REMINDER: Next community meeting is on February 27, 2023

January 23 Guest Speaker(s): Jill Zacharias, BC Manager of Growth and Impact - Communities Ending Poverty Vibrant Communities - Tamarack Institute 

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Community Updates
Addressing the Labour Market Gap Survey | Closes Feb 24
Is your business struggling to attract and retain workers? Or are you the one looking for a job? We want to hear from you. BC is facing an acute labour shortage
that challenges both employers and job seekers. The Addressing the Labour Market Gap project https://www.bcmindreader.com/c/r/Addressing-the-Labour-Market-Gap-Survey will help us to better understand the disconnect between employer and job seeker needs so that we can build solutions for a resilient labour force. The project is led by the BC Chamber of Commerce and funded by the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.

Williams Lake Work BC Centre wants to hear from businesses and their employees in the Cariboo Region. We invite all employers to complete the survey https://www.bcmindreader.com/c/r/Addressing-the-Labour-Market-Gap-Survey and share it with their employees.

Your feedback will inform the development of appropriate solutions to improve and innovate employment practices, as well as inform future program and public policy decisions in BC.

The survey deadline is February 24, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. PT.
Please take the Addressing the Labour Market Gap Survey https://www.bcmindreader.com/c/r/Addressing-the-Labour-Market-Gap-Survey
(~10 min) and use your voice to build solutions for a resilient labour force
View Trailer HERE
Housing Options for Seniors 

The City of Williams Lake, in partnership with Urban Matters and BC Healthy Communities, is embarking on a new Seniors Home-sharing Planning Project. Through this project, the City of Williams Lake wishes to better understand its senior population's housing needs and preferences and explore a variety of non-traditional housing possibilities for meeting the housing needs of seniors within the community.

We are inviting seniors within Williams Lake to share their perspectives and needs by participating in the following online survey. The online survey will take approximately 10- 15 minutes to complete and can be accessed via a QR code or the website link below.
 
Information from this survey will be confidentially used to inform the final recommendations of the Seniors Home-sharing Planning Project. If you have any questions about this project please contact the project lead, Anne Burrill at anne.burrill@urbanmatters.ca

The survey can be taken online via the link below until February 11, 2023. Physical copies are also available at the Seniors Activity Centre and City Hall.
Take The Survey HERE

Resources & Training
REGISTER HERE!
REGISTER NOW
The Uneven Racialized Impacts of Financialization
Nemoy Lewis / Office of the Federal Housing Advocate 

Funding Opportunities

Applications Are Open Until February 13, 2023

There is one more week until the deadline to apply for a Participatory Action Research grant! These are short-term or multi-year grants depending on the stage of your health-related research project.

Applications are open until February 13, 2023, at 4:30 pm, through our online grant management system.

Apply Today
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Applying for a grant? Use our online resources to help guide you:

  1. Our Participatory Action Research Grant Guidelines will confirm grant eligibility and tips for writing an application. Please note: The research project must be in collaboration with community members and an institution with access to an ethics board such as a university or research institution.

  2. Application questions are provided in both the Convene and Investigate application process documents to help you prepare for your application. 

  3. The online application guide includes screenshots from the online grant management portal to answer any technical questions you may have about the online application.

  4. We have also created a video library with how-to videos specific to the online grant management portal. Some videos include:




 

After reviewing our resources, if you have additional questions about your grant application, schedule a time to meet with one of our managers Mike or Stephanie who are ready to answer any clarifying questions. For technical support, please email grants.admin@vancouverfoundation.ca

Employment & Volunteer Opportunities

Notable Quote


"It doesn't get easier.
 
You just get stronger!"

2023 Community Meetings
January 23

February 27

March 27

April 24

May 29

June 26
July 24

August - summer break, no meeting

September 25

October 23

November 27 - AGM & Community Meeting

December - winter break, no meeting
Meeting minutes can be found HERE

Join Today, Become a Social Planning Council Member!


Social Planning Council is a member-supported organization. Your membership fees are critical to supporting our work connecting, collaborating, and bringing our community together for a better quality of life for all.

For more info contact info@wlspc.ca
or find a membership form HERE
The Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area thanks to the City of Williams Lake for their funding support.
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