Current Initiatives
Opioid overdose response - social policy engagement workshop
Dr. Ingrid Tyler, Medical Health Officer, made a presentation at the January 30, 2018 Social Policy Engagement Workshop. A synopsis of the questions and answers following the presentations can be found in the Workshop notes.
ICM Team Presentation to Social Policy Advisory Committee
Catharine Hume, Co-Executive Director of Rain City Housing, made a
presentation at the May 3, 2017 Social Policy Advisory Committee meeting. Ms. Hume provided information on the Integrated Case Management (ICM) Team for Maple Ridge.
Cooperative Efforts
The Social Policy Advisory Committee focuses on improving the social well-being of the community by building community capacity through social services network development, community solutions initiatives, community building initiatives and by encouraging socially sustainable practices for current and future citizens. By creating an opportunity for dialogue between council and local service providers, agencies and other levels of government a collaborative approach to meeting the needs of the community is strengthened. Information is shared, needs or gaps in services are identified and resources and action plans are developed through collaboration.