For 2010, the BCPS Board agreed to increase our advocacy budget using funds raised from sponsors. This means we will be able to concentrate our advocacy for children and families on the following priorities:

• Mental health of children and youth
• Immunization
• Childhood obesity (particularly the SipSmart! BC Program)
• Learning disabilities
• ADHD
• Diabetes (increase PharmaCare coverage of long and short acting insulins) 

Interested in any of these groups?  Maybe you have a suggestion or would like to join?  Just let Stephanie Stevenson, the Executive Director of BCPS, and she'll put you in touch (sstevenson@cw.bc.ca).