Community Action Teams

Collaboration with local police and the implementation of Opioid Agonist Therapy (OAT ) in jail cells.

Diverse group of community partners, rooted peer involvement and dedicated to filling the needs in the community.

An innovative Peer Employment Program and strong Indigenous-settler collaborations

A diverse group, taking a solutions-oriented approach

A micro-grant coordinating committee dedicated to youth, First Nations/Indigenous, and women-focused initiatives.

Peer lead initiatives and effective street outreach program

Strong and growing sub-group of peer educators and facilitators

Identifying key challenges across the social determinants of health, working under the Collective Impact Principles of Practice to facilitate depth and trust of the relationships with partners.

Strong peer-focused model

Collaborating with rural community to improve social stabilization and access to healthcare for people

Works within a small community, focused on the continuum of care and acts as an important connection point between agencies.

Implemented a culturally informed subcommittee called the Indigenous Team of Champions.

Focus on community anti-stigma education with local business leaders while upholding a strong peer team.

Celebrate and empower voices through multimedia approaches and collaboration

Diverse membership, strong peer network, relationship with rural community, committed collaboration of community partners, and strong relationship with downtown business owners.

Innovative community-led projects through grant giving, and a medical outreach van. Community collaboration is the key.

Focused on rural inclusion in community for peers in the West Kootenay region

Casual trauma informed meeting structure and successfully created and applied New West Street Degree.

Strong ties with multiple non-profit groups with a dedication to policy advocacy

Consistent representation of local government at the table

Peer driven, working collaboratively with emergency services and first responders with a focus on family support, strong relationships with local Indigenous partners and First Nations Health Authority

Robust rural and Indigenous focused initiatives

Peer-driven and collaborative, with multiple service providers.

Strong peer witnessing program and innovative modular housing program

Creating cross-sectoral toolkits, curriculum and multimedia resources

An incubator for connections and education around substance use and harm reduction for a wide variety of stakeholders

Focus is on engagement with South Asian communities through culturally specific resources

Youth Action Team and social media strategy focused on those using alone

A focus on micro-granting and advocating for strong Indigenous engagement, and striving for culturally safe practices.

From conception, devoted to developing and evolving a strategy that was based on peer and Indigenous peer recommendations.

Upholds a successful multi-micro-granting process of innovative grassroots initiatives annually