About Us

Service providers, not-for-profit agencies, governments, businesses and community members coming together to build a stronger community.

The Community Network (CN) supports initiatives that address these focus areas: 

• Poverty reduction, homelessness and food insecurity: increasing access to safe and affordable housing, nutritious and affordable food and a livable wage. Truth and Reconciliation work done locally to increase relationships. 
• Improving mental well-being: increasing mental wellness across the lifespan and throughout the community by promoting trauma informed practice, decreasing isolation, encouraging social inclusion and enhancing sense of belonging.  
• Promoting healthy living and healthy communities: supporting healthy active lifestyles and promoting climate resiliency.
• Cultural safety: Increasing the ability of the CN and partners to operate in a culturally safe way.
  

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Our Vision is:

• A community where service providers, government, non-profit organizations, schools, and community members are committed to collaboration and collective action to improve the conditions that enable all Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and Katzie First Nation residents to enjoy the highest level of health and well-being possible. 

Our Mission is to:

• Provide direction to the development of continuous, cohesive, and responsive social services for the communities of Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, and Katzie First Nation.
• Provide opportunities and support for residents to build their capacities to live healthy lives as contributing members of the community.
• Ensure a broad community focus with a planned, proactive, preventive, integrated approach to providing services.
  

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Our Values are: 

• Community inclusion, engagement and leadership 
• Collaboration and integrated action
• Respect
• Communication
  

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Our goals are:

1. Network Development, Support and Promotion: Support the development and structure of the Community Network through partner recruitment, internal and external communication, community engagement, reporting and documentation. Continue to develop the ability of the CN and partners to operate in a culturally safe way.
   

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2. Education & Capacity Building: Provide relevant information and resources to participating organizations including education on social determinants and existing inequities that influence the health and well-being of the community. Share best practices and support opportunities to strengthen the capacity of CN members to develop strategies and solutions that will improve the health and well-being of the community. Inform and engage the wider community to raise awareness of local services and increase understanding of local issues.
   

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3. Collaboration & CN Project Support: Provide a collaborative structure that engages and empowers community partners from multiple sectors to share resources and work collectively on common strategies to improve the health and well-being of the community. Support CN Working Committees and other affiliated group projects on an as needed basis.