How do I volunteer

As with any co-operative, our success depends on the work and support of our members. If you are interested in being involved there are many ways to volunteer!

Working Groups

In order to achieve some of our goals in the community we have several working groups devoted to certain projects:

Your talents can contribute to co-op success

Health Education Committee

 

involved in working with other community organizations and health centres to set up different health education events and programming in the Victoria area. 

 

Birthing Centre Committee

 

Working on research, funding, and community and government support for the establishment of a Birthing Centre for the Greater Victoria area.

 

Community Forums Committee

 

The organizational group responsible for forums in the community in order to continue listening and dialoguing with our community around health issues and how VCHC can best serve community needs.

 

Funding and Fundraising Committee

 

Researching and making application to grants and fundraising opportunities and exploring funding relationships with governmental and non-governmental agencies.

 

Health Practitioner Group

 

Inter-disciplinary group of conventional and complementary and alternative health practitioner-members working together to provide health co-op programs and services. Contact Dacia Moss at 250-744-7288 dacia@telus.net for more information.

 

Co-operative Development

 

Responsible for developing our website, rack cards, as well as developing media and business plans for the co-op’s work.

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is responsible for the governance of the health co-operative and is made up of co-op members democratically elected by all co-op members. The main functions of the Board are:

Co-operation

 

Ensure that VCHC works with other co-ops and similar community groups in working towards health and wellness of Victorians.

 

Co-op Policies

 

Ensure that VCHC has policies that cover the operation and development of programs and services according to our collective vision.

 

Business

 

Develop and maintain a business plan, which allows VCHC to remain successful from both financial and functional perspectives.

 

Human Resources

 

Ensure that VCHC is staffed by a team that works together in a healthy and skillful manner that furthers our vision and supports our programming.

Victoria Health and Wellness Virtual Resource Centre

This is an initiative to create and assemble a comprehensive database of Victoria based resources related to health and wellness that is easy to access and navigate. We hope to have a physical resource center grow from this.

YOU Can Help!

Everyone has experiences, skills, passions, and ideas that make them ideal candidates for volunteer work in the co-operative. There is no shortage of need of volunteers to help make our programs, services and vision a reality. Together we can accomplish anything! How would you like to take part and contribute?
If you would like to volunteer, please follow this link and fill out the volunteer form.