 5,673,501 3.3 289,439 0.2 233,463 0.1 19,741,383 13.2 21,997,737 12.8 7,150,589 4.8 7,670,283 4.5 103,169,623 69.3 102,800,065 59.7 10,122,773 6.8 30,403,634 17.7 148,928,653 100.0 172,166,716 100.0 Administration (includes Minister's Office and part of Accounting Division) Institutions _ Field service _ Provincial Alliance of Businessmen Maintenance of dependent children (includes New Denver Youth Centre)..... Medical services, drugs, etc. Social Allowances, Work Activity Projects, and burials Mincome and allowances for aged and handicapped... _ Totals _ _. i Does not add to 100.0 due to rounding. 66 Table 42—Comparison of Number of Cases in the Province, by Category of Service,x as at March 31, 1972, and March 31, 1973 Table 43—Number of Cases Receiving Service in the Province, by Category of Service, During the Years 1972 and 1973 Category Family Service Social Allowance— Single persons Couple Two-parent family One-parent family.. Child with relative Totals, Social Allowance Handicapped Persons Income Assis tance2 Blind Persons' Allowance Disabled Persons' Allowance ... . Old Age Supplementary Social Allowances3 Adoption home pending _ Adoption home approved Child in adoption home Foster home pending . Foster home approved Child-in care .. ., Unmarried parent Welfare institution ._. Health and Institutional Service Totals Cases at March 31 1972 2,772 29,049 3,059 6.978 14,479 1,321 75,052 24,733 1973 3,623 26,443 2,412 5,545 14,459 1,324 54,886 50,183 556" 5,125 3,295 643 634 493 466 792 824 699 714 2,942 2,917 6,869 6,681 590 648 225 158 290 119 72,092 Minus or Plus Change + 851 -2,606 —647 -1,433 —20 + 3 Per Cent +30.6 —9.0 —21.1 -20.5 —0.13 +0.2 -4,703 -8.5 + 59 + 1.8 -9 -1.3 — 27 -5.4 +32 +4.0 + 15 +2.1 —25 -0.8 -188 -2.7 + 58 +9.8 —67 —70.2 — 171 -58.9 -2,960 -15.0 1 Region 9 was created in January 1973; Regions 10 and 11 in February 1973. The last two were formerly Region 1, with the addition of Victoria Family and Children's Service. - As the Handicapped Persons Income Allowance Programme was introduced in December 1972, the cases of Blind and Disabled Persons' Allowances have been combined under Handicapped Persons Allowance cases for March 31, 1973. 3 With the introduction of the Mincome Programme in December 1972 for persons 65 years and over, the Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance Programme was discontinued. The italicized case count for March 31, 1972, has not been included in the total. The number of Mincome cases as at March 31, 1973, was 108,938. Category Family Service Social Allowance- Single Couple.. Two-parent family.. One-parent family- Child with relative- Total, Social Allowance.. Handicapped Persons Income Assistance "1 Blind Persons' Allowance I Disabled Persons' Allowance1 J Old Age Supplementary Social Allowance2. Adoption pending Adoption approved Child in adoption home Foster home pending Foster home approved Child-in-care Unmarried parent Welfare institution Health and Institutional Service Totals.. Ufc ■d •a .- i a u rt £>" J-S O M oM o^ CS] O 8*5 x'C i-o «3 UQ UQ ow 2,772 | 1 "Cases Served in Year" is the total open at the first of the year plus the cases opened during the year. 2 With the introduction of the Mincome Programme in December 1972 for persons 65 years and over, the Old Age Supplementary Social Allowance Programme was discontinued. The italicized case count for March 31, 1972, has not been included in the total. The number of Mincome cases at March 31, 1973, was 108,938. 3 As the Handicapped Persons Income Assistance Programme was introduced in December 1972, the Blind and the Disabled Persons' Allowances have been combined under Handicapped Persons Income Assistance cases for March 31, 1973. 