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

2. 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

3. 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?

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

5. 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

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

7. Angelica Lambert alambert@aaisa.ca
Thank you