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Community & Neighbourhood Development (CND)
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CND Philosophy Statement:
We are facilitators who support communities and neighbourhoods in dynamic processes of civic engagement and meaningful participation to affect sustainable social change and inclusion.
We work from within an anti-oppression framework.
We value the exchange of knowledge and embrace opportunities for learning and capacity building – for ourselves and for others.
We do this by focusing on issues identified by communities through open dialogue by using a range of tools and approaches.
Working together to strengthen communities
The Community and Neighbourhood Development Unit (CND) works with groups, networks and coalitions to identify the issues that are important to their communities, as well as to develop and implement strategies to addres them. We do this in a number of ways such as:
- community mobilization and advocacy
- organizational development
- health promotion
- community economic development
- outreach and partnership research on a variety of community issues
- promoting access to services
- strengthening social support networks
In our work we utilize a community development approach: we build partnerships with newcomers, ethno-specific and neighbourhood groups, families, youth and seniors.
All aspects of our program are guided by community advisory councils who help us to identify priorities, direct our activity and evaluate our progress.
CND carries out or participates in a number of initiatives:
- Pears Avenue and Leonard
Avenue Project
The Pears Avenue and Leonard Projects are unique housing projects addressing homelessness in our city. They are the product of multiple partnerships between several local social service providers along with municipal and federal governments. - Growing Up Healthy Downtown (GUHD)
GUHD is a partnership of eight dynamic, community-based multi-service agencies offering a variety of programs to support families with young children (1 to 6 years old) living in downtown Toronto. - FAIR (Families are Important Resources) - a program for families across downtown Toronto offering supports and new skills to parents and caregivers.
- Building Bridges
A program for Horn of Africa communities developed by CND in partnership with Lawrence Heights Community Health Centre. - New Visions for Markham Seniors
New Visions for Markham Seniors is a collaborative project with Markham Tamil Seniors Association that promotes wellness and community building among Tamil seniors in Markham and North Scarborough. - Illahee Community Connections (read
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A new initiative supporting the creation of new opportunities for partnership, community development and services for seniors. - Community Action
How To Reach Us: To find out more about CND, please call 416.586.9777 or e-mail us at communityaction@fsatoronto.com
Our Location:
Community
Neighbourhood Development
Family Service Association of Toronto
747
Warden Avenue
Toronto, ON M1L 4A8.
