Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) demands urgent equity and inclusion reevaluation amid unprecedented ease of access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) for people with disabilities (January 9, 2024 – New Westminster, B.C.)—The Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) Board of Directors, relentless advocates for the rights and well-being
Family Support Institute of BC calls for urgent action as children with disabilities remain underserved (November 15, 2023 – New Westminster, B.C.)—The Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) urgently calls on the Government of British Columbia to swiftly implement a flexible, choice-driven, culturally safe, and healing-centered system to support BC
Family Support Institute announces new Indigenous Practice Advisor and Indigenous Advisory Circle Expertise of an Indigenous leadership is instrumental in advancing Truth and Reconciliation, as well as fostering an environment that actively combats racism in all its forms (November 8, 2023) The Family Support Institute (FSI) is proud to introduce
(April 17, 2023 – New Westminster, B.C.) Last fall, the BC Disability Collaborative applauded Premier Eby and MCFD Minister Dean’s announcement maintaining individualized funding for some children and youth while committing to engage in deeper consultation on a new service model. We were encouraged to hear that interim investments would
The Family Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial non-profit society dedicated to empowering and supporting families who have a family member with a disability.
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New Westminster, BC
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As a provincial organization FSI acknowledges that our work spans across all of the traditional, ancestral, and unceded Indigenous territories in BC. Therefore, we respectfully honour all First Nations, Inuit and Métis people, as well as their ancestors, who have lived here and cared for these lands. It is with gratitude that we can live, learn and do our work in the province now known as British Columbia.
