Social and Economic Inclusion

Area of Focus

Goals

Objectives

Local

Waterloo Region and Brant County

Mobilize communities within the mandates of SPCK-W, Cambridge &ND and Brant to take action to reduce barriers in their communities.

To engage youth and seniors and community leaders in informal discussions to further develop the community story and better understand experiences related to isolation, connectedness and barriers in the municipal structures, formal structures and informal structures of communities.

Increase community capacity to monitor and take action to reduce community barriers in municipal level, formal and informal structures.

To work with what is learned from the experiences of the local communities at the regional level to consolidate the learning and create resources.

Reduce formal barriers, in municipal and formal community structure, which contribute to the exclusion of youth and seniors from participating in community and/or formal policy decision making in those areas that influence their participation.

To develop a community action Projects in each of the SPC local communities that leads to changes in public policy, systems and/or practices to reduce barriers to inclusion of youth and/or seniors.

Regional

Collaborate with others wanting to increase social and economic inclusion across the central west region of Ontario

To mobilize communities, through partners from urban and rural communities across Central West region, to explore isolation issues facing seniors and youth.

To create face to face and web based forums for cross-community communication and sharing of research and resources created in the Project.

To create a regional network that can continue to engage, mobilize and collaborate for inclusive communities.

Increase knowledge of social and economic inclusion issues that impact people and communities throughout the Central West Region by creating opportunities for discourse and developing resources and tools.

To assess assumptions about isolation experience of youth and seniors and identify barriers and priorities from their perspective.

Increase community mobilization resources available to a broader range of communities across central west Ontario.

To create resources including documentation of learning, tools and workshops for planning action to work to reduce barriers in local communities.