What's New
Update May 2012
New Research and Resources
1. Profile of Francophones in
2. Profile of People with Disabilities in
3. Resources for Planning from a Population Health Perspective
Upcoming Activities
4. The next session for SPC monthly Lunch n'Learn sessions will be on Tuesday May 22 2012 at United Way's main office boardroom, 363 Coventry Road.
5. The Social Planning Council of Ottawa will have their next Annual General Meeting on the 28 of May 2012 at the Dominion-Chalmers United Church (Woodside Hall) from 5PM until 8PM. For more information please consult our flyer or complete our registration form.
6.
Social Planning Council News
7. New job opportunity. SPCO is looking to hire a project coordinator for the "Ottawa Ethno-cultural Coalition" for more information about the position please see below. .
8. Volunteer Opportunities
9. School Inclusion Award Given to
********************************************************************************************
New Research and Resources
1. Profile of Francophones in
On November 9, 2010 we launched the Profile of Francophones in Ottawa (currently in French only) Representatives of various Francophone organizations, including French ethnocultural organizations, attended the event. The report is complemented by a mapping supplement exploring the geography of the Francophone population in
2. Profile of People with Disabilities in
3. Resources for Planning From a Population Health Perspective
On November 24 we held our annual consultation with the workshop “Population Health: From Principles to Practice.” Planners, researchers and service providers from diverse organizations in the community attended the event. Key issues highlighted in the workshop included:
. The importance of having good data
. Local resources and how thay complement each other: Ottawa Neighbourhood Study (a data source); THe Community Information and Mapping Systems (a tool to manipulate and compare data developed by the Social PLanning Council)
. Critical elements in population health planning
The presentations from the workshops are available on our website. This event was held in collaboration with the Child and Youth Health Network for
Upcoming Activities
The next meeting for SPC monthly Lunch n'Learn seesions will be on Tuesday May 22 2012 at United Way's main office Boardroom, 363 Coventry Road..For more information please view our flyer or contact Hélène at heleneb@spcottawa.on.ca or 613-236-9300 ext. 300.
The Social Planning Counicl of Ottawa will have their next Annual General Meeting on the 28 of May 2012 at the Dominion-Chalmers United Church (Woodside Hall) from 5PM until 8PM. For more information please consult our flyer or complete our registration form .
6. SPCO information session
The Social Planning Council of Ottawa is hosting an info session about OC Transpo's new Presto card which will come into effect this summer. Sharon Thompson, Coordinator of Strategic Support will be on site to answer questions about how the card will work and what this means for the communities with whom we work. The session will take place on Wednesday, June 6 2012 from 9:30am to 11:30am, at the C3 centre (located at 1155 Lola Street, Suite 201). The presentation wil be given in French and English..
For more information please consult our flyer or to register you can contact Marie-Christine Gauthier either by phone at (613) 683-8001 or by email at mcgauthier@spcottawa.on.ca.
Social Planning News
7. Project Coordinator position
8. Volunteers opportunities
if you are interested in the following volunteer opportunities:
. Developping marketing materials for a new and innovative service at SPC.
. Assisting with the fundraising committee
. Events Outreach
. Participating on a research committee to provide input on the design of community based research projects and evaluations
. SPC would be very grateful to recive volunteer support from a community member with web and software development experience to assist with the development of an exciting new "Service Exchange". THe Ottawa Service Exchange is a web-based initiative that provides the infrastructure for community members to trade services and skills through an alternative currencies model.
. SPC is looking for community members with a background in or knowledge of marketing or communications to provide feedback on a consumer education & marketing plan for environmentally-friendly home renovations. A group discussion will take place over a nice meal and will provide much appreciated support to the Building Greener Futures initiative.
9. School Inclusion Award Given to
On October 20, 2010 the Social Planning Council was thrilled to award the first annual “Smiling School Award” to
The SPC initiated the award to recognize those who work for inclusion for children and youth in the education system, and to profile excellent models which other schools can adapt to their own school community. Participants in the 2010 event also learned about persistently high child and youth poverty in