CATCH Questionnaire
The Community Action Toward Children's Health (CATCH) coalition asked all candidates for School Trustee to provide answers to the following questions:
You can read Chris' in depth answers below:
- In what ways will you help make your community more child friendly (for example: safe routes to school and access to services), and how will you report your progress?
- How will you help children in your community find housing that is safe, comfortable and does not cost more than 30% of the family budget, and how will you report your progress?
- What will you do to increase access to community owned resources and facilities to improve early childhood development (for example: co-location of services in public buildings and remove barriers to wider use of public buildings), and how will you report your progress?
- What will you do to encourage businesses to be more child friendly (for example: breastfeeding friendly policies and child safe public spaces), and how will you report your progress?
- As an elected mayor, councillor or trustee, how will you ensure that all council and board decisions are made from a child friendly perspective, and how will you keep residents aware of your advocacy for children?
You can read Chris' in depth answers below: