2018 Information & Networking Breakfast Details
February 27, 2018 - Community Approach to Poverty Reduction
Doris Marko, Supervisor Local Office/Outreach Services, Chilliwack and Hope Employment and Assistance Offices, Ministry of Social Development & Poverty Reduction
BC’s new Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Kirsten Hargreaves, Manager of Social Development, District of Mission
Stone Soup / Circles of Support / Bridges out of Poverty / MAST
Shakira Miracle, Coordinator, Vibrant Abbotsford
Data Collection on Contributing Factors to Poverty in the Local Context; Living Wage Implementation and Advocacy
Angela Vermeer, Work BC Program Participant and UFV student
What’s working – story of a local experience
2017 Information & networking breakfast details
November 28, 2017 - Community Response to Emerging Drug Trends
Steve Esau, Director, Addiction Services, Pacific Community Resources Society
The Opioid Crisis – What’s coming in response
Jennifer Hawkins, Community Health Specialist, Fraser Health
Peer Engagement – Community Dinners
October 24, 2017 - working together: chilliwack housing achievements
Karen Stanton, City of Chilliwack
Chilliwack Homelessness Plan
Janice Silver, Chief Executive Officer, MQHS
Development of 80 new units
Bill Raddatz, Ruth and Naomi’s Mission
36 new family housing units
Tim Bohr, Salvation Army
Shelter Expansion
Jutta Wykpis, Pacific Community Resources Society
Housing Programs Expansion
Trevor Wiens, Cyrus Centre Chilliwack
Youth Emergency Weather Shelter and Warming Centre
Diane Janzen, Executive Director, Chilliwack Community Services
Youth / Seniors Housing Hub
may 30, 2017 - chc annual feedback forum
Presentation from Task Groups and Working Groups
APRIL 25, 2017 - A CONVERSATION WITH THE CANDIDATES
Questions for the Candidates
Answers: Tracey O'Hara
Answers: Wayne Froese
Answers: Patti MacAhonic
Answers: John Martin
Answers: Ryan McKinnon
Answers: Laurie Throness
march 28, 2017 - physical health and wellness
Karen Price, Chilliwack Family YMCA
Chilliwack Family YMCA – Bringing People Together!
Jenna Mulder, RD, Clinical Dietitian, Fraser Health
Tips to improve your nutritional health and how a dietitian can help.
Craig Short, Manager Program Services, Recreation Excellence
Programming at the Chilliwack Leisure Centre, Cheam Leisure Centre and Rotary Pool
Coletta Holmes, Executive Director, Chilliwack & District Seniors’ Resources Society
Day Trip and Physical Activity Programming for Seniors
Richard Fortin, Manager of Parks Planning, City of Chilliwack Operations
Chilliwack’s Community Parks, Trails and Forests
February 28, 2017: Employment Education and Support
Doris Marko, Supervisor Local Office Services, Chilliwack and Hope Employment and Assistance Offices, Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation
Description of the structure of employment support offered by the Ministry
Christian St. Cyr, Community Engagement, GT Hiring Solutions / WorkBC
Job Search Tools and Skills
Colin Mitchell, Secondary School Apprenticeship Coordinator, Chilliwack School District
Apprenticeships programs through SD33
Carol Raspberry, Outreach Coordinator, Sto:lo Aboriginal Skills & Employment Training (SASET)
Sto:lo Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training
Suzanne Blakley-Oaks, Fraser Valley Self Employment Program, Community Futures South Fraser
Self-employment opportunities and support
Tara Cummings, Youth Works Program, YMCA
YMCA Youth Works Program
January 24, 2017: belonging - exploring connection to community
Julie Unger, Executive Director, Chilliwack Society for Community Living
Building Social Capital
Kara Stokes, Team Lead/Case Manager Disability Services; Dawn Mathe, Job Developer; and Bruce Reilly, Customized Employment Developer, Buxton Consulting
Working with people with disabilities
Cyndi McLeod, Support and Education / First Link Coordinator, Alzheimer Society of B.C.
