Ministry 2002/03 Annual Service Plan Report -- Ministry of Children and Family Development

Annual Service Plan Report Appendices — Continued

Appendix 1: Information to Note

For phone numbers and addresses of ministry offices near you, see the provincial government blue pages of a phone book, or view the information online.
The mailing address for the Ministry of Children and Family Development is: PO Box 9721 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, B.C. V8W 9S2
For the latest information on the transition of most ministry services to regional and provincial authorities, visit the Change Web site.

Phone 310-1234 (no area code needed) from anywhere in the province anytime at no cost to you, or to use the telephone device for the deaf, dial 1-866-660-0505. The Helpline for Children provides round-the-clock access to professionals to respond to concerns that a child under age 19 years may be abused. Abuse can be abandonment, desertion, neglect, ill-treatment or failure to have physical, emotional or medical needs met. You can call anonymously — and abuse can be stopped. For online information visit web site www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/child_protection/reporting_child_abuse.htm.

For information on adopting on of B.C.'s waiting children, phone toll free in B.C.: 1 877 ADOPT 07 (1-877-236-7807) or phone a nearby ministry office. Hundreds of children in the permanent care of the ministry are waiting to be adopted into permanent, loving families they can call their own. You do not need to be married, wealthy or a certain age to adopt a waiting child. Please phone today for information.

www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/foster/index.html
For information, phone the B.C. Federation of Foster Parent Associations' Fosterline at 1-800-663-9999 (outside B.C. phone 1-604-660-7696) or the Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents Association toll free at 1-866-291-7091.

The provincial interim authority's web site provides up-to-date information on activities towards the transition to becoming a permanent authority (www.interimauthorityclbc.ca/).