Rockcliffe-Smythe Neighbourhood Action Partnership
Neighbourhood Improvement Area
#111 Rockcliffe-Smythe
Councillor & Ward
Frances Nunziata, Ward 5
2020 Meeting Schedule
| Date | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|
| January 16 | Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (909 Jane St., Suite 205, York, ON, M6N 4C6) | 6-8 p.m. |
| February 20 | Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (909 Jane St., Suite 205, York, ON, M6N 4C6) | 6-8 p.m. |
| March 19 | Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (909 Jane St., Suite 205, York, ON, M6N 4C6) | 6-8 p.m. |
| April 16 | Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (909 Jane St., Suite 205, York, ON, M6N 4C6) | 6-8 p.m. |
| May 21 | Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (909 Jane St., Suite 205, York, ON, M6N 4C6) | 6-8 p.m. |
| June 18 | Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (909 Jane St., Suite 205, York, ON, M6N 4C6) | 6-8 p.m. |
| July 16 | Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (909 Jane St., Suite 205, York, ON, M6N 4C6) | 6-8 p.m. |
| August | Summer Hiatus | |
| September 17 | Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (909 Jane St., Suite 205, York, ON, M6N 4C6) | 6-8 p.m. |
| October | Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (909 Jane St., Suite 205, York, ON, M6N 4C6) | 6-8 p.m. |
| November | Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (909 Jane St., Suite 205, York, ON, M6N 4C6) | 6-8 p.m. |
| December | Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (909 Jane St., Suite 205, York, ON, M6N 4C6) | 6-8 p.m. |
Standing monthly meetings take place on the third Thursday, from 6-8 p.m. at Jane Alliance Neighbourhood Services (909 Jane St., Suite 205, York, ON. M6N 4C6) unless otherwise noted.
2018-2019 Priority Actions
- Participation in Civic Decision Making: Develop a community services plan to increase access, coordination, and investment in community services for Rockcliffe-Smythe residents
- Physical Surroundings: Create a beautification plan for Rockcliffe-Smythe spaces exploring opportunities for street-scaping, murals, art installations, gardens and green spaces
- Economic Opportunities: Explore opportunities with local businesses and employment service providers to increase opportunity/access to employment for Rockcliffe-Smythe residents
- Social Development: Establish a communication plan to increase information sharing between residents, service providers, business, and government
- Healthy Lives: Create a health and well-being plan to address concerns identified by local stakeholders —including community safety and environmental health
2017 Priority Actions:
- Social Development: Developed a service plan to increase access and investment in community services for local residents; produced a resource guide for services
- Physical Surroundings: Created a safety plan to address safety concerns identified by local residents
- Social Development: Computer literacy for Seniors
- Social Development: Hosted a School Opportunities Fair
Economic Opportunities
| Name and Description | Lead Organization/ # of Partners | # of Residents Engaged | ($) Resources Required | Status and Date |
| Employment & Information Fair: Job & Information Fair to increase access to employment opportunities for residents |
Skills For Change | 100 | $ 300.00 | In Progress (Planned Completion, Fall 2019) |
| Certification Training: Initiative to increase access to employment opportunities for residents |
Skills For Change & 4 Partners | 30 | $ 300.00 | In Progress (Planned Completion, Winter 2020) |
Healthy Lives
| Name and Description | Lead Organization/ # of Partners | # of Residents Engaged | ($) Resources Required | Status and Date |
| Urban Farming Workshop: Urban farming workshop series hosted to build skills regarding urban farming and vertical gardening | Black Farmers Growers Collective | 50 | $ 1200.00 | In Progress (Planned Completion, Spring 2020) |
| Safety Training Workshop: Workshop on ‘Personal Safety Practices’ hosted to address safety-related priorities identified by the community | SDFA & 3 Partner Organizations | 50 | $ 150.00 | In Progress (Planned Completion, Fall 2019) |
Participation in Civic Decision-Making
| Name and Description | Lead Organization/ # of Partners | # of Residents Engaged | ($) Resources Required | Status and Date |
| Community Animator Training: A capacity building opportunity for beginner resident leaders in Rockcliffe-Smythe to develop their skills for facilitation, outreach, co-chairing and data collection. | Access Alliance On Jane & 5 Partner Organizations | 10 | $ 500.00 | In Progress (Planned Completion, Winter 2020) |
| Hydro One Community Benefits: Dialogue with Hydro One for community voice to be reflected into the redevelopment of the Hydro One corridor, its green spaces and use of community benefits | Resident-Led | 50 | 0 | In Progress |
