5:30pm to 9:00pm 
William Doo Auditorium
45 Wilcock's Street

The event will explore issues of neighbourhood gentrification, access to affordable housing, how cities change, who gets excluded when communities become less affordable and the effective and innovative ways that residents are organizing and forging change to keep Toronto's neighbourhoods a home for all. Contrasts and comparisons will be drawn between Brooklyn and Toronto.

Presented by: Canadian Harm Reduction Network, Centre for Community Partnerships, City Studies at UTSC, Hart House Social Justice Committee, United Way Toronto & York Region.

RSVP on Facebook for Home is Toronto?

Confirmed Panelists

Kaydeen Bankasingh - Co-Chair, Lawrence Heights Inter-Organizational Network (LHION)

Claudia Pedrero - Co-Chair, Parkdale Neighbourhood Land Trust 

Sean Gadon - Director, City of Toronto Affordable Housing Office

Sara Wolfe - Seventh Generation Midwives and Housing Coordinator, Baby Bundle Project

Keynote Speaker

Caitlin Cahill - Associate Professor, Social Science & Cultural Studies, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York

*From 8:30-9PM we are inviting organizations that are doing work around issues of addressing issues of affordable housing, reclaiming spaces, or working toward social justice to host a table with information and talk with attendees. If this sounds like something you or your organization would be interested in, please let us know by contacting Kristina at Kristina.minnella@utoronto.ca

This event is free and everyone is welcome.

Are you a long-time resident in Niagara? Are you new to the area? Studying in Niagara? Planning to relocate to Niagara? Exploring new ways of doing business? Would you like to grow with us?

Join us, we want you here!

This is the first of a series of workshops that will run across Niagara starting March 2018 to create social and economic value by embracing, preserving, promoting, and expanding the cultural heritages that make Niagara a home for all.

Register for The Foundations of Social Enterprise Workshop # 1

Seedling for Change in Society and Environment, Simply Sustainable, Leah Feor and Tom Jakop from Social Enterprise Niagara are partnering to bring to Niagara for the first time ever an inclusive and diverse collaborative space where you can give your skills, competencies, and knowledge a renewed sense of purpose and direction to create and contribute positive impact in communities across Niagara.

Our working definition: Social enterprising is about mobilizing your passion and resources to realize your full potential in a financially sustainable way for social impact. You start by going around talking to people and getting to know about common wants and needs and then develop together action steps for success for a common good.

Help us prepare by answering the following questions:

• If you could create your own job, what would it be?
• How would this job contribute to society?
• Who would you bring on board or invite to give you a hand with it?
• Workshop facilitators speak English, French, and Spanish. What other languages you speak?

FAQs

Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?

17 and up

What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?

Court House Parking Lot. Ticket dispenser. At a short walking distance from the venue.

Is this workshop multiligual?

Facilitators speak English, French, and Spanish.

How can I contact the organizer with any questions?

msuescunpozas@icloud.com

8:00am to 4:00pm
Northern College
4715 Highway 101 East

Join the pitch competition and work towards developing a sustainable business solution that has the potential to solve or alleviate identified social issues within our communities. The grand prize is $3000 with additional in-kind services to help the winning group pursue the implementation of their newly developed business model.

Not-for-Profits/Community Service Providers

We are seeking representatives from the not-for-profit sector to attend the event and provide relevant industry expertise that will benefit the formation of a business model with the potential to alleviate or solve our identified social issues. This element is crucial to the success of the event. In addition, the social agencies will have the opportunity to share and create awareness of their existing challenges in delivering some of their programming.

Register for Social Thinktank: Building Sustainable Social Enterprises

Our Problem Statements

Food Security

Because of higher transportation and storage costs for food in Northern Ontario, many households struggle with access to nutritious foods or foods that are culturally appropriate. Timmins needs a sustainable solution(s) that will improve the current food security system by addressing gaps in emergency and non-emergency food services.

Social Agency Challenges

Because of time and resource constraints, social agencies face increasing pressures to meet and serve changing needs of their clients and communities. The social services sector in Timmins, needs an approach and/or solution(s) that will allow organizations to build internal capacity and to facilitate opportunities for collaboration and innovation in service delivery.

Challenge: How do we build capacity to serve unmet and/or changing needs? Building this capacity in the sector also links to agencies being able to better address homelessness, health and food security challenges.

Homelessness

Because of the lack of infrastructure and lack of awareness of services to support individuals facing homelessness, people experiencing homelessness are unable to escape a cycle of poverty.

Timmins needs a sustainable solution(s) that will help establish a coordinated effort to ensure individuals are provided timely and dignified access to services they require to increase their quality of life and skills to ensure financial security.

Access to Services and Healthcare for the Aging Population

Because of the aging population in Northern Ontario, Timmins is trying to help seniors stay in their homes longer. We need a solution(s) that would allow seniors to maintain vibrant and healthy lifestyles, while minimizing social isolation and loneliness.