Community Social Services Funding

WHEREAS community social services are vital to the health and well-being of thousands of British Columbians, especially women, people with disabilities, children and families in need, and the most vulnerable people in our society; AND WHEREAS these critical services are dependent on adequate funding by the provincial government; AND WHEREAS the provincial government has already cut 100 million from the community social services sector since 2001, and plans to cut at least 70 million more before March 31 of this year; AND WHEREAS these cuts are having a devastating impact on families and communities: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Union of BC Municipalities urge the BC government to put on hold any further cuts to community social service funding, and to make every effort to restore program funding to the pre-2001 level.