Community Dispatch

Vol. 10, #6 – Chairman’s Roundtable On The Nonprofit And Voluntary Sector: Findings From The Agency And Funder Dialogues – Part 3

June 2006 This Community Dispatch provides an overview of community dialogues held by the Chairman's Roundtable on the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector with community agencies and funding organizations. These dialogues are a continuation of similar consultations held...

Vol. 13, #15 – Majority Of Canadians And Ontarians Want Action On Poverty

November 2008 Investment in poverty reduction strategies is an essential part of a stabilization plan in times of economic turmoil by stimulating demand in local economies across Ontario. This Community Dispatch comes on the eve of the Government of Ontario's plan for...

Vol. 3, #1 – “Food For Thought”

September 1998 In Celebration of BREAKFAST FOR LEARNING week September 28 - October 3, 1998 "Food for Thought" is a program that has been developed by the Halton Social Planning Council and Volunteer Centre. Designed to meet the needs of children going to school...

Vol. 6, #2 – Building Community: The Contribution of the Voluntary Sector

December 2001 On behalf or the Halton Social Planning Council and Volunteer Centre, I would like to extend out Seasons Greetings to all and our best wishes for a New Year that brings peace and justice to all. This Community Dispatch continues our tradition of sharing...

Vol. 8, #9 – Canada Votes 2004 – Canada Social Transfer

June 2004 Community Development Halton wishes to acknowledge the Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia, SPARC BC, for the development of the materials in Canada Votes 2004. Community Development Halton has made changes to this material in order to...

Vol. 10, #7 – Recreation and Sports Group Labour Force Profile and Issues

July 2006 Introduction As part of the Halton Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Labour Force Study, a profile of the human services sector labour force has been developed (Community Dispatch Vol. 10, #3 and Working Paper #2). The labour force profile helps us to...

Vol. 14, #1 – Poverty Reduction Series: A Blueprint For Economic Stimulus And Poverty Reduction in Ontario

March 2009 In November 2008, over one hundred members of the Halton community met to participate in the development of a Blueprint for Economic Stimulus and Poverty Reduction in Ontario. The Blueprint lays out a plan that could reduce the number of poor Ontarians by...

Vol. 3, #2 – The New Canada Child Tax Benefit

December 1998 Background The 1997 Federal budget called for a change in the way the government provides financial support to families with children. According to the budget, the goal is "an enriched and simplified federal child benefit as a platform for provincial and...

Vol.6, #3 – A Report On The Double Cohort: Their Futures At Stake

February 2002 The Halton Social Planning Council is concerned about access and opportunity in education. The Council's demographic and social statistics on Halton's population demonstrate year after year the positive relationship of education to literacy, income,...

Vol. 8, #10 – Canada Votes 2004 – Federal Role in Social Policy

June 2004 Community Development Halton wishes to acknowledge the Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia, SPARC BC, for the development of the materials in Canada Votes 2004. Community Development Halton has made changes to this material in order to...