This is the follow-up session to the Historical Impacts training for service providers, by invitation.

Join us for an insightful event designed for service providers, focusing on essential strategies for maintaining well-being and effectiveness in their roles. We’ll explore the concepts of:

1. Your mental health toolbox/self-care toolbox

2. When caring hurts: learning to find emotional space with clients in need

3. Working with highly resistant/violent clients

4. Setting healthy boundaries.

Presenter: Scott Williams, Mental Health Clinical Supervisor and Neurocognitive Clinician.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Note: Doors open at 8:30 a.m.

Contact info@chilliwackhealthiercommunity.ca to register.

Older adults are invited to this public event to learn more about home health, social prescribing, falls and injury prevention, and advanced care planning.

Registration is not required — just drop in.

Event Partners: Chilliwack Healthier Community, Fraser Health, Chilliwack & District Seniors' Resources Society.

Chilliwack Healthier Community (CHC) is hosting a two-part Historical Impacts training series facilitated by Kelowa Edel from Stó:lō Service Agency.

This first session will provide a linear look at Indigenous people’s lived history, and the compounding generational impacts, since contact between the European Colonists and the Canadian Government.

Access to the training is by invitation to CHC partners.

Urban Matters, the organization which facilitated a community engagement session and focus groups as part of the CHC's work towards a poverty reduction plan, will provide:

• an overview of the process,

• a summary of feedback received,

• and a summary of draft actions in the poverty reduction plan.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Note: Doors open at 8:30 a.m.

Contact healthiercommunity@chilliwack.com to register.

This interactive workshop is for people who have at least one disability or know colleagues, family, friends, program participants or clients who do. The presenters will challenge participants to: 

• think about prominent perceptions and norms

• learn about “supporting actions” that lead to inclusion and accessibility

• identify what individuals, organizations and businesses can do better.

Presenters: Julia Lamb, Advocate, and Debbie Denault, Chilliwack Community Member.
Register here.

Chilliwack Healthy Community, in partnership with the City of Chilliwack, is creating a Poverty Reduction Plan with specific recommendations to reduce poverty in Chilliwack.

Focus Groups for people with lived and living experience are happening on February 7-8. Registration is required for these small, targeted focus groups. 

This focus group is for Indigenous individuals.

Contact melissa.blair@urbanmatters.ca to register and for more information.

Chilliwack Healthy Community, in partnership with the City of Chilliwack, is creating a Poverty Reduction Plan with specific recommendations to reduce poverty in Chilliwack.

Focus Groups for people with lived and living experience are happening on February 7-8. Registration is required for these small, targeted focus groups. 

This focus group is for seniors (aged 55 years or older).

Contact melissa.blair@urbanmatters.ca to register and for more information.

Chilliwack Healthy Community, in partnership with the City of Chilliwack, is creating a Poverty Reduction Plan with specific recommendations to reduce poverty in Chilliwack.

Focus Groups for people with lived and living experience are happening on February 7-8. Registration is required for these small, targeted focus groups. 

This focus group is for families and single parents.

Contact melissa.blair@urbanmatters.ca to register and for more information.

Chilliwack Healthy Community, in partnership with the City of Chilliwack, is creating a Poverty Reduction Plan with specific recommendations to reduce poverty in Chilliwack.

Focus Groups for people with lived and living experience are happening on February 7-8. Registration is required for these small, targeted focus groups. 

This focus group is for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Contact melissa.blair@urbanmatters.ca to register and for more information.

During this Indigenous Cultural experience, you will learn about First Nations and Métis Cultures. The day will include presentations, a lunch catered by Fresh Impressions and an afternoon of learning from local Elders.

You are encouraged to attend for the entire four hours as the itinerary will be full of information and cultural experiences.

Don't miss out -- please register everyone who is attending with you. Accurate numbers are necessary for catering. Contact healthiercommunity@chilliwack.com to register.

Please invite people to join us in this memorable opportunity!

This experience is brought to you in partnership with Chilliwack Healthier Communities, Stó:lō Service Agency and the City of Chilliwack. Supported by Chilliwack Community Services, Chilliwack Métis Association, Starbucks, and The'í:tselíya - S.A.Y. Health & Community Centre.

"Self-Care and Collective Care for Helping Professionals: Tending to Ourselves and Others with Compassion " will be facilitated by Dawn Percher from Dawn Percher Counselling and the Yale Therapy Group. Doors open at 8:30am for check-in and informal networking.

Register by email to healthiercommunity@chilliwack.com.

Theme: ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) and Trauma/Intergenerational Trauma and how these can lead/impact mental health and addiction.

Agenda

Join this in-person event to hear from organizations delivering housing services and support for individuals experiencing homelessness.

10:00 am Registration, refreshments and informal networking

10:30 am Program

Bring your materials for the Information Exchange Table, it's been a while since they've been updated.

Agenda

A one-hour virtual lunch and learn workshop.

Topics:

• What “accessible community” means

• What the plain language style of communication is about

• How clients and co-workers with disabilities benefit from plainlanguage

• Tools for examining communication styles

• Plain language examples and tips

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During this one-hour virtual workshop, you will learn

• the diversity of disability,

• the language around disability,

• barriers that people with disabilities face

• how you can be an ally to the community.

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The learning continues! In this follow up to Gender 101, "Why is Gender Important?" we will learn more about:

• the role of Two-Spirit in Indigenous culture

• challenges faced by children, youth and their caregivers with divergence in their family

• unique experiences of Senior members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Two dates to choose from: May 19 or June 16, 12:00-1:00 pm with encouragement to stay afterwards for questions and discussion.

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