Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area: Community Updates (20) - Mar 18, 2016

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What is The Social Planning Council?

Activities:

o Monthly Meetings: Attend meetings with guest speakers from within the community &/or presentations at each meeting. We currently meet the fourth Monday of every month (excluding summer) at City Hall with light lunch by donation.

o Facebook & Email Group: Utilize the network on Facebook. Start discussions, learn about & share upcoming community events, projects and meetings. If you don’t use Facebook, then join the email network instead.

o Inform City Council: The SPC provides reports to City Council regularly and the City keeps the SPC informed. Use the network and have your voices heard.

Strategic Direction of the Social Planning Council of Williams Lake & Area:

o Poverty Reduction and the local Living Wage Campaign.

o Community Collaboration and Networking.

o Retention and Succession of residents within the Area.

Community Social Planning:

o Supports communities in building an integrated approach to complex problems that take into account social, economic, and environmental concerns.

o Maximizes the effectiveness of often scarce resources by working to reduce duplication, overlap and competition.

o Provides an ongoing forum for communication, coordination and conflict resolution.

Friday, March 18, 2016

Community Updates (20) - Mar 18, 2016

Table of Contents:

1) Social Planning Council Mtg this Monday Mar 21st at 11:30 am

2) FETCH Website - for everything that's Community Health

3) Salvation Army's Seniors Easter brunch is this Saturday Mar 19th from 12 - 2pm

4) Celebrate World Water Day with a Free Swim - Mar 22nd 6:30 - 8 pm

5) Big Brothers Big Sisters - Bowl for Kids Sake - Apr 1, 2 & 3rd

6) Spring Break Fun at the Recreation Complex - Mar 21 - 24th

7) Community Garden Work Bee - Carson Drive & 5th Ave on March 25th

8) Station House Gallery - April Fundraiser - "Party like it's 1929!" on Apr 8/16

9) Crisis Line Volunteer Training - upcoming sessions

10) Annual Nutrition Fun Run - Sunday Apr 3rd

11) Williams Lake Employment Services - Targeted Initiative for Older Workers Program

12) Hospice Training Begins next month - sign-up today

13) Next Success by 6 Free Webinars - Mar 22, and Apr 12

14) Positive Action Word of the Week(s)

15) Reminder - TRU's Annual "Diamonds & Denim" fundraiser - Apr 2, 2016

16) TRU bring in Gabor Mate to talk "Peer Orientation" - Apr 15/16 from 10 am - 4:30 pm

17) Free Public Info Sessions: Harm Reduction Vs. Prohibition & Treatment

18) Citizens on Patrol (COP) - Volunteers welcomed

19) Williams Lake Refugee Sponsorship Group - update

20) Advance Notice - Williams Lake to Host 40th Annual Elders Gathering - Jul 11 - 14, 2016

To view these updates please visit the following newsletter link:

http://cm.pn/1o90

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Contact Us

The Social Planning Council is made up of volunteers from the community. Many of us work in social services agencies or also volunteer for other organizations.

Our Mailing Address is Box 20045, Williams Lake BC V2G 4R1

To reach the Society Coordinator Jessica Dunn please email spc-coordinator@xplornet.com or call 250-243-2126

To reach the Communities that Care Project Facilitator Barb Jones please email communitiesthatcare.wl@gmail.com or call 250-305-4838

To reach the THRIVE Williams Lake Project Manager Anne Burrill please email annelburrill@gmail.com or call 250-267-7211

To reach the current SPC Chair Larry Stranberg please email happytrails@cfdccariboo.com or call 250-392-3626

Welcome to the Social Planning Council Site

This site provides general information about the Social Planning Council. Members are welcome to send information items and notices to the Coordinator for posting.

The Social Planning Council is made up of volunteers from around the community and many of us work in social service agencies.

To reach our Coordinator, Jessica Dunn, please email
spc-coordinator@xplornet.com or call (1)-250-243-2126. Our mailing address is Box 20045, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 4R1.

More SPC contacts can be found at the bottom of the website.

You can also join us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/socialplanning.council.1

About the Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area

The Social Planning Council Table functions as a way to share information, encourage discussion, and gather information about social development and quality of life issues in our community.

Meetings are held at Community Futures in Williams Lake on the 4th Monday of each month at 11:30 am with lunch provided (excluding July and August). There are guest speakers and/or presentation at each meeting and everyone is welcome to attend.

The Social Planning Council has a dedicated Board of Directors that is responsible for the organizational business of the Social Planning Council.

Our current Board of Directors for the 2017 - 2018 year is:
Larry Stranberg, Chair
Shannon Thom, Vice Chair
Rosanna McGregor, Treasurer
Carla Bullinger, Secretary
Bruce Mack, Director
Diane Wright, Director
Anne Burrill, Director

Communities that Care Project

Communities That Care (CTC) is a research-based and outcome-focused approach that brings together the whole community to promote positive youth development and engagement through proactive prevention programs and supports. It looks at the roots of problem adolescent behaviour such as substance abuse, violence and depression and enhances protective factors such as an increase in community support, addictions support, and positive peer association to mitigate the occurrence of crime or problem behaviour in youth. The program is tailored to the needs, issues and resources of each community.

"Living Wage" Information

The Living Wage Campaign

A living wage is the minimum income for each wage earner in a 2-income family of four. It’s the hourly wage that would allow a family to cover rent, groceries, child care, health and dental care, clothes, etc.; the basic necessities to live a decent, healthy life. We believe that work should lift people out of poverty, not keep them there.

Resource Links:

http://livingwageforfamilies.ca/

http://www.policyalternatives.ca/livingwage2012

http://www.livingwagebc.ca/

The Living Wage in Williams Lake, BC: The living wage changes over time. An updated Living Wage calculation for our community in 2018 is currently being calculated.

For more information, please contact Anne Burrill at 250-267-7211

Williams Lake Links:

http://www.livingwagebc.ca/news/williams-lake-caluclates-living-wage-individuals-and-families