Social services agencies

told to cut the duplication

THE PROVINCIAL gov-
ernment is encouraging so-
cial service providers to do
away with duplication and
overlap, says a’ cabinet
minister who visited Ter-
race last week.

Lynn Stephens is the
minister of state for
women’s equality and met
with representatives from
child care and victims ser-
vices agencies July 2.

Both areas are under
scrutiny by the provincial
government as it cuts
spending and changes the
way it does business,

“We're looking at how
we can provide services to
mect the needs,” said Ste-
phens in adding that doing
away with duplication and
overlap is a key considera-
tion.

She said she was im-
pressed with the range of
services in Terrace for
people who are the victims
of sexual assault and for
child care.

Sharing office space
and administration require-
ments could be two ways
to gain more efficiencies,
the minister said.

At the same time, Ste-
phens acknowledged that
various groups told her
they need more money to
provide services.

The minister’s . visit
came a week. after the
Ksan House Society

borough. “People are al-
teady doing far more than
what they are mandated
for.”

Scarborough said it is

learned it would lose up to_

$60,000 for its sexual as-
sault centre and low in-
come parents began to
cope with cuts to day care
subsidies,

Stephens said her job
was to ensure a full range
of child care, from people
looking after a few child-
ren who don’t need a li-
cence to full-flown facili-
ties, is available.

Changes coming this
fall to child care regula-
tions could change the

ratio of caregiver to child-.

ren, she said.
And despite daycare

subsidy reductions or cuts. ...--

to low income families,
. Stephens said parents are
coping.

“Parents generally still

have choices,” she said in °

calling for a child care
system that has a range of
options.

“Yes, we think that’s
true,” Stephens responded
when asked if the daycare
subsidy reductions are
being absorbed by those
who are affected.

Debbie Scarborough of
the local transition house,
which is run by the Ksan
House Society and who
was at one of the sessions,
rejected any suggestion
there is a duplication of
overlap of sexual assault
services in Terrace.

_ “I don’t know where she. ;
gets that from,” said Sear- °°

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Lynn Stephens

important to understand
that 90 per cent of victims
don’t report abuse.

These are typically the

compared to the assistance
program at the RCMP de-
tachment which anly con-
sists of clients who have
reported and*who have
been referred by police.

“It's quite clear: There
is no duplication or
overlap,” Scarborough
said.

Coca Schau of the Fa-
mily Place, which pro-
vides support for child care
providers and parents, said

tions are having an effect
in Terrace oan low ‘and

middle income families,
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kind of client Ksan sees.

child care service reduc--

child care. facilities or
whether. it pays the opera-

lors, affordability is aiways .

a huge issue,” said Schau.
“For people who have

lost a subsidy, .it’s hard to

pay for-care,” she added,

“There may bé a whole
‘range of options out. there,
but. when it’ comes to’ af-
fordability, they may not
have a choice. They may
not have the choices they
want,” -said Schau. -

One specific. example
offered by Schau is the
elimination of a. program
for parents who have fami-
ly or medical emergencies.

There's no longer any
money for short term child
care assistance which may
be needed because of
these emergencies, she
said,

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