Creating community connections: a conversation with CCKC founder Florence Campbell

"How can we work for toward an even more connected community neighbourhood by neighbourhood? Ultimately this would mean increased capacity for all of us to care for each other in a very supportive way so that we're not just relying on government and the healthcare system. Our goal is to have a much more knowledgeable community where together we can find support services when we need them." 

Florence Campbell has a long and outstanding history in community service, along with a career in senior roles at Queen's University, IBM and the Conference Board of Canada. 

Florence has served as the president of the Community Foundation and on the boards of the KFL&A Public Health, Kingston General Hospital, and the Southeast Local Health Integration Network. In 2017, she founded Compassionate Communities Kingston, Canada to bring this international movement to Kingston. Florence is the recipient of both the Queen Elizabeth Jubilee Medal and the Ontario Medical Association Community Service Award. 

Learn more about Compassionate Communities Kingston at:  compassionatekingston.ca