Chilliwack Healthier Community (CHC) is comprised of more than 50 member organizations that collaboratively work to implement the CHC Strategic Plan, through action-oriented committees. The following are some of their accomplishments.
CHILLIWACK FOOD COUNCIL
Free Food Programs in Chilliwack Inventory • Food security survey • Chilliwack Community Food Hub • City Wide Gardening Project inception • Downtown Chilliwack Community Market, a food security initiative
HEALTHY AGING TASK TEAM
Supports for Seniors Quarterly Resource Sheet • Seniors Resource Card • Every Door is the Right Door for Seniors • BC Seniors Week Expo • Adult Abuse Prevention Community Forum • Advocacy for improved transportation for older adults
HOUSING FIRST TASK TEAM
Housing First implementation in Chilliwack • Supported development of Housing Hub model • Helped establish the City of Chilliwack as a Community Entity for the Federal Reaching Home Program • Resources and Services Card • Assisted in development and implementation of the Chilliwack Homelessness Action Plan
OPENING DOORS TASK TEAM
Indigenous Health & Wellness Resource Card • Indigenous Culture & Experience Event • Ts’elxwéyeqw Ancestral Home Territorial Map • Inception of First Nations Historical Impacts Training Series • Truth and Reconciliation Day of Action • Involvement in Project of Heart Series of Workshops by the BC Teachers Federation
POVERTY REDUCTION TASK TEAM
Poverty and Chilliwack Report • Poverty Storybook • Co-chair the Chilliwack Financial Literacy Committee • Creation of Chilliwack Food Council to address Food Security • Collaboration on the creation of the Downtown Chilliwack Community Market model
SEXUALITY AND GENDER EQUITY COLLABORATIVE (SAGE)
Gender 101 and Gender 201 webinars
SUBSTANCE USE CONTINUUM OF CARE WORKING GROUP
Collaboration with Fraser Health to streamline common language and clarify the process for individuals seeking access to detox and treatment