Rockcliffe-Smythe Neighbourhood Action Partnership

Neighbourhood Improvement Area

#111 Rockcliffe-Smythe

Councillor & Ward

Ward 5, York-South Weston

2018-2019 Priority Actions

  • Participation in Civic Decision Making: Developed a community services plan to increase access, coordination, and investment in community services for Rockcliffe-Smythe residents
  • Physical Surroundings: Created a beautification plan for Rockcliffe-Smythe spaces exploring opportunities for street-scaping, murals, art installations, gardens and green spaces
  • Economic Opportunities: Explored opportunities with local businesses and employment service providers to increase opportunity/access to employment for Rockcliffe-Smythe residents
  • Social Development: Established a communication plan to increase information sharing between residents, service providers, business, and government
  • Healthy Lives: Created 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
Name & Description Lead Organization/ # of Partners # of Residents Engaged ($) Resources Required Status & 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)
Name & Description Lead Organization/ # of Partners # of Residents Engaged ($) Resources Required Status & 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)
Name & Description Lead Organization/ # of Partners # of Residents Engaged ($) Resources Required Status & 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
Name & Description Lead Organization/ # of Partners # of Residents Engaged ($) Resources Required Status & 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)
Name & Description Lead Organization/ # of Partners # of Residents Engaged ($) Resources Required Status & Date
Connect Youth: BBQ & Basketball Tournament: A community-building BBQ and basketball tournament that engaged children, youth, and adults to come together. SDFA & 2 Partner Organizations    150 $ 1,500.00 Completed (Fall 2018)
Friends Grow Together, Seeds of Summer, Food For All: A series of three events in Marie Baldwin community gardens celebrating the connection, wisdom and traditions of First Nations, immigrants and newcomers. Resident Led Group & 4 Partner Organizations     80 $ 3,000.00 Completed (Summer 2018)
Connect Youth, Back to School BBQ & School Drive: A back to school BBQ and school drive to provide the community with an event to interact and come together as a community. The school drive will collaborate and provide school bags and supplies for the less fortunate youth and kids of the community. Resident Led Group & 2 Partner Organizations    100 $ 3,000.00 Completed (Summer 2019)
Rockcliffe-Smythe NAP Seniors Committee Creation: Working group to coordinate senior’s services, programming gaps needed actions for older adults in the neighbourhood. SDFA & 5 Partner Organizations    50 $ 300.00 In Progress (Planned Completion, Fall 2019)
Sewing Pop-Up: Initiative to provide free clothing alterations and sewing classes to residents Progress Place & 2 Partner Organizations     50 $ 300.00 In Progress (Planned Completion, Fall 2019
Getting Online: Develop an online presence for the Neighbourhood Planning Table in Rockcliffe-Smythe to address numerous neighbourhood priorities like information sharing, outreach, system navigation, communication. Urban Arts & 10 Partner Organizations     50 $ 1,500.00 In Progress (Planned Completion, Winter 2020)
Community Health Needs Assessment: An initiative for enhancing and aligning programs and services with the needs and assets of the residents in the neighbourhood Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services & 10 Partner Organizations      500 $ 500.00 In Progress (Planned Completion, Fall 2019/Winter 2020)