Appendix C
| FST STRATEGIC PLANNING FORUM MARCH 27, 2008 Oakham House, Ryerson University |
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| WHAT | WHO | TIME |
| Welcome | Anita Lapidus, President, FST Board | 9:00am |
| Purpose of the day and context | Margaret Hancock, FST Executive Director | 9:05am |
| THEME #1 – THE CHANGING CITY This introductory session provided an environmental scan of the city that is the context for our work. |
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| Introduction to the Panel | Armine Yalnizyan, Centre for Policy Alternatives (Moderator) | 9:15am |
| Presentation #1: The Three Cities within Toronto |
Alan Walks, Centre for Urban and Community Studies |
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| Presentation #2: The Colour of Poverty | Angela Robertson, Executive Director, Sistering |
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| Presentation #3: Precarious Employment |
Sonia Sing, Workers Action Centre | |
| Reaction to Panel and Thanks | Armine Yalnizyan | 10:15am |
| Discussion at tables | 10:30am | |
| THEME #2 – THE SERVICE RESPONSE TO THE CHANGING CITY This session examined some of the key challenges and approaches used by community service organizations to meet the emerging needs of the city's most vulnerable citizens |
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| Introduction to the Panel | Lorraine Duff, United Way (Moderator) | 11:00am |
| Presentation #1: Best Practices in Responding to the Needs of Immigrants and Refugees |
Debbie Douglas, Executive Director, OCASI | |
| Presentation #2: Building a Community Service Hub |
Axelle Janczur, Executive Director, Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services |
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| Presentation #3: For Youth Initiative and Best Practices in Serving Youth |
Kosal Ky, Executive Director, For Youth Initiative | |
| Reaction to the Panel and Thanks | Lorraine Duff | 12:00pm |
| Discussion at tables | 12:15pm | |
| THEME #3 – WHAT’S THE BEST ROLE FOR CITY-WIDE AGENCIES? Partner agencies and funders spoke about the value of city-wide agencies in the context of neighbourhood priorities. |
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| Introduction to the Panel | Joe Mihevic, City Councillor (Moderator) | 1:30pm |
| Presentation #1: | Heather McGregor, Executive Director, YWCA | |
| Presentation #2: | Maureen Fair, Executive Director, St. Christopher House | |
| Presentation #3: |
Waseem Syed, VP, Community Investment and Gillian Mason, VP, Strategic Initiatives and Community Partnership, United Way Toronto |
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| Reaction to Panel and Thanks | Joe Mihevic, City Councillor | 2:30pm |
| Discussion at Tables | 2:45pm | |
| THEME #4 – THRIVING IN CHALLENGING TIMES With imagination, Toronto Community Housing responds to tenant needs with bold innovations that create sustainable communities. |
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| Introduction of Speaker | Harlan Schonfeld, FST Senior VP, Board of Directors | 3:15pm |
| Learning from the Toronto Community Housing Experience |
Derek Ballantyne, Executive Director, Toronto Community Housing |
3:25pm |
| Reaction and Thanks | Harlan Schonfeld | 3:45pm |
| CLOSING | ||
| Wrap up and Evaluation | Margaret Hancock | 4:00pm |
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