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 and Low-Cost Food Resources in Chilliwack Inventory • Chilliwack Food Council Strategic Plan • 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 WORKING GROUP
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 • Sexuality & Gender Equity Resource Card
SUBSTANCE USE WORKING GROUP
Collaboration with Fraser Health to streamline common language and clarify the process for individuals seeking access to detox and treatment