First Link and Minds in Motion
Sarah Woelders, Better at home Program Coordinator, Chilliwack Community Services; Tash Peter, Better at Home Supervisor, Sto:lo Territory, Seabird Island
Better at Home Programming (Chilliwack Community Services; Sto:lo Territory, Seabird Island)
Connie Meskas, Director of Clinical Operations, Chilliwack Health Services, Fraser Health
Home First Program
2016 INFORMATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST DETAILS
November 22, 2016: Understanding Addictions (video)
Andrew Larder, Medical Health Officer, Fraser Health
The Provincial Overdose Emergency
Erin Gibson, Regional Harm Reduction Coordinator, Fraser Health
Take Home Naloxone (THN) Program
Mark Goheen, Clinical Specialist, Mental Health & Substance Use Services, Fraser Health
“Everything you know about Addictions is Wrong”
Jennifer Harley, Former Program Manager, InSite Supervised Injection Sites
Understanding harm reduction and its benefits
Steve Esau, Manager, Chilliwack Health and Housing Contact Centre
Youth Treatment Beds – new PCRS site in Keremeos
Darcy Paul, Qwí:qwelstóm Wellness Worker and Molly Willie, Qwí:qwelstóm Wellness Worker, Stó:lō Service Agency
First Nations approach to addiction treatment
October 25, 2016: public safety - prevention and restorative programs in chilliwack
Chilliwack Crime Prevention Services Overview:
Dave Serblowski, for Michelle Wulff, Office Manager
Overview of Chilliwack Crime Prevention Services
Bryan Stokes, Speed Watch Program Coordinator
Overview of the Speed Watch Program
Jen Dueck, Block Watch Coordinator
Overview of the Block Watch Program
Darlene Wahlstrom, Victim Services Supervisor
Overview of Victim Services
Dave Serblowski, Crime Free Multi Housing Coordinator
Overview of the Crime Free Multi Housing Program
Robert Pedersen, Chilliwack City Watch Coordinator
Overview of Chilliwack City Watch
Leanna Kemp, Program Director, Chilliwack Restorative Justice and Youth Advocacy Association
Restorative Justice in Chilliwack
Natalie Day, Manager, Chilliwack Community Correctional Centre; Cindy Waters, Coordinator of Volunteers for Fraser Valley Community Corrections and Raj Saran, Chair of the Community Advisory Committee, Correctional Service of Canada
Community Corrections Programs
september 27, 2016: Housing and Homelessness - Community Supports and Projects
Patti MacAhonic, Executive Director, and Shelley Bolan, Transition House Manager, Ann Davis Transition Society
Ann Davis Transition Society 2016: Homelessness & Women
Ron VanWyk, Executive Director, MCC Community Enterprises
MCC Rent Subsidy Program, FVRD Inventories and the 2017 Homelessness Count
Jim Mandelin, Coordinator of Operations, Shelter Net BC
Shelternet Programs
Douglas Andrie, Clinical Coordinator, Connie Pauwels, Outreach Nurse, and Mariah Dakers, Health Care Assistant, Riverstone Program, Fraser Health; and Steve Esau, MA, RCC, Manager of Addictions Programs and Chilliwack Health and Housing Centre, Pacific Community Resources Society
Chilliwack Outreach Team and the Chilliwack Central Housing Host
June 28, 2016: first nations cultural training opportunities
Molly Willie, Community Wellness Worker and Care Committee Coordinator, Stó:lō Service Agency
Cultural Teachings – Cultural Roles and Responsibilities
Kelowa Edel, Health Director, Stó:lō Service Agency
First Nations – Historical Impacts
april 26, 2016: mental health and wellness
Melanie Madill, Family Physician, Co-Chair of the Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Local Action Team and Deputy Lead for the Chilliwack Division of Family Practice
The role of family physicians in mental health
Molly Willie, Community Wellness Worker, Stó:lō Service Agency AND Laura Commodore, Aboriginal Mental Health Liaison, Stó:lō Service Agency
First Nation Care Committees and Mental Health Outreach
march 22, 2016: primary health care in chilliwack
Sidney Harper, Baby Friendly Initiative Project Lead, Fraser Health: Baby Friendly Initiative
february 23, 2016: literacy programs in chilliwack
Jeff Dartnell, Vice Principal, Fraser Valley Distance Education School / Continuing Education / Summer Learning
Program Options at Fraser Valley Distance Education School and Fraser Valley Continuing Education School
Laura Watson, Family Literacy Coordinator, Chilliwack Community Services
Family Literacy and Adult Upgrading Programs – Partnerships in Chilliwack AND Michelle Rickaby, UUP Instructional Assistant, University of the Fraser Valley: Adult Upgrading and the Adult Dogwood
january 26, 2016: research and data – what's out there, how do we access it, how is it useful?
