Member for Vancouver further View Mr Speaker I'd like to speak to the important work of community organizations in our Province like the South Vancouver Family Place. In my riding of Vancouver Fraser view, the South End family place was established in 1975 with the objective to support young family through the services and programs it delivers.

Services include licensed preschool programs, parenting and family drop-in programs, food, Security, Programs and training opportunities such as early childhood education, certificate program and Supply Chain management, specialist training, recently Southern Family Place partnered, with Vancouver Career College to administer the early childhood education certificate certificate program, receiving funding through work, PCS Community, Workforce response Grant, which is funded by the federal government.

This program supports in-demand skills, training that leads to employment for individual wanting to enter or re-enter the workforce, as a non-profit, Southern family place was granted as funding through the emerging priority stream, which focuses on communities experiencing challenging challenges entering the workforce and needing skills training for New Opportunities. This certificate program not only covers important topics in early childhood education, but also provide students with the opportunity to create job plans obtain necessary certification. Such is first aid and food safe level, one while gaining valuable work experience.

A couple weeks ago, I was invited to South Van family place for the graduation ceremony of the early childhood education certificate program. The program enrolled over 40 students and I saw 36 graduates as newly trained Early Childhood educator training. That will help our government's effort to ensure Child Care is available for all so that women with children can go to work. The Graduate vary in age and background, and many were new immigrant women. I would like to thank Southern family place for for all its good work in the community, especially this early childhood education program.

That will provide many women with the training they need to enter the workforce. Happy International women's day, Mr Speaker.