The Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area (SPC) is an open forum to facilitate and share information, programs, projects, issues and connections. Its mandate is to inform, recognize, and celebrate social developments to City Council, organizations and public citizens. The SPC is strategically focused on poverty reduction and the local Living Wage Campaign, on community collaboration and networking, and retention and succession of residents within the area. Community social planning supports communities in building an integrated approach to complex problems that take into account social, economic, and environmental concerns; maximizes the effectiveness of often scarce resources by working to reduce duplication, overlap and competition; and provides an ongoing forum for communication, coordination and conflict resolution. SPC receives funding through the City of Williams Lake and the TNC United Way.

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Boys and Girls Club of Williams Lake

The Boys and Girls Club of Williams Lake and District is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing high quality programs and services to the youth and families of Williams Lake. Through a range of social, recreation, education programs and outreach services covering young people between the ages of 8-18, they help young people learn the skills they need to grow into happy, healthy, productive adults.

Boys and Girls Clubs both locally and nationally, believe in partnership, collaboration and integration when it comes to developing programs for youth, delivering services, and advocating for issues involving children, youth, and families. The Club is actively involved on many committees such as the Social Planning Council and the Communities That Care Project, as well as leading groups such as the Integrated Youth Team that address youth issues and work together to plan services for individual youth. The Club believes and practices collaboration, and is committed to lending its specific expertise towards the social and economic health of the community.