{"id":42122,"date":"2023-07-11T12:35:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T19:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/?page_id=42122"},"modified":"2024-01-30T14:43:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T22:43:01","slug":"get-to-know-clbc-community-councils","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/volunteer\/overview\/get-to-know-clbc-community-councils\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to know CLBC Community Councils"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What is a CLBC Community Council?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_42343\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/837046173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42343\" class=\"size-full wp-image-42343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Councils-Video-web.jpg\" alt=\"A screen shot from a video. A group of Community Council members are standing together and smiling. Text across the image says: Community Living BC's Community Councils.\" width=\"400\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Councils-Video-web.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Councils-Video-web-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-42343\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/837046173\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Click here to watch a video celebrating the work of Councils.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>People on a CLBC Community Council include individuals and families who receive support from CLBC, service provider partners and community allies. These volunteers care about creating culturally safe, accessible, and inclusive communities.<\/p>\n<p>In partnership with CLBC, volunteers on Community Councils:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Build relationships with community leaders to create a more inclusive BC.<\/li>\n<li>Connect individuals and their families to information, resources, and each other.<\/li>\n<li>Listen to the experience of people and families served by CLBC to make things better.<\/li>\n<li>Take actions that lead to social change and inclusive communities for all people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/community-councils-2\/how-community-councils-volunteers-make-a-difference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about the difference Councils are making in their communities here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-42442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Council-Map.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Council-Map.png 595w, https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Council-Map-244x300.png 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>How do Community Councils work?<\/h2>\n<p>There are 13 Community Councils around the province.<\/p>\n<p>Councils consist of 7 to 15 volunteers who create a work plan in the spring and meet monthly to host events and carry out activities that lead to social change and inclusive communities. \u00a0Examples of Council events and activities include: promoting inclusive housing, mapping and sharing local community gifts and assets, hosting dances, self advocacy conferences, family forums and other opportunities for social connection and information sharing.<\/p>\n<p>Councils are also an important way for CLBC to listen to and learn from the people we serve.<\/p>\n<h2>How do Community Councils fit into the CLBC structure?<\/h2>\n<p>Representatives from each of the 13 Community Councils serve on the Provincial Advisory Committee. The Provincial Advisory Committee is a requirement under BC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca\/civix\/document\/id\/complete\/statreg\/00_04060_01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Living Authority Act<\/a>. This committee provides advice and information to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/about-us\/leadership\/board-directors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLBC Board of Directors<\/a>, to assist with decision making at CLBC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Role-of-Councils-Plain-Language.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here is a plain language description of role and goals of CLBC Community Councils<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Questions?<\/h2>\n<p>Want to connect to a Council near you? Contact our Community Engagement team at <a href=\"mailto:CLBC.Connect@gov.bc.ca\">CLBC.Connect@gov.bc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For information on becoming a Council member, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/community-councils-2\/join-a-community-council\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit the <strong><em>Join a Community Council<\/em><\/strong> webpage here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Want more details?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/Appendix-4-Community-Councils-Terms-of-Reference.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the Council Terms of Reference here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/FAQs-Volunteering-on-a-Community-Council.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Community Councils here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What is a CLBC Community Council? 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