CCT Members

MEMBERSHIP IN COMMUNITY COLLABORATION TABLE

Richmond Multicultural Community Services is the host agency with two staff dedicated to facilitate Community Collaboration Table (CCT) activities and implementation process.

Richmond’s CCT is made up of over 30 organizations from various sector : settlement services, language service providers, education, employment skills & training, faith community, health, housing, newcomers, public services, labour & employers  and businesses in Richmond. These members aim at creating a strategy geared towards CCT goals.

CCT has formed 4 Sub-Committees to create action plans to tackle issues surrounding newcomer needs and the community. These sub-committees are divided based on four CCT priority areas: Employment, Settelement Services, Community Experience and Daily Living.

Since 2014 to 2017, CCT Members have been actively engaged in developing their planning activities, research and implementation of four CCT priority areas. The CCT members are listed below:

Sector Representative

Name of organization

Community/Civil Society Organizations 1.     Family Services of Greater Vancouver

2.     Touchstone Family Association

3.     Richmond Family Place

4.     Richmond Cares, Richmond Gives

5.     Richmond Food Bank

6.     Richmond Poverty Response Committee

7.     Richmond Youth Service Agency

8.     Better at Home – United Way of the Lower Mainland

Education 9.     Kwantlen Polytechnic University – Cir:cle

10.  Kwantlen Polytechnic University – External Affairs

11.  SD. 38 SWIS

12.  SD. 38 District Curriculum Coordinator

Employment Skills & Training 13.  Avia Employment Services

14. Career Paths for Skilled Immigrants

Faith Community 15.  Kwantlen Multi Faith Centre

16.  Evangelical Free Church of Canada

Health Sector 17.  Vancouver Coastal Health
Housing 18.  City of Richmond  – Housing Planner
Municipality 19.  City of Richmond Community Services – Cultural Diversity Coordinator
Newcomers 20.  Newcomer Representative
Public Services 21.  Richmond Public Library

22.  Richmond Fire-Rescue

Labour and Employers 23.  Bulldog Bag Ltd.

24. Hayden Diamond Bit  Industries Ltd.

25.  Unite Here Local 40

26.  Unite Here Local 40

27.  VanCity (Branch Manager)

28.  VanCity (Community-Branch Manager)

Settlement &

Language Service Providers

29.  Community Airport Newcomers Network

30.  ISS of BC LINC Program

31.  Kwantlen ELST Department

32.  S.U.C.C.E.S.S.

33.  RMCS