NEWS RELEASE: Single Mothers' Alliance Reaction to BC Budget

VICTORIA, BC; unceded territories  - BC Budget 2023 has made commendable investments in affordability and families, while falling short in the area of poverty reduction. The Single Mothers’ Alliance (SMA) welcomes the 10% increase to the BC Family Benefit, an up to $500 annual supplement for single parents, the increased BC Climate Action Tax Credit with annual raises, a significant investment in school food, and a raise in the shelter rate for those accessing income and disability assistance.

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NEWS RELEASE: Rights group in court to defend right of Single Mothers’ Alliance to challenge BC’s family law legal aid regime

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish homelands—Today, West Coast LEAF is in court to defend the public interest standing of Single Mothers’ Alliance (SMA) in their constitutional challenge to BC’s family law legal aid regime.

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