Amanda Cook is an outreach worker at the Oxford County Community Health Centre and she'll be formally recognized by the Social Planning Council of Oxford at a virtual annual general meeting this spring.
OXFORD COUNTY - The Social Planning Council of Oxford has named this year's Social Justice Award.
This year's honour will go to an outreach worker at the Oxford County Community Health Centre Amanda Cook. Cook routinely goes above and beyond for clients and community partners, meeting people where they are at, offering empathy and responding to concerns.
She works at system level change and at a moment’s notice will organize with others to meet a community need. Cook has held various volunteer positions including but not limited to the Tillsonburg Optimists, Board Member for Dereham Forge Housing Cooperative Tillsonburg and involvement in various community food drives.
Cook demonstrates that she is a social justice warrior in how she shows up every day. She wears her passion for her community on her sleeve.
Amanda will be formally recognized in the spring at the SPCO virtual annual general meeting.
The award criteria is as follows:
- Clear impact on the community.
- Ongoing commitment to social justice causes.
- A trailblazer in matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Should you wish to nominate a community member for next year’s Social Justice Award, please check the SPCO website in December for information on how to apply.

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