Anne Todd, Community Health Specialist, Fraser Health: Fraser Health’s Community Health Atlas
2015 Information & networking breakfast details
november 24, 2015: addictions and substance misuse theme
october 27, 2015: housing IN CHILLIWACK – ISSUES, RESOURCES, STRATEGIES
Bill Raddatz, Executive Director, Ruth & Naomi’s Mission: Ruth and Naomi’s Mission
Tim Bohr, Community Ministries Director, Salvation Army: The Salvation Army in Chilliwack
Joyce Knapp, Vice President, Chilliwack Supportive Housing Society: The Chilliwack Supportive Housing Society
Darren Blakeborough, Assistant Professor, University of the Fraser Valley: Low Barrier Housing Study
Karen Stanton, Manager of Long Range Planning, City of Chilliwack: Planning for Affordable Housing in Chilliwack
september 22, 2015: CELEBRATING NATIONAL SENIORS' DAY
Coletta Holmes, Executive Director, Chilliwack and District Seniors’ Resources Society: Seniors' Resources Society: a snapshot of Programs, Services and Resources for seniors in Chilliwack
june 23, 2015: INSIGHTS INTO ABORIGINAL CULTURE AND RESOURCES
Phil Hall, Community Engagement Worker, First Nations Health Authority: Sto:lo history, and current focus on mental wellness through FNHA programming
APRIL 28, 2015 - MENTAL HEALTH in chilliwack
Kirsten Hargreaves and Paul Horn: Stone Soup – Mission’s Homelessness Initiative
Chilliwack Adult Mental Health Services, Fraser Health – Core Programs: for more information about mental health services in Chilliwack, connect with the Chilliwack Mental Health Office at 604.702.4860
Lenore Smith - Adult Short-Term and Assessment/Group Therapy Services (ASTAT/GTS)
Lynn Isaac - Adult Community Support Services (ACSS)
Jennifer Thomson - Community Residential Program (CRP)
Lorraine Depow - Geriatric Mental Health Services
MARCH 24, 2015 - HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUBSTANCE USE
FEBRUARY 24, 2015 - YOUTH IN CHILLIWACK
Carol Marleau, Manager of Leisure and Development, City of Chilliwack: The City of Chilliwack"s involvement in youth programming delivery within the community
Leah Froese, Director, Cyrus Centre Chilliwack: Youth Homelessness
Stephanie Harris, Facilitator, Youth As GateKeepers and Gabriella Mansel, YAG Alumna: An overview of the Youth as Gatekeepers Program, and some shared experience by one of YAG’s alumni youth
JANUARY 27, 2015 - UNITED WAY; BC211; CHILLIWACK CRIME PREVENTION SERVICES AND COMMUNITY POLICING
Wayne Green, Executive Director, United Way Fraser Valley: What is United Way?
Bob Prenovost, Executive Director, bc211: bc211: Connecting People with the Help They Need!
Inspector Grant Wilson, Operations Support Officer, RCMP, Upper Fraser Valley Detachment: Chilliwack Crime Rate Comparisons
2014 INFORMATION & NETWORKING BREAKFAST DETAILS
NOVEMBER 25, 2014 - FINANCIAL LITERACY; ADOLESCENT AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
Anne Todd, RD, Community Health Specialist, Fraser Health: Community Health Profile
OCTOBER 28, 2014 - BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS MENTORING PROGRAMS; CHILLIWACK HEALTH AND HOUSING CENTRE SERVICES AND PHILOSOPHY; HARM REDUCTION
Steve Esau, M.A., RCC, Manager, Chilliwack Health and Housing Centre: What we do and Why we do it
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 - FIRST NATIONS HEALTH AUTHORITY – AN OVERVIEW; SAFE RELATIONSHIPS, SAFE CHILDREN; UPPER FRASER VALLEY HIGH RISK DOESTIC VIOLENCE INTERAGENCY CASE ASSESSMENT TEAM (ICAT)
Sonja Sinclair, BACYC, MAHSP, Manager, Vancouver Coastal Health: Safe Relationships, Safe Children