Serving 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities
Remembering, celebrating June is Pride Month, and it was a joy to see posts, celebrations, education, and events taking place all over the province in support of rights for people who identify as Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and...
What is the CHC model all about?
Tell me about your Community Health Centre As champions of the Community Health Centre (CHC) model, we’re often asked “What is this model all about? What does a CHC look like in action?”. Our members are made up of multi-sector, multi-service...
Don’t fight the poor, fight poverty
The cost of poverty on BC health “It can happen so quickly, you have no idea.” If health is influenced by social factors like having enough money, why doesn’t our health care system do more to address the root causes of poverty? The...
Stepping in, stepping up: Community Health Centres address inequity as pandemic supports roll-back
For those made vulnerable Before the pandemic hit Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Atira Women’s Resource Society was already busy providing a range of services to local women including trans, two spirit and intersex women and or those who identify with a femme of...