Physical Surroundings
| Name and Description | Lead Organization/ # of Partners | # of Residents Engaged | ($) Resources Required | Status and Date |
| Gaffney Park Improvement Project: Community project to beautify and improve Gaffney Park’s playgrounds, entrances, outdoor fitness areas and walking trail | Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division | 30 | $448,123.00 | Completed (Summer 2019) |
| Henrietta Park Activation Project: Community project to beautify and improve Henrietta Park’s green space, equipment and walkways | Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division | 25 | $365,148.00 | In Progress (Planned Completion, Fall 2019) |
| Runnymede Park Project: Community Project to beautify and improve Runnymede Park’s green space and park infrastructure | Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division | 15 | $100,000.00 | In Progress (Planned Completion, Summer 2020) |
| Black Creek Alliance, Black Creek East Discovery Walk: A guided trail walk through our community’s green space where local groups and individuals will share information about the area. This family-friendly activity offered a nature scavenger hunt for children. At one stop along the route the groups had a brainstorming and envisioning session of the possibilities for the area. | Resident Group, Black Creek Alliance | 80 | $ 1,000.00 | Completed (Oct. 2017) |
| This BBQ is for the Birds (Bird House Build & Barbecue): Residents joined together to build bird houses, clear brush, and enjoy the trails along the Black Creek and Lavender Creek area. There was music, a food truck, photo booth, face painting, prizes and giveaways. Informative educational sessions about the native birds to the Black Creek Area, were presented as residents built and decorated bird houses to for placing along the creeks. |
Resident Group, Black Creek Alliance | 125 | $ 1,500.00 | Completed (May 2018) |
| Friends Grow Together: An educational and hands-on workshop about what, why and how to plant in shared gardens and home balconies, with seeds, seedlings and other materials supplied for participants to plant in the gardens or to take home. | Resident Led & 3 Community Partners | 120 | $ 2,000.00 | Completed (Summer 2019) |
| Underpass Mural Project: Mural implementation at Runnymede Underpass located at St. Clair Ave. to reclaim, beautify and refresh physical surroundings | Public Realm TO & 2 Community Partners | 20 | $ 80,000.00 | Completed (Fall 2017) |
| Community Safety Walks: A series of community-led walk to discuss and identify safety related concerns | METRAC & 3 Community Partners | 20 | – | Completed (Fall 2016) |
| Knowing Where We Stand 2.0 – Navigating City Spaces Training: Training opportunity for residents and frontline service providers to connect with legal professionals, safety advisors, police and community advocates regarding law enforcement in Toronto. | Ontario Justice Education Network & 4 Community Partners |
27 | $ 400.00 | Completed (Fall 2018) |
| Pollinator Festival: Lavender Creek Pollinator Festival animated the area to create a safe and welcoming atmosphere on a trail that has historically been abandoned and stigmatized. It increased neighborhood ownership over their community, fostered connections, and taught new skills such as landscaping, planting, and carpentry to residents | Resident Led Group, Black Creek Alliance | 150 | $10,000.00 | Completed (Summer 2019) |
| Safety Survey: An engagement tool implemented by residents to identify safety concerns in their neighbourhood, with a specific focus on shortlisting training and skill development opportunities | SDFA & 6 Community Partners | 82 | 0 | Completed (Spring 2019) |
| Beautification Walk & Community Survey: A resident engagement tool to identify areas within the neighbourhood that need some extra tender loving care (gardens, green spaces, murals, street scaping). This initiative will brings residents together, help them explore their neighbourhood, and participate in its betterment. | SDFA & 5 Community Partners | 15 | $ 100.00 | Completed (Summer 2019) |
| Rockcliffe-Smythe NAP Safety Network Creation: Development of a working group to address preventative and responsive actions for neighbourhood safety | SDFA | 50 | $ 200.00 | In Progress (Planned Completion, Winter 2020) |
| Rockcliffe-Smythe Community Garden Mapping: A resource to improve knowledge (mapping) and access to social spaces for community gardening | City of Toronto | 50 | – | In Progress (Planned Completion, Spring 2020) |
| Community Safety Audit: An initiative to activate community ownership and residents participation with safety-focused skill building training and audit facilitation. This documented how the social and physical environment was increasing or decreasing safety | METRAC & 3 Community Partners | 20 | – | Completed (February 2017) |
Social Development