Social Infrastructure in Scarborough N Change
Case Studies
A Report on the change of Scarborough's social infrastructure and the explanation of Toronto's Priority Neighbourhood strategy within Kingston-Galloway/Orton Park (KGO).
Community Hubs and Climate Change Report 2018
Case Studies
A Report that explores Enviromentum, a project of Tides Canada, the Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN), and the Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA) launched to explore the role of community hubs in addressing climate change.
An Emerging Model – Reciprocal Learning
Case Studies
A Report that explores the Kingston-Galloway/Orton Park (KGO) and University of Toronto (UTSC) partnership Steering Committee has identified through it's program evaluation.
Social Innovation With and In Community
Understanding the Connected Community Approach
A Report that explains the social innovation within the Connected Community Approach (CCA) and how it is the framework for change. It highlights how CCA enables a way of integrating on-the-ground truth and knowledge with potential for creating and enabling hospitable environments.
Relationships are Everything
Understanding the Connected Community Approach
A Report that explains the pandemic responses during the COVID-19 pandemic through grassroots leaders perspectives on what helped or what hindered community action.
Philosophy and Thinking Behind CCA
Understanding the Connected Community Approach
Slidedeck that explains the importance of the philosophical understandings of Connected Community Approach (CCA). Helps us to better understand why and how we see CCA and place-based systems change contributing to the creation of a more equitable society.
Ontario Ministry of Health 2017 – Connected Communities
Understanding the Connected Community Approach
A Report about how the sense of community is vanishing by large systematic pressures and changes. Introduce the sense of community back as it is important the health and well-being.
CCA – Explaining the 10 Keys Article
Understanding the Connected Community Approach
A Report that explains the 10 Keys that are the set of principles and practices that support the authentic and meaningful connection of people who want to make a positive impact in their community.
CCA What it is and Why it Matters
Understanding the Connected Community Approach
A Report that explains how the Connected Community Approach (CCA) focuses on how and why people work together to affect change.
CCA Theory of Change
Understanding the Connected Community Approach
A Report that highlights the Community Backbone Organization's Theory of Change. Explains how the Connected Community Approach (CCA) is a Community Backbone and how a community backbone organization adds value to place based interventions and initiatives by strengthening social fabric.
CCA Glossary
Understanding the Connected Community Approach
Slidedeck of Connected Community Approach's (CCA) glossary, what community means and what we mean by community.
C3 – CCA – Theoretical Framework
Understanding the Connected Community Approach
A Report that explains and summarizes the role of connections and ‘connectedness’ in improving individual and community outcomes.
East Scarborough Works – Learning Report 2022
Workforce Development
Learning report on a Connected Community Approach to workforce development; along with a description of what East Scarborough Works is. Has an Overview of the Theory of Change. Highlights the summary of their impact and their current problems within the industry of non-profit Connected Community Approach.
CC – Prioritizing Anti-Racism Toolkit
Workforce Development
A Toolkit to demonstrate on how to facilitate anti-racism place-based workforce development strategies. The Connected Community Approach (CCA) addresses systematic inequities of racism that has been baked into the system. Highlights "Prioritizing Power Sharing and Equity".
Towers in the Park City Research Brief
Resilience
Research document that outlines the value of residents, climate scientists and municipal actors working together on climate solutions in high density tower neighbourhoods. This document has potential solutions to the climate change issues stemming from high density tower neighbourhoods; as well as, the importance of providing data and advocacy to local leaders.