Princeton is one of 36 communities in B.C. called upon to roll out new models of community organization to tackle immediate and long-term issues of supports and services.
The provincial government announced the rollout of the Safe Community Situation Tables to Princeton with a $70,000 grant on April 12.
The situation tables will bring together frontline workers from public safety, health and social services sectors to collaborate in helping vulnerable members of the community get access to supports and services.
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Previous communities that have rolled out these hubs for community collaboration include Surrey, Mission, Hope, Penticton and Kelowna.
Members of the Princeton table are expected to complete their training and onboarding in the coming months. The community partners will meet weekly to address important topics such as mental health and addictions, homelessness and poverty.
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In addition to providing a structured approach for responding to individual needs, the hubs will allow organizations to pool their knowledge together to provide more complete information to policy-makers on the issues facing their communities.
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Another eight situation and intervention tables have been funded but not yet implemented in communities across B.C.
