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Board Meeting

REACH is looking for community members to serve on our Board of Directors.

Could this be you?

  • Position: Board Director

  • Location: East Vancouver*

  • Time commitment: 6-10 hours/month on average

We welcome all members of our community and as an organization committed to reconciliation, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion, we especially encourage members of equity-seeking groups to put their names forward. We’re actively recruiting candidates in advance of our next Annual General Meeting in September.

We’re looking for you, if you….

  • Believe that community health belongs in community hands

  • Believe that all people, regardless of gender, race, ability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or age should have access to an appropriate and wide range of integrated health and social services

  • Appreciate the value of community health centres as a model of primary care

  • Are looking for a way to give back to your local community and neighbors

  • Have the time to attend regular meetings

  • Live or work in East Vancouver, or use one of REACH’s programs

  • Non-profit governance, finance/accounting and/or HR experience would be a bonus!

 

Please note that you do not need to have experience in the healthcare sector in order to sit on the REACH Board – this is common misconception!

We encourage all those interested to reach out for more information. We are especially interested in finding candidates from equity-seeking groups, in an ongoing effort to better represent the diverse community we serve. We welcome those with diverse perspectives and lived experience. We are specifically looking for folks with experience in non-profit governance, finance/accounting, and HR.

If you’re interested, please reach out to Emma Macklem, Co-Chair of the Nominating Committee (mack.emm@gmail.com) for more information.

*The catchment is bordered by the waterfront on the North; Ontario Street on the West; 49th Avenue on the South; and Boundary Road on the East. Neighbourhoods: Strathcona, Grandview-Woodlands, Hastings-Sunrise, Kensington-Cedar Cottage, Renfrew-Collingwood.

About REACH Community Health Centre

REACH Community Health Centre is a community-governed organization that believes that good health is a state of physical, mental, and social well-being. We provide innovative, high-quality primary health and dental care, and social and educational services to support the physical and mental health and well-being of our community and the individuals within it. REACH’s interdisciplinary team offers a variety of health and social services under one roof:

  • Team-based primary health care

  • Dental care

  • Pharmacy services

  • Counselling and social work services

  • Health Equity and Engagement/ A Multicultural Family Centre

  • Indigenous programs and resources

  • Urgent & Primary Care Centre


    REACH Community Health Centre is led by a volunteer Board of Directors elected by our membership each year at our Annual General Meeting. Their role is to govern the organization on behalf of the community, in a timely, transparent, and accountable manner by overseeing the performance of the organization and ensuring fiscal integrity and regulatory compliance.