Financial Fitness Curriculum for People with Low Literacy: Facilitator Handbook
This series of units was developed by Credit Counselling of Regional Niagara with input from agencies serving clients who want to improve their literacy skills. The goal of this curriculum is to provide people with low literacy with an opportunity [...]
The Niagara Region Domestic Violence Report Card 2011/2012: The System Matters
This is the second Niagara Region Domestic Violence Report Card. This resource is also included in the Sustainable Niagara Action Database. Authors: Ian DeGeer with Barb Hotson. Published By: The Coalition to End Violence Against Women (CEVAW). Publication Date: June, 2012 Contact: [...]
A Call to Integration Now (ACTION): Mental Health & Addictions
This presentation explores the context and strategic health system plan for mental health and addiction issues in HNHB LHIN. The ACTION project objectives is reviewed. George Kurzawa referred to this document during his participation in the April 9th webinar entitled [...]
Self Management Support for Canadians with Chronic Health Conditions
Approximately half of all Canadians are living with at least one chronic health condition, and more than one in four Canadians report having two or more chronic conditions. Many will live well and long despite having a long-term health concern, but others [...]
Sustainable Niagara Phase 3 Action Plan
Sustainable Niagara is a plan that describes the community’s vision for what Niagara could look like in 2060, the goals to work towards, and the actions that will support the goals, a guide in making decisions around this common vision [...]
Standards Program for Canada’s Charities and Non-Profits
Imagine Canada’s Standards Program offers a Canada-wide set of shared standards for charities and nonprofits designed to strengthen their capacity in five fundamental areas: board governance financial accountability & transparency fundraising staff management volunteer involvement The Standards Program is first [...]
Adapting to Climate Change: Challenges for Niagara
This report describes how climate is changing in the Niagara region, the impacts that can be expected in the near future, protective activities that are underway in the region, and gaps that need to be addressed in order to develop [...]
Benchmarking Niagara
This report benchmarks Niagara to other Census Metropolitan Areas to learn from other communities’ experiences and support evidence-based decisions about the actions required to improve the Niagara economy and labour market. This resource is also included in the Sustainable Niagara Action [...]
Collective Impact
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, yet the social sector remains focused on the isolated intervention of individual organizations. This article explores the current context, types of collaborations and five conditions of collective success. Authors: John Kania & Mark Kramer [...]
Living in Niagara Report
This report maps indicators of the vitality of the community of Niagara. It identifies significant trends providing insights into issues that make a difference in the lives of Niagara residents. It can be used as an effective tool to encourage [...]
Niagara Community Human Services Plan
Niagara's Community Human Services Plan provides a framework for identifying the current and future human services and supports that Niagara residents need. The plan also provides an opportunity for social services providers in Niagara to look at new, creative ways to [...]
Caring for Our Aging Population and Addressing Alternate Level of Care
Submitted to the Minister of Health and Long Term Care, this report outlines the current challenges in Ontario's health system and puts forth recommendations and system enablers to support a system transformation. The findings in this report indicate that existing [...]
Creating a Healthier Niagara: Community Recommendations for Action
This report provides information about the more than 430,000 people who live, learn, work and play in Niagara. It also explains the plan for improving health and the process used to create the plan. Published By: Healthy Living Niagara Publication [...]
Primary Care of Adults with Developmental Disabilities: Canadian Consensus Guidelines
As a group, adults with developmental disabilities (DD) have poorer health and greater difficulty accessing primary care than does the general population. These 2011 Canadian Consensus Guidelines and Tools identify health care risks associated with developmental disability and provide recommendations [...]
Niagara Homelessness Services Community Plan
As the community entity for the Federal government's Homelessness Partnering Strategy, Niagara Region Community Services is required to engage with the Niagara Homelessness Advisory Committee (NHAC) to develop and submit a Community Plan to Service Canada in regards to local [...]
Niagara Prosperity Initiative Neighbourhood Mapping Tool
Use this interactive map to explore demographics, indicators, community resources and projects within the 12 municipalities of the Niagara region. Published By: Niagara Prosperity Initiative, Niagara Region Publication Date: March, 2011 (Updated regularly) View Niagara Prosperity Initiative Neighbourhood Mapping Tool
What We Know and Don’t Know Yet: A Review of Documents
The purpose of this document is to identify existing research and recommendations from community groups related to injury prevention, physical activity, healthy eating, tobacco use and exposure, substance and alcohol misuse, mental wellness and poverty. Healthy Living Niagara will use [...]
The Partnership Project: An Ontario Government Strategy to Create a Stronger Partnership with the Not-For-Profit Sector
The Partnership Project is a conversation between Ontario’s not-for-profit (or 'for-social-profit') sector and the Government of Ontario. This report details the project, community conversations and recommendations to strengthen and sustain the for-social-profit sector. The subsequent Partnership Project Progress Report 2013 [...]
Hot Topic: Canada Inequality – Is Canada Becoming More Unequal?
This resource explores the current context of income inequality in Canada. It tackles the tough questions, such as: What are the rich getting richer? What measure of low income is best? Who are the at-risk groups for low-income? and, Do [...]
Examining Niagara’s Labour through the Creative Class Lens
This report offers insight into the Niagara labour force and labour market development needs as a way to advance Niagara's competitive advantage as an economic region. Authors: Ken Scholtens & Trudy Parsons, Niagara Workforce Planning Board Published By: Niagara Workforce [...]
