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From YouTube: JULY 6 2020 Statements Jinny Sims
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
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Many
of
us
have
heard
of
SOS
Children's
Village,
which,
as
we
know,
exists
in
hundred
and
thirty
six
nations
and
they
have
five
hundred
and
fifty-nine
villages
with
a
seat
at
the
UN
to
be
the
voice
for
the
rights
of
children.
Well,
nestled
in
the
heart
of
my
writing.
In
a
really
suburban
area
is
the
only
SOS
Children's
Village
in
Canada.
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The
village
in
Surrey
is
comprised
of
five
foster
families
living
side
by
side
with
27
children,
18,
caregivers,
five,
youth
in
transition,
sweets
and
a
village
community
center
on
two
and
a
half
acres
of
wooded
land.
It
is
a
welcoming
community
of
belonging
where
everyone
is
part
of
a
family,
a
family
that
is
focused
on
providing
care,
consistency
and
healing
from
the
outside.
It
looks
like
any
other
street
in
our
community.
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It's
only
when
you
walk
through
those
doors,
and
you
enter
the
two
and
a
half
acres
that
you
realize
that
you
have
truly
entered
an
oasis
with
a
three-year
organizational
commitment
to
reconciliation
with
indigenous
peoples.
So
proud
that
this
village
has
committed
part
of
their
budget
for
Indigenous
reconciliation
to
make
sure
the
best
staff
gets
the
sensitivity
training
they
need,
and
this
is
takes
courage,
but
it
also
takes
trust
and
accountability.
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The
village
has
developed
amazing,
supports
and
partnerships
in
the
community,
many
of
which
are
on
hold
during
the
pandemic,
like
many
other
things,
the
music
lessons,
the
experiential
outdoor
education
centre,
academic
clubs,
I
know
that
I'm
going
to
be
running
out
of
time.
So
let
me
get
to
the
most
important
thing.
I
wanted
to
say
today,
which
is
a
huge
shout
out
to
the
young
people
who
who
stay
at
this
place.
I
would
like
to
say
thank
you
to
them
and
also
to
the
amazing
staff.