About Us
Make Children First (MCF) was a province-wide program established and funded by the Ministry of Children and Family Development to create community based, integrated and comprehensive approaches to foster the healthy development of children up to 6 years old.
MCF in Kamloops was formed in 2002, and was one of 30 community development initiatives around the province of BC that incorporates a strength based, population health approach to improving outcomes for young children and their families. Although MCF did not deliver services directly to children and families, we worked to improve the services and programs in our community. We did this by bringing together a coalition of service providers and community members interested in early childhood development. Although the MCF Initiative ended in 2019, it left a legacy of important community events and programs - many of which still guide early years practices today.
Our Vision
Kamloops will be a community that supports the healthy development of children and their families.
Our Mission
Working together we will enhance the ability of our community to support healthy development of children and their families
Our Guiding Principles:
- Service planning and delivery will build upon and enhance what already exists in our community.
- Collaborative partnerships between and among service providers will be strengthened.
- The process of project development will be inclusive, open, transparent and based on consensus.
- Parents and other primary care givers will be key participants in the development process.
- We will work to improve the health of the overall population of children (aged zero to six) and their families.
- We will advocate for children and families.
- The whole community is responsible for the well being of its children.