Community Typologies: Minimal Basket of Services for Small Centres Presented by Angelica Lambert Strategic Engagement Lead – Small Centres

AAISA’s Engagement Strategy Small Centres Provincially Focused with Regional Collaboration Our Strategy Annual Evaluation (Survey) Site Visits Quarterly Meetings, Issue-Based as Needed Small Centre Toolkit Alberta-based Collaborative Engagement NSC Preparations Summit Priorities Sector-wide Teleconference Removing slide on Needs: Acknowledgement of services Abdi mentioned; have benefit and are needed for all who hope to successfully settle an integrate in Canada

Gaps & Challenges Interdependent & Interconnected Impact Transportation Language (English & French) Employment Supports Children & Youth Housing Health Care (Mental & Physical) Interpretation & Translation Outreach Capacity Family Supports How are services offered in Small Centres? What are the barriers? Where are the gaps?

Recommendations Systems Level Relationship Building Government; Funders Community Connections Public Relations Funding Organizational Level Flexibility Administration Professional Development

AAISA’s Role The Small Centre Strategy Small Centre Toolkit Collaborative System Development Acknowledgement of the benefit of the small centre strategy as initiated by IRCC

Final Thoughts Shifting Perspectives – from minimum to maximum Equity over Equality Strengths of Small Centres

Angelica Lambert alambert@aaisa.ca Thank you