Affordable Housing, Low Cost Dental and Added Support for the Alzheimer Society at the November Health Co-op Board Meeting
Affordable Housing, Alzheimer Society of B.C., board members, dementia, Elephant Mountain Counselling, health, Julie Leffelaar, low cost dental, Nelson, TEETH
November 5, 2015
Wow, how did November arrive so quickly? With -2 and scraping windows it seems that the long fall is heading early into winter.
Community First Health Co-op held their monthly Board meeting with most of us present and here are some highlights.
The Lake Street Housing Committee met earlier this month with Nelson Council member Michael Dailly to begin a discussion around housing options and needs within the region. We would like to thank him for his time and we had a great talk about some of the initiatives in Nelson and some of the unmet needs, such as housing for the working poor. We also had a chance to brainstorm some ideas around Land Trusts and lease-holds and will continue our work in that area.
TEETH our low cost Dental initiative is booming. We had over 300 visits in the past year and it continues to grow in services offered. It has been short listed for a financial award and we are just awaiting information on the voting procedure. Once we know it check out our blog and website and facebook pages so you can learn how to vote so that we can win the award and the financial prize to enhance our work in this much needed area.
Thanks to Julia Leffelaar of the Alzheimer Society of B.C. for volunteering to not only provide workshops, but to also volunteer to be in the resource center for one Friday each month to provide support to our community. Julie will be available, in the resource centre on theses dates: Dec 11, January 8, Feb 12 and March 11. We are still looking for volunteers for 3 Friday afternoons a month.
We also want to welcome a new member to our partners in the building Elephant Mountain Counselling. Here is the link:
Take care and get out and enjoy the brisk fall air!!
Eric, Marion and Erin