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A Snapshot of Recent Developments in Mount Dennis
Posted on 01. Nov, 2010 by admin.
By Cutty Duncan, SPT Project Coordinator – ANC Mount Dennis
Resident Planning
Since fall 2006, Social Planning Toronto has been leading an Action for Neighbourhood Change (ANC) project in the Mount Dennis area. ANC’s goal is to strengthen high need, underserved neighbourhoods in Toronto by bringing residents together to share ideas and work with the rest of the community on strategies to improve neighbourhood conditions. There are 13 ANC projects in the city, all funded and supported by United Way Toronto.
ANC Mount Dennis focuses its efforts on supporting the youth population in the area, as well as residents coming together to organize activities in both the Emmett Avenue and Trimbee-Oxford sections of Mount Dennis. Priority setting is a key element of community organizing as it
focuses action on real concerns and issues in the neighbourhood. Summer 2010 saw residents participate in neighbourhood-based planning sessions that identified the following as local priorities:
- Community space for residents to meet and to participate in community programs,
- Employment opportunities (for both youth and adults)
- Social activities for residents (adults and youth) to connect with each other
- More programs for children and youth
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Update – York South –Weston Local Immigration Partnership Project
Posted on 15. Oct, 2010 by admin.
York South –Weston Local Immigration Partnership Project Update: Townhall Meeting on September 22, 2010
Members of the York South-Weston Local Immigration Partnership (YS-W LIP) spent the late summer creating a strategic plan for a local integrated service delivery system for newcomers to the area. Planning by YS-W Local Immigration Partnership Council members incorporated data collected from consultations with service providers, employers and newcomers. Earlier in the summer, eleven newcomer focus groups were facilitated by the five ethno-specific partner members of the Local Immigration Partnership.
The YS-W LIP hosted another successful town hall meeting on September 22. The Town hall informed the community of the proposed service delivery plan and policy recommendations, and sought feedback from participants. Over seventy (thirty-five newcomers and thirty-five service providers ) attended. The presentation was translated into three languages and everyone participated in small discussion groups.
Next steps for the YS-W LIP included a training event – Building Successful Collaborations on October 7 and a Partnership Council meeting on October 21 to review draft reports and action plans. The final report will be submitted to Citizenship and Canada by the end of November and posted on Social Planning Toronto website.
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Update – York South –Weston Local Immigration Partnership Project
Posted on 30. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Members of the York South-Weston Local immigration Partnership (YS-W LIP) spent the late summer creating a strategic plan for a local integrated service delivery system for newcomers to the area. Planning by YS-W Local Immigration Partnership Council members incorporated data collected from consultations with service providers, employers and newcomers. Earlier in the summer, eleven newcomer focus groups were facilitated by the five ethno-specific partner members of the Local Immigration Partnership.
The YS-W LIP hosted another successful town hall meeting on September 22. The Town hall informed the community of the proposed service delivery plan and policy recommendations, and sought feedback from participants. Over seventy (thirty-five newcomers and thirty-five service providers ) attended. The presentation was translated into three languages and everyone participated in small discussion groups.
Next steps for the YS-W LIP include a training event – Building Successful Collaborations on October 7 and a Partnership Council meeting on October 21 to review draft reports and action plans. The final report will be submitted to Citizenship and Canada by the end of November and posted on Social Planning Toronto website.
For more information, please contact Yasmin Haq-Khan at yhaq@socialplanningtoronto.org
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TORONTO VOTES fact sheets available for download
Posted on 28. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Municipal Election 2010
Toronto has more than a million eligible voters. Through focus groups and consultations Toronto residents told us what issues matter to them the most and what information they needed to vote. The SPT Toronto Votes Kits we …
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SPT Toronto Votes Kits are now available online.
Posted on 16. Sep, 2010 by admin.
Municipal Election 2010
Toronto has more than a million eligible voters. Through focus groups and consultations Toronto residents told us what issues matter to them the most and what information they needed to vote. The SPT Toronto Votes Kits we have provided on our website are based on this research. They contain information on the voting process, fact sheets on the issues, information on community election events, and more. These kits will also be made available in a number of different languages on our website over the coming week, to ensure that this essential information is accessible to as many of Toronto’s diverse communities as possbible.
We’ve compiled this information about elections and voting to help encourage all of Toronto’s eligible voters to cast thier vote during this election.
Click here to download the SPT Toronto Votes Kit in PDF Format.
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