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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 30, 2018

Community Updates (20) - Mar 30, 2018

Table of Contents:

1) Nutrition Fun Walk/Run – Come Out and Enjoy Spring!

2) Journey Through Grief: Grief Recovery Support Group (begins Apr 4)

3) Stronger Together - Baby & Me - begins Apr 5th from 10:30 - 11:30 am

4) Psychological First Aid (PFA) - Workshop Apr 11 (Guide for Disaster Responders)

5) Free Presentation at SINC - Apr 11 at 7:00 pm

6) Handbags for Hope - Fri Apr 20th 6:30 - 9:30 pm

7) FREE Gaming Grant Writer Workshop - Apr 20th - RSVP

8) Handmade in the Cariboo - Local Goods Sale Apr 21

9) Workshop - Advanced Social Media for the Arts - May 5th 10 am - 3:00 pm

10) Boys & Girls Club - "Race for Kids" - Sat Jun 2nd from 10 am - 12 pm

11) Seedy Saturday - May 5th in Williams Lake

12) Williams Lake Children's Festival - Sun May 27th

13) Positive Action Word of the Week

14) Cariboo Regional District - Wildfire Report released:

15)Hike for Hospice Fundraiser at Scout Island - Sun May 6 from 12 - 4 pm

16) CMHA Employment Opportunity - Multiculturalism Coordinator

17) Social Planning Council Monthly Meeting - Mon Apr 23rd

18) Join the Recovery (Car) Cruise Event - Jul 8 - 15th

19) Red Cross help is available - individuals, families, small businesses, non profits, First Nations

20) Looking for Community Resources - visit www.bc211.ca

Please visit the link below to read the above updates:

http://cm.pn/3juo

Friday, March 23, 2018

No meeting on Mar 26, 2018

Hello SPC Network,

Please note, due to spring break schedule changes for many people within the SPC network, we will not be hosting a meeting this Monday, Mar 26. We will see you next at our April 23, 2018 monthly meeting with a guest presentation on how to apply for Gaming Grant Funding.

The next Community Update will be sent out on Friday Mar 30th so please send your community events for inclusion to
spc-coordinator@xplornet.com or call 250-243-2126.

Have a safe and pleasant weekend!

Jessica Dunn,
Coordinator, Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area

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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