Social Planning
Helps the community identify strengths and challenges and determine ways to improve the quality of life for residents in Halton.
Reports
Where We Live Matters
“Where We Live Matters” is an exploration into what we already know about neighbourhood development, what successes exist and what challenges continue especially in these changing and turbulent times.
Calculating a Living Wage in Halton – A Discussion Paper
This report documents the process and data used in the calculation of a living wage for Halton Region. It is intended to initiate a dialogue on the concept of a living wage in the context of poverty reduction. It also provides an opportunity for discussion of the...
Action on Poverty Profiles
A new series of profiles on the reality of poverty in Halton’s electoral ridings titled “Action on Poverty” from Community Development Halton. The reports are part of a larger series of 53 profiles, one for each riding in the GTA and Hamilton coordinated by the Social...
Youth Confidence in Learning and the Future: Mobilizing Youth as Agents of Change in Milton
This youth engagement and research initiative involves students as partners in school and in community change and examines how young people’s confidence in their learning affects their aspirations, their confidence in the future and their belief that they can act on the world to have a positive impact.
Developing the Diversity-Competent Organization
The workshop, Developing the Diversity-Competent Organization, took place January 22, 2004. About one hundred individuals from Halton and Peel were in attendance. The event was presented by the Social Planning Council of Peel and Community Development Halton in...
Report Cards on Poverty in Oakville
This series of three report cards, prepared on the behalf of the United Way of Oakville, provide an overview of poverty as it affects three population groups: seniors, newcomers and families. Follow the links below to read more: Report Card on Poverty – Oakville...
More Than a Roof: Best Practices for Transitional Housing Models for Homeless Youth in Halton
This document is an expository paper discussing the Halton Transitional Housing Study for Homeless Youth.
Profile of Newcomers in Halton
This document researches and reports on the immigrant population in the Halton community, available settlement services and the capacity of the service providers.
Incomes and Poverty Report – Burlington
This report, requested by the United Way of Burlington and Greater Hamilton (UWBGH), explores the social and spatial dimensions of poverty by various population groups such as newcomers, people living with disabilities, seniors and children.
Changing Faces – Profile of Oakville Newcomers
Using 2006 Statistic’s Canada Census data, this new report highlights Oakville’s growing diversity with details such as maps of newcomer clusters, places of birth, mother tongue and home language, income, education and labour force activity.