United Way BC Expands After-School Support for Rural Okanagan Kids (Kelowna)

United Way BC expands after-school support for rural Okanagan kids (Kelowna)

As the school year approaches, many families in the Okanagan are grappling with more than just supply lists and class schedules. In communities like Kelowna, Enderby, Oliver, and Osoyoos, parents are increasingly concerned about after-school care - and whether their children will have enough to eat....

United Way BC expands after-school support program to Buick Creek – Energeticcity.ca

United Way BC will launch its School’s Out program in Buick Creek. (United Way British Columbia) FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A B.C. non-profit is expanding its after-school support program to reach more children in rural northern communities. This fall, United Way BC will launch its School’s Out program in Skidegate and Buick Creek, where child poverty rates sit at nearly 28 per cent and 17 per cent, respectively, according to a report from the First …