Jul 31, 2011 | Community Dispatch Archive
December 2006 This Community Dispatch highlights the happenings of the Roundtable’s November 1, 2006 Forum, which launched their Community Plan to support Halton’s Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector. The Forum also included a presentation of findings and...
Jul 31, 2011 | Community Dispatch Archive
May 2011 A historical and important step has been taken to recognize the economic and social contribution of the not-for-profit sector in Ontario. It is a sector comprised of 46,000 not-for-profit organizations that generates over one million jobs and that contributes...
Jul 31, 2011 | Community Dispatch Archive
January 1997 In the summer of 1996 the Halton Social Planning Council and Volunteer Centre began a program initiative to research and understand the impact of policies of financial restraint and deficit reduction on Halton agencies, services and people in need. We are...
Jul 31, 2011 | Community Dispatch Archive
May 2000 Introduction Government restructuring, the devolution of human services to regional and municipal governments and budget choices to not reinvest in human services have led to the resurgence of user fees. The Council believes it is important to revisit the...
Jul 31, 2011 | Community Dispatch Archive
August 2003 Community Development Halton is pleased to join the Canadian Caribbean Association of Halton and the Halton Multicultural Council as a partner in an innovative exploration of the experiences of black youth in our community entitled, “Growing Up Black...
Jul 31, 2011 | Community Dispatch Archive
February 2005 The research initiative, Niagara Voluntary Sector Labour Force Study, was conducted by the Centre for Community Leadership at Niagara College and was funded by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. In an effort to contribute to the dialogue on...