Summary from Collective Impact Training and Meeting Nov 18, 2016 Tamarack and Ontario Trillium Foundation

BHAG: Common Agenda to achieve together? Environment & Green Spaces Community Spaces / Hub; Age-Friendly Communities Ensure Transportation Supports Safe, Affordable Housing Services and Groups -Clean air & water: lake and beach activities -Trees, tree planting -Community & school gardens, Farmer’s Markets -Outdoor classrooms -Trails / hiking & bike paths, active transport & healthy active design -Seniors’ play-grounds, Parks -Facilities, Stores, Shops, Community Centre, Schools, Municipal Office, Banks, Libraries, Churches, Faith groups -Hospital, Health Centres, Dentist, Optometrist, Pharmacy, Vet., Ambulance, Fire, Police -Variety of Methods: active transport & healthy active design, car-pooling, ride-share, delivery, taxi, bus, volunteer drivers, technologies (OTN, virtual connections) -Housing First -Timely access when needed -Navigation through the system -Support from government and funders -Infrastructure -Employment & Income Security -Hospice, LTC, Assisted Living, -Support workers & groups / programs, year-round events -Other mental health supports and services -Life skills -Outreach (i.e. physical and via technologies using OTN, virtual connections) -Volunteers & Mentoring Measurement & Outcomes: Thriving People & Communities! -Canadian Index of Wellbeing as shared measurement tool. – Engage those with lived experience. -Ensure affordability for everyone (consider equity), accessibility, awareness/communicated, available -Improve mental health; Reduce isolation; Connected, included, involved in opportunities; Longer, Happier, Healthier Life; Sense of Purpose; Age-Friendly Community Designations; Sustainable Growth

Next Steps Bring together steering committee. Invite people to the table. [who else? – schools, etc.] Ensure leadership group includes staff and those with lived experience (i.e. youth, seniors, etc.). Situation assessment include survey, community conversations to identify priorities, what’s missing/gaps, barriers and contributions. Plan hike on trails with those with lived experience. Ensure community involvement in developing options and solutions (i.e. housing, transportation, etc.) Bring data holders together: share, interpret, prioritize target areas. Gather and communicate what is present & what works. Expand while overcoming identified barriers. Ensure accessibility and transportation (overcome barriers). Link to funders. Help other partners define their role and what they can contribute.

Connected Rural Communities Connected to Groups & Activities -physical activities -other rec and leisure activities Connected People -mentoring -volunteering -intergenerational Youth Aging Population - boomers Older Adults  What changes are we going to make the “system” to ensure these connections happen? Connected by Active / Green Transportation -walking and cycling paths -car-pooling, rideshare, existing bus “Suicide and crime are related to isolation” (CI participant) “Isolation is just as unhealthy as smoking cigarettes.” (CI participant from CBC) “Personal connections are some of the most powerful healing tools for combatting depression.” http://mentalhealthweek.cmha.ca/your-mental-health/mental-health-fact-sheet/ “Depression is the most common mental health problem for older adults.” “Men over the age of 80 are the group with the highest suicide rate in Canada.” http://mentalhealthweek.cmha.ca/your-mental-health/seniors-mental-health/ Focus is baby boomers and older (~50 year olds and up right now)? https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/as-sa/98-311-x/2011003/fig/fig3_2-2-eng.cfm The number of seniors aged 65 and over is projected to more than double from about 2.2 million, or 16.0 per cent of population in 2015, to over 4.5 million, or 25.3 per cent, by 2041. In 2015, for the first time, seniors accounted for a larger share of population than children aged 0–14. By the early 2030s, once all baby boomers have reached age 65, the pace of increase in the number and share of seniors is projected to slow significantly. http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/economy/demographics/projections/ An aging population http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-402-x/2010000/chap/pop/pop02-eng.htm Connected to Environment -Trails, Nature, Green Space, Gardens