Strong Neighbourhoods Task Force
In 2003, Toronto City Summit Alliance (now CivicAction) called upon the Prime Minister and Premier to implement a new fiscal deal for municipalities.
Problem Addressed
Growing poverty and demographic change in the city drove demand for social services at a time of intense funding pressures on Toronto’s network of social services. These competing pressures led to community hot spots, “neighbourhoods where residents lack even the most basic programs and services”.
Solutions Implemented
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Mobilizing and leveraging investment to support under-served communities: The targeted focus on specific, priority investment neighbourhoods enabled the City of Toronto and United Way to mobilize and leverage many millions of dollars in additional investment to strengthen these communities.
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Building strong partnerships for strong neighbourhoods: This focus led to many Provincial and Federal initiatives that have been successfully aligned with neighbourhood action in Toronto. It also led to new forms of partnership and collaboration that have taken shape between local service providers, community agencies, and private sector partners.
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Building social infrastructure in underserved neighbourhoods: New community hubs, the revitalization of youth facilities, and efforts to open other types of publicly owned facilities improved the resources available to existing services.
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