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Information Brief
Integrated Community Planning
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Words from Co-Chairs
As co-chairs of this 3rd Community Conversation Forum, we are pleased to once again bring
together leaders across all sectors to engage in a dialogue around the theme “Healthy
Communities”.
As you will hear throughout the Forum, a lot of progress has been made since we started
our Community Conversation in 2012. Several community initiatives have helped move the
bar on Food Security, Inclusion/Civic Engagement and Integrated Community Planning but
the statistics tell us that there is still a lot of work to do as a community.
According to the HungerCount 2014 Survey, in March 2014, approximately 841,000 people
received food from a food bank in Canada. The Ottawa Food Bank provides emergency
food to 48,000 people a month. It is clear that Food Security remains a challenge for many
Canadians, including Ottawans.
In October, our residents had the opportunity to choose their municipal leaders for the next
4 years. Only 40% of eligible voters actually voted. Therefore, we know that there’s room for
improvement when it comes to civic engagement in our community.
In addition, we also know that Ottawa is a community that works well together to respond to
community needs, to share information and resources. This Forum supports these 3
important topics: Food Security, Inclusion/Civic Engagement and Integrated Community
Planning.
We invite you to read the information summary on the discussion topic you have registered
for, and learn of some great initiatives that are in the community so that you can share your
ideas at the Forum on Thursday, April 16, 2015, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM at HALL A,
NEPEAN SPORTSPLEX.
We look forward to your participation at this year’s Forum.
Sincerely,
Aaron Burry
Co-Chair of Forum
Hindia Mohamoud
Co-Chair of Forum
General Manager
Community & Social Services Dept
City of Ottawa
Director
Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership
(OLIP)
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Table of Contents
Information Brief .............................................................................................................. 1
Words from Co-Chairs ................................................................................................. 3
Table of Contents ........................................................................................................ 5
Acknowledgments........................................................................................................ 6
Goal and Objectives .................................................................................................... 7
Terms and Definitions .................................................................................................. 7
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Food Security .................................................................................................. 7
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Social Inclusion ............................................................................................... 7
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Civic Engagement ........................................................................................... 7
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Integrated Community Planning ...................................................................... 7
Reference Sheet for the Integrated Community Planning Discussion Table ............... 8
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Integrated Community Planning Initiatives in Ottawa ...................................... 8
Discussion Questions .................................................................................................. 9
Appendix 1: Initiatives Highlighted ............................................................................. 10
Notes Page ................................................................................................................ 13
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Acknowledgments
A Community Conversation Reference Group comprised of community leaders and City
staff contributed their time and expertise to plan the 2015 Community Conversation
Forum. The Reference Group includes:
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Caroline Andrew, The University of Ottawa
Ann Archer, Ottawa Public Library, City of Ottawa
Sherry Beadle, Economic Development & Innovation Department, City of Ottawa
Mike Bulthuis, Alliance to End Homelessness
Aaron Burry, Community and Social Services Department, City of Ottawa
(Forum Co-Chair)
Gillian Connelly, Ottawa Public Health, City of Ottawa
Wendy Dehler, Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition
Jephtée Elysée, Community and Social Services Department, City of Ottawa
(Project Lead)
Elizabeth Farrell, Community and Social Services Department, City of Ottawa
Brian Gilligan, Ottawa Community Housing
Colleen Hendrick, Community and Social Services Department, City of Ottawa
(Reference Group Chair)
Christine Lauzon-Foley, United Way
Christine Leadman, Bank Street BIA
Whitney Loughrey, Ottawa Community Support Coalition
Barb MacKinnon, Growing Up Great Council of Partners and Children’s Aid
Society
Cal Martell, The Council on Aging of Ottawa
Leslie McDiarmid, South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre
Hindia Mohamoud, Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (Forum Co-Chair)
Kim Pilkington, Community and Social Services Department, City of Ottawa
Tim Simboli, Canadian Mental Health Association
Joely Smith, Community and Social Services Department, City of Ottawa
Lee Ann Snedden, Planning & Growth Management, City of Ottawa
David Snoddy, Ottawa Police Service, City of Ottawa
Julie Wiley, Community and Social Services Department, City of Ottawa
The 2015 Community Conversation Forum Keynote Speaker: Peggy Taillon, President
and CEO of the Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD).
