A way of being and working together: re-villaging our approach to wellness, housing, and support services.
Nuts’a’wuqw Lelum (“Community House”) is our decolonizing, community-informed Coordinated Access System which lays out our approach to how the Cowichan region will work together to serve those who are unhoused and/or at imminent risk. Nuts’a’wuqw Lelum builds trust and supports safety, connection, and belonging.
Our Guiding Framework is represented as a traditional village where each person is a member, has responsibilities, and is accountable to our community’s shared values and protocols. The four main elements of our guiding framework are:
Shared
Values
Our Snuw’uy’ulh From community engagement
Four
Protocols
Cultivating Safe Spaces
Supports decision making
Honouring
Perspectives
Person Centered
Influences approach to client interaction
Community
Commitment
Working as one in our village
The Guiding Framework encompasses a commitment to live into and up to the values and protocols gifted to this work by Elders and community members. It serves as a reminder to fulfill your role in our village, do the best you can do, and be the best you can be.
Download the Nuts’a’wuqw Lelum Guiding Framework here.