Social Justice, Health Equity, and Safe Communities for the black and racialized folks.

We want to see healthy communities where youth and adults thrive and all community members develop their full potential, thus achieving greater health equity for all.

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Limitless opportunities for youth

We coordinate collective efforts within our community to support wellness, inclusion, and shared prosperity for all.

People Power

Developing young and adult leaders to work intergenerationally to raise up the voice of marginalized communities and promote greater civic activism as essential building blocks for an inclusive, equitably prosperous province.

Reimagined Public Institutions

Transforming our public institutions to become significant investors in, and champions of, racial and social equity, and in the healthy development and success of young people for generations to come.

Health for All

Ensuring prevention, community wellness, and access to quality health care for all. We support community efforts to promote youth health through capacity building, professional development, and data.

About us

Health does not only Happen in a Doctor’s Office—it also Happens in our Homes, our Schools, and our Communities

Action for Safe and Healthy Communities (ASHC), was founded out of concern for Health Disparities among socially disadvantaged people and, in particular, members of disadvantaged racial/ethnic groups with focus on the Black and the racialized communities.

Our concern leads us to call for Social Justice and Health Equity through advocacy and through providing opportunity for community participation and engagement in activities and programs enabling people to increase control over. and to improve, their health and safety.

Gerald Bahati, President & Chairman of the Board

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Our Mission, Vision and Goals

Every aspect of our life impacts our health.

Access to affordable, quality health coverage when you’re sick is important, but we believe that people also need neighborhood environments that support health.

Mission

The Action for Safe and Healthy Communities mission is to expand access to affordable, quality healthcare for under-served individuals and communities and to promote fundamental improvements in the health status of all. We promote community through health.

Goals

We focus on fixing broken systems and outdated policies, ensuring the balance of power is with the people. The goal is simple: First, change the way people view health—from the notion that health happens in the doctor’s office to a belief that health happens where you live, work, learn, and play.

Vision

We envision a world where minority and racialized people are empowered to live a safer and healthier life.

Values
  • Respect - for the innate dignity of all people; for cultural identity; for cultural diversity; and for natural resources and the environment;
  • Inclusion and involvement of people in making the decisions that shape their lives and impact upon their health and wellbeing;
  • Inclusion and involvement of people in making the decisions that shape their lives and impact upon their health and wellbeing;
  • Accountability and transparency– within governments, organizations and communities;
  • Sustainability;
  • Social justice for all people; and
  • Compassion and empowerment.
Our Work

Supporting People Power to Achieve Health Equity

Where we live, our race, and our income each plays a big part in our health status and life expectancy. The unfair reality is that odds are stacked against low-income communities and communities of color.

Exploring Untapped Sources for Financial Stability

Capacity Building

Promoted Active Living for Youth and Children for healthy growth.

Health

Being a Career Woman and Maintaining a Balanced Life

Career

School not prison initiative

Advocacy

Conducted family planning training for young women

Family Planning

COVID-19: Mask Initiative

Health

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“Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice.”

- Martin Luther King Jr.