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Success By 6® is an early childhood development initiative dedicated to providing all children with a good start in life.

Success By 6 ®

Powell River
Success By 6 was launched in Powell River in early 2004. Powell River's Council of Partners - the group which “steers” local activities - includes representatives from business and local governments, public and non-profit sector organizations, and community members.

To learn more about Success By 6 in Powell River visit www.successby6powellriver.ca


Sunshine Coast
Success by 6 was launched in the Sunshine Coast in 2004, in partnership with the Success by 6 Lower Mainland initiative.  In 2005, the Success by 6 Advisory Committee for Sunshine Coast amalgamated with the ECD Planning Table to form one cohesive community planning table for Sunshine Coast.

To learn more about Success by 6 on the Sunshine Coast and about the Early Childhood development Planning table visit http://www.ecdcoast.wordpress.com

Provincial Partnership
In BC, Success By 6 is a unique partnership among Credit Unions, United Ways, the BC Government through the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) and our communities.

Since April 2003, the Provincial Partnership has successfully facilitated the development of Success By 6 initiatives that reach over 200 communities across the province, bringing together over 500 key leaders from all sectors (business, labour, health, education, social services, Aboriginal communities, etc), and raising over $5.9 million in cash and in-kind donations.

Children and their families have benefited from over 280 programs supported by Success By 6 funds, such as Family Resource Programs, early literacy initiatives, parenting supports, access to recreation, immigrant services and Books for Babies. Funds raised in local communities will stay in the community to support identified early childhood development priorities.

In collaboration with local communities and early childhood development professionals, the Provincial Partnership continues to build “child-friendly” communities and support the healthy growth and development of young children and their families.

To learn more about Success By 6 around BC, visit www.successby6bc.ca

Success by 6®  Aboriginal Engagement
In August 2004, the Provincial Success By 6® Initiative, in partnership with the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society (ACCS), embarked upon the Aboriginal ECD Community Engagement Project to determine relevancy of Success By 6® for Aboriginal people in BC. Over 300 representatives, from various sectors of Aboriginal community, provincial and political organizations, engaged dialogue regarding their needs and priorities with respect to Aboriginal children and families. In June 2005, ACCS presented a final report to the Early Childhood Development Provincial Partnership (ECDPP) with several recommendations to the initiative, designed to guide the initiative as they work with the Aboriginal communities.

Success By 6® recognizes the importance of culture, language, self-determination and selfgovernment to Aboriginal people in BC and is working with Aboriginal communities to enhance the lives of young Aboriginal children and their families.  In recognition of the diversity of Aboriginal people in BC, Success By 6® has begun implementing an Aboriginal Strategy designed to work with Aboriginal communities to increase representation in Success By 6® initiatives, strengthen community capacity, increase cultural awareness of Success By 6 partners, and promote awareness of the importance of the early years in the healthy development of children in communities.

Success By 6® has dedicated $1 million towards implementing this strategy, with the funds distributed to 20 initiatives in BC.

SB6_Aboriginal_Engagement_FAQs_and_Facts.pdf