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Community & Neighbourhood Development (CND)
Supporting you to make your community stronger.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Our staff are facilitators who support communities and neighbourhoods in dynamic processes of civic engagement and meaningful participation to effect sustainable social change and inclusion. We work from within an anti-oppression framework. We value the exchange of knowledge and embrace opportunities for learning and capacity building – for others and for ourselves. We do this by focusing on issues identified by communities through open dialogue using a range of tools and approaches.
Our team does not provide one-on-one services. Instead marginalized community groups seek our support to help them meet identified or emerging needs in their communities.
- We support your work on the issues that matter to you. Community members steer the process while our team offers critical links to help you reach your goals.
- We can facilitate the involvement of different stakeholders and open the doors for collaboration on issues common to marginalized groups.
- We help build your community's capacity to make the changes you seek happen.
- Whatever the challenge, our job is to support you toward a long-lasting and meaningful solution.
Some issues marginalized communities have utilized our support to deal with:
- Achieving their short- and long-term goals
- Strengthening organizations
- Health promotion
- Community economic development
- Supporting the development of leaders
- Building strong, successful partnerships within and outside the community
- Research on a variety of community issues
- Civic engagement on issues identified by neighbourhoods
Next: CND Programs, Networks and Initiatives
How To Reach Us: To find out more about CND, please call 416.586.9777
Our Location:
Community
Neighbourhood Development
Family Service Toronto
747
Warden Avenue
Toronto, ON M1L 4A8.
