Annual General Meeting Presentation June 28 2016

Annual General Meeting Presentation June 28 2016

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  Social Development CentreWaterloo Region 49th Annual General Meeting Progress on Priorities Setting direction for advancing community through participation & knowledge
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  * *Retrospective analysis ofwork since 1967 *Topics and discussions from community forums, kitchen table talks, and other community input over past 10 years *Review of issues raised by reference and action groups
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  * *Community Social Planning *CivicEngagement *Strong Neighbourhoods *Access and Inclusion *Poverty Elimination *Digital Inclusion *Access to Information *Healthy Environment
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  * *Newly elected councillorsat Kitchener, Waterloo and Regional Council *Disabilities and Human Rights Group *K-W Poverty Free Action Group
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  * *Strong Neighbourhoods *Poverty Elimination *Accessto Information
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  * *In 2015 establishedthe Community Social Planning Council to provide a community based perspective to guide our work *Six (6) meetings since October *Varied perspectives, lots of great discussion and guidance
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  * *Launched the DecentLives-Strong Neighbourhoods series in 2015 (referred to as Decent Lives project in the future): *3 community forums, 10 kitchen table talks: preliminary plan set Integrated other topics : Civic Engagement; Access and Inclusion, Healthy Environment *Preliminary plan set – developing an assessment framework for strong neighbourhoods to support decent lives *Continued Systemic Analysis of Poverty project *Hosted policy analysis session and all candidate sessions during federal election – used Poverty Elimination Framework tool *Created interactive map tool to assess neighbourhood needs – an excellent model for similar analyses *Continued VisitAble Housing project: realtors, builders and planners *Continued partnership in Festival of Neighbourhoods *Continued Neighbourhood Connections program: Traynor- Vanier and Cherry Park
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  * *1. Assess andmonitor: *Framework for strong neighbourhoods to support decent lives has been defined *Work has started to develop an interactive assessment tool – community wide, neighbourhood specific and individual *2. Set priorities on physical and social infrastructure gaps: *Define standards for ‘strong’ neighbourhood & ‘a decent life’ - what should we be able to expect? *Determine what to tackle for city wide equity *3. Create community development programs: *Proactive projects to fill neighbourhood equity gaps *Support community initiative to enhance physical and social environment through short term projects
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  * *Integrated with DigitalInclusion *Information services continue: Blue Book published, phone inquiries continue to decline; web access remains high (average 9 min per visit) *Municipal funding loss impacts service capacity: * Duplication of effort in maintaining a region wide database – does not meet our needs * Misunderstanding of need for mediated support or digital inclusion *Information focused projects: * Building local information supports to newcomer project – training & resources * Women Building Community Project – training & resources * Older Adults and Access to Technology– training & resources *Poverty reduction funding proposals: aim to develop peer to peer information and system navigation programs: workers and tenants *No direct community consultation since 2014 survey
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  * *Recognize that informationaccess is a basic need, public good and human right in modern society *Increase awareness and understanding of the importance of local, experienced mediated information access: Google is NOT the answer to human needs. *Understand ‘community focused’ technical infrastructure is needed and must be anchored in the community i.e. not govt nor business; Social Development Centre has this expertise and is well positioned to build on this *Advocate for restoring and increasing Social Development Centre funding so innovative work can continue e.g. user friendly ‘apps’, system navigation and advocacy support to vulnerable groups: renters, low wage earners, persons with disabilities, seniors, immigrants
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  * *Raise profile ofhuman rights and social justice advocacy role: develop a pool of advocates *Increase profile for innovative, inclusive processes: *Engagement in formal consultations *Lived experience advocacy & action *Policy and political analysis *Provide social development training: *Information for problem solving and planning *Social data for planning and evaluation *Organizing and advocacy skills for social change *Enlist investments in technical & knowledge management expertise to develop software applications for public good
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  * *Are we ona good track? *If we achieve one thing in the next year what should it be? *What activities would be most helpful in achieving this outcome? *How do we get the support we need to ensure we can sustain and build our work?
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  * *Each table shouldhave: post it note pads, pens for each person, flipchart paper, markers and masking tape *We will take the questions in order *Write your own responses - post it note – after each question is done – stick this on your tables flipchart page *Discuss your responses at your table *Pick 2-4 items that your table mates agree on – write these on one post-it note, stick it on the flipchart page *Right the name of your group and Qu# on flipchart paper
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  * *Report back toall groups – what your group has agreed on – depending on time, we will report back after: *Qu 1 *Qu 2 & 3 (together) *Qu 4 *Keep all post it notes from each table (posted to a flipchart page)
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  * *Coming as soonas we review the notes from the discussion tables!
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  Social Development CentreWaterloo Region 74 Frederick St, Kitchener ON N2H 3L7 Phone/TTY: 519-579-1096 Toll Free: 1-877-579-3859 Fax: 519-578-9185 Website: http://www.waterlooregion.org What’s not to like? f: Social Development Centre Waterloo Region t: @SPCofKW