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Integrated Community
Development Pilots Update
April 8, 2008
Gwyneth SchermelManager, Community Development Services
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Project Update
• Started in June 2007
• Halton Integrated Services Steering Committee (HISS)
• Halton Neighbourhood Connections –Communities Working Together (HNC)
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Background
Comprehensive Housing Strategy
Direction 5 – Retaining and Regaining Housing
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Purpose
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•Develop community development approach and delivery plan for assisted housing communities
•Build on Our Kids Network model with focus on service coordination to support families
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Objectives
• Develop in-house capacity for
community development
• Increase tenant retention
• Increase community service
provision, awareness and use
• Create tools and templates that
can be replicated in other
housing communities
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Key Stakeholders
•Our Kids Network
•Children’s Aid Society
•Oakville Parent Child Centre
•Halton Regional Police
•Tenant Representative Council
•Elderly Services Advisory Committee
•Most represented on Steering Committee
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Pilot Selection
•Based on various factors, e.g.
• Existing community services
• Population density
• Geography and tenant diversity
•Chosen by the Halton NeighbourhoodConnections Steering Committee (HNC)
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Pilot Locations
Sheridan Woods, Oakville
• 51 mixed income family townhouses
• 2 and 3 bedroom units
• Large influx of special priority placement
tenants in past 2 years
• Issues concerning tenant and domestic
disputes
• Complaints of unsupervised children
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Pilot Locations
Walker’s Landing, Burlington
• 515 Walkers Line
• 2 and 3 bedroom units
• 80 mixed income family townhouses,
1 seniors mid-rise apartment building
• Some conflict between children, youth and
seniors
• No tenant representative
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Milestones
•February 2007: Proposal to Our Kids Network
•March 2007: First Housing Integrated Services Steering Committee Meeting
•June 2007: Coordinator hired
•August 2007:
• Pilots selected and surveys started
• HCHC Staff Focus Group
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Survey Design
•Basis of Comparison
• Halton and other common measures
•Focus on Tenant Engagement
• In-person interviews and focus groups
•Focus on Assets
• Volunteer work – previous and future
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Survey Design
•Tiered System
• In-person with follow-up, then phone or mail
•Stress on Families
• Strengths and Difficulties Survey: Ages 4-17
• Social Provisions Scale: Ages 18+
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Survey Areas of Focus
•Perceived health and personal safety
•Community capacity measures
•Social engagement and capital
•Community participation
•Social stress
•Service knowledge and use
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Emerging Tools and Resources
•Portable amplification system for meetings
• Improved tenant demographic statistics
•Various survey techniques
•GIS mapping of agencies
•211 Search by postal code
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Emerging Issues from Survey
•Low proximity to many services
•Agency service hours
•Highly educated tenants with low paying jobs
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Next Steps
•Tenant groups
•Agency partnerships
•Photo-voice project
•Survey results
•Report-back to tenants
•Tenant engagement