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About Community Development

The Community Development Unit supports the City of Toronto's Strategic Plan, in general and its Social Development Strategy and Community Safety goals in particular. This includes implementing the following strategic directions:

  • Strengthen communities
  • Invest in a comprehensive social infrastructure
  • Expand civic leadership and develop community partnerships

Our Unit is focused on systemic change that leads to a healthy and equitable city. We practice the philosophy of community building - a belief that each resident, community, organization, agency or business has gifts and talents to share with others and contribute to each others growth, learning and development.

Our approaches support and encourage people and groups to discover and mobilize these gifts and talents to build strong communities. Much of our work is currently delivered through Neighbourhood Action in the City's Priority Neighbourhoods for Investment.

The supports we provide are in-kind in the areas of:

  • community planning and capacity building
  • partnership development and management
  • restructuring
  • organizational, board and volunteer development
  • anti-oppression, organizational change and service access
  • financial planning, resource development management and accountability
  • policy development
  • development and integration of program and service
  • agency effectiveness and efficiency; and
  • provide corporate and community initiated community development services in response to identified community needs.
Our Team

The Community Development Unit has a team of Community Development Officers who work within various geographical neighbourhoods throughout the City of Toronto.



  
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