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Mount Pleasant Community Planning Program - Social Issues
Support for the Vulnerable - Original Version
» View revised version after SCG Meeting #2
support for the vulnerable |
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potential community action - SHORT TERM |
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| 1. meet basic needs of low income families and seniors through community-based actions. |
1. help support community and religious organizations that already, or that want to, provide basic services and goods to vulnerable seniors, youth, families, including single and foster parents: food, clothes, household items, so forth. |
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| 2. create a neighbourhood directory listing out all available support services for low income families, seniors, new immigrants and other vulnerable people to give them greater awareness and quicker access; make esl friendly. |
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| 2.increase community engagement and socialization opportunities for marginalized youth. |
3. support existing youth clubs and events, and other community-youth organizations that help youth to socialize, learn new skills and stay out of trouble. |
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| 4. work more closely with the schools and parks to identify and monitor youth at risk, and to expand existing youth program times and spaces, including "before and after" school hour programs. |
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| 3. enable new immigrants and marginalized populations to fully participate in society (through improvements to language skills, mobility, education, and health care). |
5. develop a local 'multi-language' directory for new immigrants (esl friendly) on ways that they can learn about and participate in local issues and concerns. help encourage and support local coops and strata councils to make minutes esl friendly. |
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| 6. consider setting up a local directory on basic neighbourhood support services and programs: including food banks, laundry services, legal assistance, employment and other basic day to day needs; needs to be esl friendly. |
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| 7. set up community-based dialogue sessions to raise community awareness on key social issues. locate a large public square or plaza to host gatherings. |
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| 8. increase community awareness and support for community and religious organizations who are affected by building code standards and land use by-laws that may restrict their local efforts to meet the basic service needs of vulnerable people. |
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| 9. explore ways to increase education and life skill training to older adults and low income families. target people who have not completed high school and/or are wanting to upgrade their job skills. |
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| 10. create cultural and community gardens and other art projects that celebrate diversity and social acceptance. involve vulnerable populations in these activities wherever possible. |
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| 11. more public washrooms needed; longer opening hours in parks and in other busy public areas. |
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| 12. look at ways to improve accessibility to existing services and programs that help people who are 'shut-in' or isolated from the community; and whom may lack family and friend support. |
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| 13. consider a street outreach service that would make quicker contact with those that suffer from mental health issues and drug addicts (including non-homeless). |
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| 14. explore putting together a local network of community organizations and government agencies that can better coordinate everyone's efforts: try to reduce duplication of services and over-concentration of social services in any one area. |
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| SCG Idea? |
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potential community advocacy - LONG TERM |
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seniors centre: for socialization and sharing of support information |
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| more affordable and accessible childcare spaces for low income families and parents |
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| advocate for higher income assistance rates and financial supports for seniors, families, including single and foster parents. |
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| health care clinic: directly in Mount Pleasant (like Raven Song) |
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| youth centre: new or expanded youth facility |
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| develop a better understanding of building code standards and land use by-laws that relate to the provision of social services to vulnerable people by non-government organizations. |
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| more affordable housing for low income earners, rentals |
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| SCG Idea? |
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Revised Version after SCG Meeting #2
| Revised comments [BOLD CAPITALS] from feedback received on March 18, 2008 - SCG Meeting #2 |
support for the vulnerable |
| objective |
potential community action - SHORT TERM |
dotting |
| 1. meet basic needs of ALL low income PEOPLE (families and seniors, ETC) through community-based actions. |
1. help support community and religious organizations that already, or that want to, provide basic services and goods to vulnerable seniors, youth, families, including single and foster parents: food, clothes, household items, so forth. |
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| 2. create a neighbourhood directory listing out all available support services for low income families, seniors, new immigrants and other vulnerable people to give them greater awareness and quicker access; make esl friendly. CAN TECHNOLOGY BE USED? |
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| SCG Idea? |
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| 2.increase community engagement and socialization opportunities for marginalized youth AND THEIR FAMILIES |
3. support existing youth clubs and events, and other community-youth organizations that help youth to socialize, learn new skills and stay out of trouble. |
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| 4. work more closely with the schools and parks to identify and monitor youth at risk, and to expand existing youth program times and spaces, including "before and after" school hour programs. |
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| SCG Idea? |
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| 3. enable new immigrants and marginalized populations to fully participate in society (through improvements to language skills, mobility, education, and health care). |
5. develop a local 'multi-language' directory for new immigrants (esl friendly) on ways that they can learn about and participate in local issues and concerns. help encourage and support local coops and strata councils to make minutes esl friendly. WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU SEE A HOMELESS PERSON, AND OTHER CULTURAL EXPECTATIONS "NORMS"; CAN TECHNOLOGY BE USED? |
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| 6. consider setting up a local directory on basic neighbourhood support services and programs: including food banks, laundry services, legal assistance, employment and other basic day to day needs; needs to be esl friendly. CAN TECHNOLOGY BE USED? |
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| 7. set up community-based dialogue sessions to raise community awareness on key social issues. locate a large public square or plaza to host gatherings. |
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| 8. increase community awareness and support for community and religious organizations who are affected by building code standards and land use by-laws that may restrict their local efforts to meet the basic service needs of vulnerable people. |
|
| 9. explore ways to increase education and life skill training to older adults and low income families. target people who have not completed high school and/or are wanting to upgrade their job skills. |
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| 10. create cultural and community gardens and other art projects that celebrate diversity and social acceptance. involve vulnerable populations in these activities wherever possible. |
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| 11. more public washrooms needed; longer opening hours in parks and in other busy public areas. |
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| 12. look at ways to improve accessibility to existing services and programs that help people who are 'shut-in' or isolated from the community; and whom may lack family and friend support. |
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| 13. consider a street outreach service that would make quicker contact with those that suffer from mental health issues and drug addicts (including non-homeless). |
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| 14. explore putting together a local network of community organizations and government agencies that can better coordinate everyone's efforts: try to reduce duplication of services and over-concentration of social services in any one area. |
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| SCG Idea? ACTIONS NUMBERED 2,5,6, AND 8 - VARIOUS DIRECTORIES, ESL FRIENDLY MOTHER TONGUE - VARIOUS MEDIA |
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potential community advocacy - LONG TERM |
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seniors centre: for socialization and sharing of support information |
|
| more affordable and accessible childcare spaces for low income families and parents |
|
| advocate for higher income assistance rates and financial supports for seniors, families, including single and foster parents. |
|
| health care clinic: directly in Mount Pleasant (like Raven Song) |
|
| youth centre: new or expanded youth facility |
|
| develop a better understanding of building code standards and land use by-laws that relate to the provision of social services to vulnerable people by non-government organizations. |
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| more affordable housing for low income earners, rentals |
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| SCG Idea? |
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