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Compassionate Communities Toolkit

Living in a community that cares for others makes us cope better with our health challenges, keeps us

connected, and helps us find meaning in life. Compassionate Communities benefit us all.

The Compassionate Community Toolkit guides organizations and groups interested in

building a caring, supportive network for people affected by serious illness, end of life,

care-giving, and grieving.

We developed the Compassionate Communities Toolkit with inputs from compassionate communities

champions from across British Columbia.

Additional resources are available for download here.

Reach out to us to discuss how we can help: conversations@bc-cpc.ca

The Compassionate Community Toolkit includes:

1. What is a Compassionate Community?

A promotional material designed to raise public awareness and inspire citizens to participate in initiatives aiming to make their local communities more compassionate.

Download here.

2. Compassionate Community Ideal

A simple tool developed to inform, inspire and assist community groups in identifying the five features of an ideal compassionate community.

Download here.

3. Compassionate Community Index

The index is a survey that can be used by a community group to assess the level of readiness in their community to become a compassionate community. The survey results help identify strengths and areas that need further work.. The index can also be used to evaluate new initiatives as they grow.

Download Index here. Handbook coming soon.

4. Handbook for the Compassionate Community Index

A guide designed to help the facilitator of a community group to administer the Compassionate Community Index

Download handbook here.

5. Compassionate Community Action Guide

The Action Guide suggests a variety of activities and project ideas to consider for building upon the community’s level of readiness and commitment in each of the five features of an ideal Compassionate Community. The Action Guide is recommended after using the Compassionate Community Index to assess the readiness of a local community to become a more Compassionate Community.

Download here.