The first workshop session of the Building Local Information Support to Ontario 
Newcomers Project (BLISON) has been launched in Kitchener on July 11, and facilitated both in-person and on line in Newmarket and Toronto. Social Planning Council is engaging its partners in strengthening local collaboration between the community information and settlement sectors under the lead of InformOntario, the Association of Community Information Centres of Ontario.
Opening Doors was a theme for the 46th Annual General Meeting of the Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo held on June 27. It was an occasion for the Board, staff and volunteers to share the highlights of the activities in 2012, and present the Annual Social Development Awards to five (5) partner agencies in recognition of their contributions to the community in partnership with the Social Planning Council: John Wilson on behalf of the ONPHA and the Housing Opens Doors project, Lynn Macaulay on behalf of the Housing and Homelessness Umbrella Group (HHUG), Elizabeth Clarke on behalf of the YWCA K-W, Janice Ouellette for the Festival of Neighbourhoods on behalf of the City of Kitchener, and Mark Hildebrand for the City of Kitchener.
We all know that affordable housing is a human right and a real solution to real problems. Open a door with us to make sure that investment in the future of Ontario is an investment in affordable housing too.
Join over 60,000 Ontarians and show support for affordable housing. Kitchener is the next stop for the Housing Opens Doors Ontario tour.
Thursday June 27th, 2013
9:00 am to 6:00 pm
Speakers at 12:30 pm
Kitchener City Hall Civic Square
(indoors in the rotunda in the event of rain)
Follow us on twitter #housingopensdoors and on facebook #housingopens.
The Social Justice Tribunal of Ontario (SJTO) has invited community input on 
the new common rules of procedure and practice directions for the SJTO. Members of the Poverty Free KW Action Group have met to discuss whether the consultation process and time frame provided a meaningful opportunity for public feedback on the rules governing the legal process and representation before the STJO. Read the submission here.
The Kitchener-Waterloo Disabilities and Human Rights Group has sent a letter to the Hon. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Employment, outlining their concerns with the AODA review process. The group has asked the provincial government to move forward with the independent review to assess whether the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act is working effectively to meet the needs of Ontarians with disabilities.
Housing Opens Doors Display welcomes you from 9 am to 6 pm on June 27th at the Kitchener Civic Square, thanks to the collaborative set up by the Ontario Non Profit Housing Association, the Homelessness and Housing Umbrella Group, and the Social Planning Council of Kitchener Waterloo. 
The Annual General Assembly community update and business meeting of the Social Planning Council will start at 12 noon at the Kitchener City Hall.
As part of its 20th season, Festival of Neighbourhoods is asking citizens of Kitchener to share stories about what their neighbourhood means to them. The Mayor’s Challenge Contest kicks off the Summer Festival of Neighbourhoods Season, asks simply that you submit a story in the medium of your choice, and the winning entry author and his/her neighbours will win a walking tour with the Mayor!
Find us this weekend at the Tremaine Park Charity BBQ and Animate the Trail events to learn more, or do not lose another moment to read through the contest details and the submission form!
Are you passionate about community? Do you like to play? Have you an ear for storytelling? Apply for the most exciting summer job in town by 4 pm on Monday June 3, 2011!
Panel presentation inviting to speak up and step up to eliminate homelessness in Waterloo Region, held during the Homelessness Awareness Week, May 7th 2013, at the Kitchener City Hall. If you wish to see the individual panel presentations, go to our YouTube Channel - KWSocialPlanning.
