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Office of the Representative for Children and Youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
News Release from BC FamilyNet Society
May 9, 2007
The Representative oversees the provincially-funded agencies responsible for delivering services and programs to children, youth and their families across B.C. Responsibilities of the Representative include advocating for children and youth, protecting their rights, and improving the system for the protection and support of children and youth, particularly those who are most vulnerable. The Representative doesn't work for the government. Rather, the Representative for Children and Youth is an independent office of the Legislature and does not report through a provincial ministry.
The website for the Office of the Representative is: www.rcybc.ca/content/home.asp. Their head office is located at the following address:
Head Office - Victoria
Fourth floor, 1019 Wharf Street
P.O. Box 9207 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9J1
Telephone: 250-356-6710
Toll-Free: 1-800-476-3933
Fax: 250-356-0837
E-mail:
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They also have an office in the Lower Mainland, and will soon have one in Prince George. The new website for children and youth "Talktotherep" is at www.talktotherep.ca/Content/Home.asp
Children and youth can call the Representative's office directly from anywhere in B.C. at
1-800-476-3933. The call is free. They can also ask the Rep questions online, and read questions that other young people have asked.