The Community Conversation Forum 2015 Information Brief has been developed by the
City of Ottawa’s Community and Social Services Department.
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Goal and Objectives
The goal of the annual Community Conversation Forum is to engage leaders across our
social services and community sectors in a dialogue to build upon our assets and
collective capacity and to identify concrete actions to enhance collaboration, address
emerging needs and improve service delivery.
The 2015 Forum will engage participants in a conversation on the following three topics:
ü Food Security
ü Inclusion/Civic Engagement
ü Integrated Community Planning
Terms and Definitions
The following terms are defined for the discussion groups:
1. Food Security
The World Food Summit of 1996 defined food security as existing “when all people at all
times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active
life”. The concept of food security is defined as including both physical and economic
access to food that meets people's dietary needs as well as their food preferences.1
2. Social Inclusion
Acknowledging and valuing people’s differences in all spheres of life, so as to enrich
social planning, decision-making and quality of life for everyone. In an inclusive city, we
all have a sense of belonging, acceptance and recognition as valued and contributing
members of society. A key pathway to achieving social inclusion therefore is
understanding and removing the systemic barriers that prevent some groups or
communities of people from fully participating in social, economic and political life.2
3. Civic Engagement
Civic engagement means working to make a difference in the civic life of our
communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values and
motivation to make that difference. It means promoting the quality of life in a community,
through both political and non-political processes.3
4. Integrated Community Planning
An Integrated Community Plan is when community partners have a shared purpose and
vision. They work together to achieve shared priorities or goals. Outcomes are
measured and reported on jointly.
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World Health Organization – Food Security Definition
Adapted from the Equity and Inclusion Lens – A User’s Guide - The City of Ottawa
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Excerpts from Civic Responsibility and Higher Education, edited by Thomas Ehrlich, published by Oryx Press, 2000.
- Preface, page vi
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Reference Sheet for the Integrated Community Planning
Discussion Table
1. Integrated Community Planning Initiatives in Ottawa
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Multiagency Early Risk Intervention Table (MERIT)
A Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Problem Addresses in Ottawa
Levers of Change
Equity Ottawa
Community Development Framework (CDF)
Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP)
The Ottawa Child and Youth Initiative - Growing Up Great
The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Innoweave
Note: Please refer to page 10 of this document (Appendix 1) for a description of these
initiatives and contact information.
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Discussion Questions
1. Have we improved community planning in Ottawa? If yes, what are some of the
success stories? If not, what are some of the barriers?
2. Exercise in Re-set: if we were to plan services today, what would be different
from what exists? What are the best practices in our local community planning?
3. Planning platform: How do we share an idea for a common agenda? How do we
integrate our knowledge?
4. Looking forward, what are the capacities we need?
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Appendix 1: Initiatives Highlighted
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Multiagency Early Risk
Intervention Table (MERIT)
A Multi-Stakeholder
Approach to Problem
Addresses in Ottawa
Levers of Change
Equity Ottawa
Description
MERIT is a risk-driven problem solving group that meets
regularly to coordinate the delivery of multiple frontline
services to at-risk individuals or families. MERIT includes
professional and community based organizations responsible
for the provision of local community safety, social, and health
related services (e.g. police, housing, education, etc.). MERIT
coordinates multi-agency interventions and support for
individuals and families exhibiting acutely elevated risk factors
(such as addictions, mental health issues, criminality, lack of
social and/or family support, etc). The purpose of MERIT is to
ensure effective mobilization and coordination of multiple
services, in cases of acute risk that require multi-agency
interventions. The end goal is to manage the risk through
prevention and intervention, with the aim of eliminating or
reducing harm, danger, or victimization of individuals or
families. Ottawa MERIT Pilot: Launching in the spring of 2015
in the South-end.
The City of Ottawa’s Community Development Framework
(CDF), Crime Prevention Ottawa (CPO) and the South-East
Ottawa Community Health Centre (SEOCHC) partnered on a
project to develop a sustainable framework for a
Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Problem Addresses in Ottawa.
