1. Community Research and Group Initiative aka – BILKIS!!!!! AaidaHajeraHumairahKhalidahSana Leader: Sarah

2. Categories for Community Work Abuse including sexual assault Abuse including sexual assault Child and family services Child and family services Consumer protection and complaints Consumer protection and complaints Emergency and crisis services Emergency and crisis services Employment, education and training Employment, education and training Financial assistance Financial assistance Food Food General community services General community services

3. …cont’d Government officials Government officials Health Health Homelessness Homelessness Housing Housing Legal Legal Seniors Seniors Settlement and newcomer services Settlement and newcomer services Youth Youth

4. Procedure Considered various projects Considered various projects Feeding the homeless Feeding the homeless Blood drive Blood drive Visit a food bank Visit a food bank Visit Beverly Street School Visit Beverly Street School Making Pink Breast Cancer ribbons Making Pink Breast Cancer ribbons Final take: Final take: Our initiative: Education Our initiative: Education Visited the Centre for Mental Health & Addiction, and interview staff Visited the Centre for Mental Health & Addiction, and interview staff

5. Niagara Falls Retirement Home – 5 minutes from house! Retirement Home – 5 minutes from house! Brighter Futures and working with At Risk families Brighter Futures and working with At Risk families Project Share Project Share Canadian Cancer Society, Diabetes Association, Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Cancer Society, Diabetes Association, Heart and Stroke Foundation Tutoring Tutoring

6. South of Campus Problems in the community: Problems in the community: Homelessness- highest in core of Toronto Homelessness- highest in core of Toronto China town is very dirty! China town is very dirty! Bike stealing Bike stealing Pollution Pollution Community centres Community centres Scott Mission Scott Mission Salvation Memory Salvation Memory Centre for Mental Health and Addiction Centre for Mental Health and Addiction Hospitals… Hospitals… 100 others! 100 others!

7. We realised that… Research => A MILLION problems in the community! Research => A MILLION problems in the community! Becoming an active part of the community is NOT easy! Becoming an active part of the community is NOT easy! Change starts with the individual Change starts with the individual Progress is very very …gradual Progress is very very …gradual

8. Conclusion Take up various projects on an ongoing basis, couple of times a month Take up various projects on an ongoing basis, couple of times a month Visit Beverly St School Visit Beverly St School Visit Centre for Mental Health and Addiction Visit Centre for Mental Health and Addiction Volunteer @ Scott Mission Volunteer @ Scott Mission Donate food to a food bank Donate food to a food bank Donate blood Donate blood And many others! And many others! Get people we know involved as well, and Get people we know involved as well, and Spread the word! Awareness is prime!!! Spread the word! Awareness is prime!!!

9. Resources All sorts of community programs: All sorts of community programs: www.211toronto.ca www.211toronto.ca www.211toronto.ca Ways to get involved with initiatives of the City: Ways to get involved with initiatives of the City: www.toronto.ca www.toronto.ca www.toronto.ca

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