Schools@theCentre
The CSPC-T hosted the “Schools@theCentre” Conference on February 16 and 17, 2007, to look at the issue of what our schools could be. The proceedings...
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Breaking Down Barriers: Opening Up Ontario’s Schools for Expanded Community Use
In the late 1990s, the Provincial educational funding formula no longer funded community use of schools. This had two significant effects. One, fees for community...
Faces of the Cuts: The Impact of Federal Program Cuts on Communities in Toronto
Release Date: October 2006 Contributors: Beth Wilson, CSPC-T Researcher, Harriet Njiraini, CSPC-T Intern, Navjeet Sidhu, CSPC-T Intern, Zachary Tucker-Abramson, CSPC-T Intern From the introduction: On September 25, Finance Minister...
On the Front Lines of Toronto’s Community Service Sector: Improving Working Conditions and Ensuring Quality Services
For many thousands of Toronto residents, the services provided by community-based non-profit organizations are life-changing, life-affirming, even life-saving. These organizations provide such services as home...
ON THE FRONT LINES OF TORONTO'S IMMIGRANT- AND REFUGEE-SERVING SECTOR
Working on the front lines in the country's largest immigrant reception centre, Toronto's immigrant- and refugee-serving sector plays a central role in supporting the vast...
On the Front Lines
PUBLISHED: July 2006AUTHORS: Community Social Planning Council of Toronto and Family Services TorontoREPORT DOWNLOADS: Community Service Sector Report [PDF] and Immigrant-Refugee Serving Sector Report [PDF] Background On the Front...
Opening the Doors to Ontario’s Schools: Community Use of Schools Program, Year One Impacts and Opportunities
“Schools in Ontario are recognized as hubs for community activity and will be affordable and accessible to communities in order to support the goals...
Opening the Doors to Ontario
Community Use of Schools Program 2005 Report Download the full report in PDF format Executive Summary Schools have a long tradition of serving as "community...
Renewing Toronto’s ESL Programs
Download the executive summary or full report in PDF format. Executive Summary Immigrants to Toronto arrive in one of the most diverse cities in the world. Census data shows...
Renewing Toronto’s ESL Programs … Charting a Course Towards More Effects ESL Program Delivery
One of the key tasks facing most immigrants to Toronto is the acquisition of English as a Second Language (ESL). But while there is broad...