Maria Howard, the CEO of Family Services of Greater Vancouver, a non-profit that supports families in need, crisis or living with trauma, said the provincial and federal governments should be applauded for recognizing the need to help families pay for post-secondary education. The intention is good, even if the program has challenges, she said. “We’re on the right road, we just haven’t quite got there yet.” The B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant is available to families when children are six to nine. All they have to do is open a registered education savings plan at a participating financial institution and the government will deposit $1,200, which can then grow tax free.