Framework for Safety and Inclusion
In May 2025, the Board approved a new Framework for Safety and Inclusion for Volleyball BC. The Framework is a continuation of the work that VBC has undertaken over the last 4 years to establish safe and welcoming volleyball experiences.
As an organization, our focus will be to integrate safety and inclusion throughout our governance, operations and programming. The creation of the framework was guided by these principles:
- Improving VBC’s operations and leading by example
- Alignment with our Strategic Plan
- Adding value in areas where only VBC can deliver
- Focus on facilitation, signposting, and partnerships
We are committed to sharing our progress with our community:
- 2025 – Update from Strategic Plan – includes safety and inclusion work
2025 – Annual Member Survey Results – includes safety and inclusion indicators
developing a commitment statement FOR DEIA
Volleyball BC has adopted a Commitment Statement for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA). It articulates the values and actions that we will take to promote DEIA, what we will do to remove barriers, and how people can voice any concerns.
In it, we commit to encourage clubs and other volleyball organizations to adopt our statement or to develop their own, because creating an inclusive and accessible environment is a responsibility of all partners. To help with this, we have created these resources:
- Step-By-Step Guide to developing your Club’s Commitment Statement
- Support tool: Club Audit and Action Plan
- Support tool: Recommended Training and Resources on DEIA
You don’t have to send your statement to Volleyball BC, and we don’t require it. But we would love to see it! We want to recognize and celebrate clubs that are making volleyball more welcoming. Send your statement to ceo@volleyballbc.org.
PREVIOUS WORK 2022-2025
The new Framework for Safety and Inclusion is a continuation of work that VBC has undertaken to establish safe and welcoming volleyball experiences across the province. With input from a Safe Sport Working Group and a DEI Committee, we created two strategies that directed our delivery between 2022-2025. Below are links to the strategies with the impact reports summarising the progress that we made at the end of their duration. We are proud to now build on this work in our new Framework.