67 Table 44—Number of Cases, by Category of Service and Regions, as of March 31, 1972 and 1973 Region 2 Region 3 Region 4 Region 5 Region 6 Reg ion 7 Region 8 Region 91 Region 101 Region 111 Mar. 1972 Mar. 1973 1 Mar. 1972 Mar. 1973 Mar. 1972 Mar. 1973 Mar. 1972 Mar. 1973 Mar. 1972 Mar. 1973 Mar. 1972 Mar. 1973 Mar. 1972 | Mar. 1 1973 Mar. 1972 Mar. 1973 Mar. | Mar. 1972 j 1973 Mar. 1972 Mar. 1973 1,268 1,828 558 288 130 115 142 189 331 371 50 115 66 70 260 335 227 52 Social Allowances— Single 15,520 1,255 2,130 6,743 276 13,653 906 1,660 6,416 302 2,242 399 923 1,317 191 1,562 235 522 844 122 1 1,533 1,411 1991 153 3831 322 660j 701 751 fil 1,150 158 577 734 119 1,220 166 463 768 115 3,034 349 1,175 1,918 166 2,894 266 914 1,989 151 1,124 169 464 457 229 753 98 294 432 226 501 92 284 402 88 397 84 229 361 64 '" 604 100 258 529 76 1,758 1 210 1 480 3,945 438 1,042 2,248 177 2,191 194 403 1,159 156 1,260 51 2.850 25,924 22,937 5,072 3,285 2.648 2,738 2,732 6,642 6,214 2,443 1,803 1,367 1,135 1,567 3,763 7,850 4,099 182 1,052 49 392 318 17 180 41 78 121 63 35 87 110 236 632 30 14 1 54 473 2,802 100 123 109 103 486 1,143 113 9 31 55 8 33 j | j. 44 485 3,612 81 81 121 60 564 1,159 20 23 172 1 1 ....... 1 Handicapped Persons' Income Al- 2,021 1,541 50 45 54 57 215 440 15 142 557 89 ~41 25 47 45 153 485 16 17 1 1 43! 152 267 200 OAS Supplementary Social Al- 10,115 172 96 240 78 640 1,362 340 143 .... 2,316 686 63 37 75 93 261 664 23 12 301 32 21 47 48 133 432 16 11 203 Adoption home pending Adoption home approved Child in adoption home .. 138 106 264 86 553 1,138 374 56 124 83 119 201 570 1,382 57 27 116 8,750 54 32 48 79 302 631 28 6 18 56 44 51 63 218 393 13 95 91 123 111 483 1,153 132 20 21 7 27 59 73 287 6 20 79 47 49 91 320 65 60 97 23 8 30 67 68 285 9 18 28 45 517 17 67 743 1 1,023 198 1 17 24 28 5 16 95 1 Health 1 1 1 3 Totals 31,497 29,501 5,089 4,053 3,846 4,228 4,285 9,686 9,555 3,319 2,860 1,955 1,736 3,573 1 6.313 10,887 5,049 1 Region 9 was created in January 1973; Regions 10 and 11 in February 1973. Region 10 and 11 were formerly Region 1. with addition of Victoria Family and Children's Service. 2 With the introduction of Mincome Programme in December 1972 for persons 65 years and over, the Old Age Security Supplementary Social Allowance Programme was discontinued. The italicized case count for March 31, 1972, has not been included in the total. The number of Mincome cases at March 31, 1973, was 108,938. 3 As the Handicapped Persons Income Allowance Programme was introduced in December 1972, the cases of Blind and Disabled Persons' Allowances have been combined under Handicapped Persons Allowance cases for March 31, 1973. 68 Table 45—Expenditures for Social Allowance, 1972/73 Basic Social Allowance Repatriation, transportation within the Province 92,111,866 nursing- and boarding-home care, special allowances, and grants 7,868,152 Housekeeper and Homemaker Services 1,394,221 Emergency payments 281,555 Hospitalization of Social Allowance recipients 34,952 Tuberculosis allowances and transportation 39,395 Total costs, Social Allowance . Municipal share of costs Federal-Provincial cost-sharing— Canada Assistance Plan Department of Indian Affairs 101,730,141 18,860,830 66,921,231 1,448,546 Table 46—Average Monthly Number Receiving Social Allowances During 1971/72 and 1972/73 Average Case Load and Recipients per Month 1971/72 1972/73 Heads of families 25,102 22,343 Single persons 34,432 28,806 Dependents Total case load (average). Totals. 59,564 66,759 126,323 51,148 57,052 108,200 Table 48—Expenditures for Provincial Home, Kamloops, for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 1973 $ Salaries... 233,410.00 Expenses— Office expense —- 336.00 Travelling expense — 142.00 Medical services 4,122.00 Clothing and uniforms .._ 4,045.00 Provisions and catering . — - 60,048.00 Laundry and dry goods _... 9,978.00 Comfort allowance, etc. Equipment and machinery Medical supplies Maintenance of buildings and grounds Maintenance and operation of equipment. Motor-vehicles and accessories Burials Less— Board .. .. $ 120.00 Rent . 50.00 Provincial Home expenditure Public Works expenditures SUMMARY 4,956.00 996.00 187.00 166.00 863.00 1,028.00 3,885.00 2,085.00 170.00 326,077.00 326,077.00 11,599.75 Table 47—Gross Costs of Medical Services for Fiscal Years 1966/67 to 1972/73 Year Medical Drugsi Dental Optical Transportation Other Total $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 1966/67 2,422,702 2,095,733 670,580 118,003 183,285 48,723 5,539,026 1967/68 2,344,676 2,157,182 773,979 145,588 187,357 50,524 5,659,306 1968/69 1,403,378 2,423,798 792,475 140,591 212,550 53,571 5,026,363 1969/70 465,738 2,444,968 1,611,115 219,858 252,999 72,862 5,067,540 1970/71 591,206 3,102,874 2,491,589 282,272 326,166 121,892 6,915,999 1971/72 614,365 3,334,159 2,403,257 290,116 342,712 165,980 7,150,589 1972/73 677,194 3,626,268 2,429,538 304,695 367,888 264,700 7,670,283 i Not included in these figures is the cost of drugs purchased by the dispensary for welfare institutions. 