Maxxine Wright Community Health Centre

Services

• Pre- and post-natal care
• Opioid treatment
• Primary health care for women and their children
• Counselling for women and children
• Immunizations
• Daily hot lunch program
• Dental hygiene and dental referral services
• Assistance with housing, income assistance and forms
• Connections to a cultural advisor to support cultural practices
• Assessments and treatments for sexually transmitted infections
• Chiropractor services

Learn more about services at the centre.

Eligibility

To be eligible for services, women must be:

• Pregnant or have a child aged six months or younger (to receive support, women need to have an ongoing relationship with the child but do not need to have the child in their care).
• Impacted by substance use and/or violence and/or trauma.

There are no geographical intake restrictions. Any women who meet the criteria above and live in the region served by Fraser Health are eligible for services. Women and children are attached to the centre until the youngest child goes to school.

If you are interested in services, please call: 604-587-3835. The receptionist will be happy to book you an appointment.

Approaches to care

Supportive; women-centred

• Focus on creating a safe and supportive environment for women
• Offer women choice

Harm reduction

• Recognize recovery as a long process and a stepping stone toward wellness
• Honour womens’ experiences
• Safety first

Trauma-informed

• Recognize that many women have experienced serious trauma
• Offer women choice
• Create a safe space for women

Multi-disciplinary; wrap-around

• Provide wrap-around health care and social support services to address women’s and children’s health needs

Health-centred

• Focus on providing health care expertise and positive experience for women and their babies/children

Relational

• Focus on respectful, non-judgemental relationships
• Compassion