Appendix 1: Information to Note

Key Contact Information

• For phone numbers and addresses of ministry offices see the provincial government blue pages of a telephone book, or view the information online (Ministry of Children and Family Developmentl).
• The mailing address for the Ministry of Children and Family Development is: PO Box 9721 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9S2
• For the latest information on the process of transferring most ministry services to community-based governance bodies, visit the Change Website: Ministry of Children and Family Development

Helpline for Children in British Columbia

• Phone 310-1234, free from anywhere in the province anytime, 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. Calls can be anonymous — and abuse can be stopped. For online information visit website www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/child_protection/reporting_child_abuse.htm.

Media Site — for the latest news on key ministry activities

• Ministry of Children and Family Development

Adoption Site — for information on adopting one of BC's waiting children

• Ministry of Children and Family Development
• For information on adopting a child, phone toll-free in BC: 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. Applicants do not need to be married, wealthy or a certain age to adopt a waiting child. Please phone today for information.

Be a Foster Parent — BC's foster parents make a positive difference for vulnerable children in need

• 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 BC phone 1 604 660-7696) or the Federation of Aboriginal Foster Parents Association toll-free at 1 866 291-7091.

Interim Authority Community Living British Columbia's Website

• The provincial interim authority's website provides up-to-date information on work relating to the transition of services to a permanent governing authority (www.interimauthorityclbc.ca/)