337,676.75 Cost per diem, $377,677.00-*-46,750 = $7.22. Pensions paid to Government Agent, Kamloops 207,387.99 Comfort money paid to pensioners 16,546.21 RESIDENT-DAYS Residents in the Home, April 1, 1972 149 Residents admitted during the year 47 196 Residents discharged 68 Residents deceased 18 86 Total number of residents, March 31, 1973 110 Number of resident-days for the year, 46,750 69 Table 49—Cost of Maintaining Children, 1972/73 The cost to Provincial Government of maintaining children for the fiscal year was as follows: Gross cost of maintenance of children in Child Welfare Division $ foster homes 9,736,171 Gross cost to Provincial Government of maintenance of child- in care of Children's Aid Societies 11,760,761 Gross cost of transportation of children in care of Superintendent 138,515 Gross cost of hospitalization of new-born infants being permanently planned for by Superintendent 45,279 Gross expenditures 21,680,726 Less collections 5,372,733 Net cost to Provincial Government, as per Public Accounts 16,307,993 Table 50—Number of Children in Carel of Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies, by Legal Status, by Regions, and by Societies, as at March 31, 1973 Children in Care P.C.A. Wards Before Court J.D.A. Wards Assigned Guardianship Other Provinces' Wards Non- wards Other Agency Nonwards, Wards, and Before Court Total Superintendent of Child Welfare— 67 740 397 290 442 734 319 180 531 687 178 4 41 22 16 30 35 13 20 17 28 23 134 37 35 74 130 57 39 72 88 6 1 41 10 6 10 21 22 10 32 16 9 26 25 9 7 24 6 6 7 16 84 164 107 48 36 152 50 29 84 110 2 6 18 7 13 11 38 5 1 6 33 26 194 1,164 605 417 610 Region 6. Region 7 ... Region 8 1,134 472 277 727 994 Superintendent of Child Welfare and agency wards supervised by another province 228 Totals, Superintendent of Child Welfare 4,565 226 695 171 135 866 164 6,822 801 690 388 26 47 19 227 86 103 5 4 7 284 81 64 117 45 97 1,460 Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver 953 678 Totals, Superintendent of Child Welfare 6,444 318 1,111 171 151 - 1,295 423 9,913 1 "In care" is defined as the actual number of children being cared for by the agency, regardless of which agency has legal responsibility for the child. 2 Two additional regions were created during 1972/73. With minor variations the former Region 1 is now divided between Regions 1 and 10 and the former Region 3 is now Regions 3 and 9. 70 Table 51—Number of Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies, by Type of Care, as at March 31, 1973 Type of Care Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver Victoria Family and Children's Service Total 1 4,398 | 1,001 141 21 739 95 360 j 64 1,056 i 236 128 | 43 632 19 61 61 164 16 440 18 55 22 130 13 6,471 Boarding-home, child maintains self 199 Free home and free relatives' (or parents') home 950 507 Resourcesl 1,586 A.W.O.L 200 6,822 1,460 953 678 9,913 i This is a new term covering the wide variety of placements ranging from subsidized receiving homes to Federal institutions. Table 52—-Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies, by Age-group, at March 31, 1973 Age-group Superintendent of Child Welfare Vancouver Children's Aid Society Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver Victoria Family and Children's Service Total Under 3 years 504 677 2,01° 2,150 1,127 346 99 110 388 412 306 145 108 93 255 246 173 78 38 76 180 749 3-5 years, inclusive 956 2.841 192 3,000 133 1,739 18 years .... ... . 59 628 Totals 6,822 1,460 | 953 1 678 i 9,913 1 71 Table 53—Number of Children Placed for Adoption by the Department of Human Resources and Children's Aid Societies for Fiscal Years 1971/72 and 1972/73. 