To facilitate connections between municipal and Indigenous governments, school districts, service providers, and the broader community to educate and advocate for options to address the challenges and shortfalls facing youth and families who may come into contact with the justice system.
We envision families and youth having access to timely and appropriate supports within their communities so that they may achieve their full potential
Funded through the Capital Regional District, the VFCYJC brings together:
Marie-Terese Little, Chair and Mayor, District of Metchosin
Adam Flint, Vice-Chair, Communications Subcommittee Chair and Citizen Representative, Town of View Royal
Cynthia Day, Past Chair, Youth & Family Matters Subcommittee Chair and Councillor, City of Colwood
Bill McElroy, Treasurer, CRD Appointee and Capital Region Action Team on Sexually Exploited Youth
Marcie McLean, Priorities Subcommittee and Chair, Councillor, District of Highlands
Jeff Bateman, Councillor, District of Sooke
Sara Duncan, Councillor, Town of Sidney
Kimberley Guiry, Councillor, City of Langford
Gordon Irving, Citizen Representative, District of Central Saanich
Zeb King, Councillor, District of Central Saanich
Krista Loughton, Councillor, City of Victoria
Ron Mattson, Councillor, Town of View Royal
Jack McClintock, Councillor, District of North Saanich
Esther Paterson, Councillor, District of Oak Bay
Darlene Rotchford, Councillor, Township of Esquimalt
Rose Stanton, Councillor, District of Highlands (alternate)
Celia Stock, Councillor, District of North Saanich (alternate)
Mena Westhaver, Councillor, District of Saanich
Angela Carmichael, Trustee, School District #61
Nola Silzer, Trustee, School District #63
Trudy Spiller, Trustee, School District #62
Ranj Atwal, Director of Operations, Youth Justice, Ministry of Children and Family Development
Cate Bennett, Youth Services, Ministry of Children and Family Development
Justin Douglas, Board Member, Restorative Justice Victoria
Mia Golden, Mobile Youth Services Team and Crime Reduction and Exploitation Diversion (CRED) program
Cindy Hendricksen, Youth Justice Consultant, Province of BC
Melissa Hyland, Director, Wakata’keri:te Resiliency Rising Society
Gillian Lindquist, Executive Director, Restorative Justice Victoria
Gord Magee, Victoria Police Department and Mobile Youth Services Team
Sara Radford, Program Manager, Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Jen Shortt, Youth & Family Counsellor, Artemis Place Society & Thirteen Moon Farm
Colin Tessier, Executive Director, Threshold Housing
Central Saanich Police Service
Ministry of Public Safety and the Solicitor General
Saanich Police Department
Victoria Police Department, Youth Outreach
Victoria Court Registry Services, Province of BC
Victoria Single Parent Resource Centre
Marnie Essery
Steve Carey, Senior Manager, Legal Services & Risk Management
Sharon Orr, Corporate Services
A great way to meet with other youth serving agencies and gain the attention of your local municipal and school district representatives.
Meetings are the fourth Thursday of every month, except December, July and August, from 11:30 – 1:30. Guests may attend with advance notice to the committee. Lunch is provided. If you have a topic you would like to present or see presented, email us with your suggestion and any speaker contact info you may have. Contact:
The Victoria Family Court and Youth Justice Committee meets on the unceded Coast Salish Territory of the Lekwungen-speaking and WSÁNEĆ nations. We acknowledge and thank the Lekwungen-speaking peoples, also known as the Songhees, Esquimalt and Beecher Bay First Nations communities for allowing us to live on their lands.
The VFCYJC further acknowledges that the capital region spans the Traditional Territories of Coast and Straits Salish and Nuu-chah-nulth peoples and that, by virtue of being represented by all 13 municipalities, our committee is responsible to help build respectful and enduring relationships with our First Nations neighbours.
"Const. Tristan Williams and Chris Nagainis, a nurse with long experience in mental-health and emergency-psychiatric care, belong to the Co-Response Team, a brand new VicPD/Island Health unit." https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/handshakes-and-hugs-not-handcuffs-cop-nurse-team-tackles-mental-health-calls-6686723
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