This work is guided by the CDF Safety Committee.
An active problem address is defined as a specific address
which is the location of ongoing disturbance to neighbours
and/or complaints related to crime and disorder, which affect
ongoing community wellbeing.
An initiative of Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health
Centre (PQCHC), Levers of Change will engage vulnerable
residents living with mental health issues in 7 social housing
neighbourhoods. It will help reduce mental health and
addictions issues and street-level drug dealing, home
invasions and related violence.
Equity Ottawa is a multi sectoral partnership aiming to build
the capacity of Ottawa organizations for equity and inclusion
in five domains: (1) governance, (2) human resources, (3)
planning, (4) service delivery, and (5) community
connections. The Equity Ottawa partners include: Centretown
Community Health Centre, City of Ottawa, City for All Women
Initiative, Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa, Ottawa-Carleton
District School Board, Ottawa Police Services, Ottawa Public
Health, University of Ottawa, Pinecrest-Queenway
Community Health Centre, Lowertown Community Resource
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Community Development
Framework (CDF)
Ottawa Local Immigration
Partnership (OLIP)
The Ottawa Child and Youth
Initiative - Growing Up Great
Description
Centre, Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership, and Western
Ottawa Community Resource Centre. The partners use an
asset-based, peer learning approach to name challenges,
identify and validate good practices, and develop shared
strategies. A new website will be launched in June 2015 to
make the emerging knowledge and validated practice
available to a wider network of community organizations. The
initiative is funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation and
responds to one of the priorities of the Ottawa Immigration.
The Community Development Framework (CDF) is a way of
working together in order to make change happen in
neighbourhoods. The CDF brings together residents, service
providers, agencies, researchers and funders to improve their
neighbourhoods. It starts with neighbourhoods, where
residents are willing and able to work together for change.
The CDF is currently working in 19 neighbourhoods:
Bellevue/Lepage, Van Lang/Scotthill, Lowertown, Parkwood
Hills, Bayshore, Rochester Heights, Mechanicsville, Ashley,
Banff, Blair Court, Confederation Court, Fairlea, Heather
Manor, Heatherington, Russell Heights, Shearwater, Vanier
(North and South of Montreal Road), Carlsbad Springs and
Manotick. However, the CDF process could be applied to any
neighbourhood.
The Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP) is a
collaborative community initiative designed to strengthen
Ottawa’s capacity to attract, settle and integrate immigrants.
OLIP was founded by the City of Ottawa and Local Agencies
Serving Immigrants (LASI) in October 2009, and is funded by
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). Since inception,
OLIP partners have developed a common vision and a
comprehensive collaborative strategy for improving the
settlement and integration outcomes of immigrants. The
Ottawa Immigration Strategy sets long term directions for
Ottawa in six areas: (1) settlement; (2) language training and
supports; (3) education; (4) economic integration, (5) health
and wellbeing; (6) community and institutional capacity
development. OLIP partners have been focused on the
implementation of the Ottawa Immigration Strategy since
September 2011 with the support of secretariat that functions
as a backbone organization to facilitate collaborative
leadership and action on shared goals.
The Ottawa Child and Youth Initiative, “Growing Up Great”,
was launched in 2011 to make Ottawa the best place for
children and youth to grow up in; that every child was able to
reach their full potential.
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The J.W. McConnell Family
Foundation Innoweave
Description
The Initiative brings together 80+ Partner Organizations. On
May 1st 2014, the group launched The Charting Outcomes
Report, which is a first step towards tackling common
measures, community indicators and collective change.
Innoweave, an initiative of The J.W. McConnell Family
Foundation and Social Innovation Generation (SiG), provides
community sector leaders with new tools to effect large-scale
change. Innoweave helps community organizations learn
about, assess, and implement new approaches. Innoweave is
organized into modules, each focusing on a different
approach to social innovation. The Innoweave Process offers
5 types of support for organizations looking to understand,
test and implement new approaches to help enhance their
impact.
Click on the title to access the initiative’s website.
Note: These programs and links are offered for information purposes only and should
not be construed as an endorsement of the referenced organization’s programs or
activities.
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