1971/72 1972/73 Regions 839 766 Children's Aid Society, Vancouver 219 174 Catholic Family and Children's Service, Vancouver 100 76 Victoria Family and Children's Service 96 61 Subtotals 415 311 Grand totals 1,254 1,077 Table 54—Adoptions Completed, by Type of Adoption and Percentages of Total, Fiscal Years 1971/72 and 1972/73 Type of Adoption Department and private agency place ments Step parent adoptions Other relative adoptions.. Private adoptionsi - — Totals .__■ Fiscal Year 1971/72 Total Adoptions Completed 1,445 763 65 33 Per Cent of Total 62.7 33.1 2.8 1.4 2,306 100.0 Fiscal Year 1972/73 Total Adoptions Completed 965 745 76 34 1,820 Per Cent of Total 53.0 40.9 4.2 1.9 100.0 1 Child and adopting parents not blood relations, and placement was arranged through means other than social agency or Department. The following tables are available, on request, from the Division of Office Administration and Public Information, Department of Human Resources: Table 55—Total Persons Receiving Social Allowances and Costs in Regions, by Provincial and Municipal Areas, in March 1972 and 1973. Table 56—Number of Family Service Cases (Not in Receipt of Financial Assistance from the Department of Human Resources) Served by the Department of Human Resources During the Fiscal Year 1972/73. Table 57—Number of Unmarried Mothers Served by Department of Human Resources and Children's Aid Societies for Fiscal Year 1972/73. Table 58—Number of Children Born Out of Wedlock in British Columbia, by Age-group of Mother, During Fiscal Years 1971/72 and 1972/73. Table 59—Cases Receiving Services From Department of Human Resources and Children's Aid Societies Related to Protection of Children, by Type of Service, for Fiscal Years 1972 and 1973. Table 60—Number of Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies During and at End of Fiscal Year 1972/73. Table 61—Number of Children Who Are the Legal Responsibility of the Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies, by Legal Status, by Regions, and by Societies, as at March 31, 1973. Table 62^—Number of Children Admitted to Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies, by Legal Status, During Fiscal Year 1972/73. Table 63—Reasons for New Admissions of Children to Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and of Children's Aid Societies During Fiscal Year 1972/73. Table 64—Number of Children Discharged From Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies for Fiscal Year 1972/73. Table 65—Reasons for Discharge of Children in Care of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies for Fiscal Year 1972/73. Table 66—Children Who Are Legal Responsibility of Superintendent of Child Welfare and Children's Aid Societies Receiving Institutional Care as at March 31, 1973. Table 67—Number of Children With Special Needs Placed for Adoption by Department of Human Resources and Children's Aid Societies During Fiscal Year 1972/73. Table 68—Number of Adoption Homes Awaiting Placement, in Which Placement Made, and Homes Closed for Fiscal Year 1972/73. Table 69—Number of Adoption Placements Made by Department of Human Resources (by Regions) and Children's Aid Societies (by Type of Placement) for Fiscal Year 1972/73. Table 70—Number of Adoption Placements Made by Department of Human Resources (by Regions) and Children's Aid Societies (by Religion of Adopting Parents) for Fiscal Year 1972/73. Table 71—Ages of Children Placed for Adoption by Department of Human Resources and Children's Aid Societies During Fiscal Year 1972/73. 72 """@en ; edm:hasType "Legislative proceedings"@en ; dcterms:identifier "J110.L5 S7"@en, "1974_V01_14_001_072"@en ; edm:isShownAt "10.14288/1.0376294"@en ; dcterms:language "English"@en ; edm:provider "Vancouver: University of British Columbia Library"@en ; dcterms:publisher "Victoria, BC : Government Printer"@en ; dcterms:rights "Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy or otherwise distribute these images please contact the Legislative Library of British Columbia"@en ; dcterms:source "Original Format: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Library. 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