What's New With FOCUS Communities?

Comings and Goings

  • Welcome to
    • Jennifer Thurbide at Red Lake/Ear Falls FOCUS Coalition
    • Johanne Cayouett at Vanier's Action Anti-Drogue
  • Goodby to
    • Janet Zanutto of Port Colborne Wainfleet! We hope to work with you on other projects.
    • Grant Toole from Vanier's Action Anti-Drogue. Congrats on your retirement!
    • Larry Grand, CAMH Consultant. Here's to an active retirement!

Awards

  • Regent Park FOCUS is one of the winners of the 2007 Mayors Community Safety Awards for Regent Park TV. Please take a moment to view some of the excellent work being done by Adonis and his team at the Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre. Each year, five recipients are recognized for their contribution to improving the safety of Toronto residents. The review committee found the Regent Park TV project demonstrates exceptional success in operating an innovative program to meet the identified needs of Toronto residents.

New Resources and Programs

  

What's New With FRC Website?

  • Indicators of Healthy and Vibrant Communities Roundtable ? A Primer , Canadian Policy Research Networks - Capturing accurate and timely data to reflect the well-being of a community is becoming increasingly important to both policy-makers and community leaders who strive for continual improvement in quality of life. Community indicators are an important tool in recognizing successes and identifying areas where improvement is required. A roundtable held on June 23, 2008 in Toronto and organized by the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) and CPRN brought together approximately 50 senior government officials and leaders of community organizations. The session explored the possibilities for a shared set of community indicators in Ontario that would refine the understanding of healthy and vibrant communities and support effective decision-making at the Foundation as well as by communities.

  • The Health Communication Unit website , THCU - Resources en français

  • Healthy Settings for People in Canada , Public Health Agency of Canada - Public Health Agency of Canada released the Healthy Settings for Young People in Canada report, which examines smoking, alcohol and drug use, physical activity/body image, eating patterns, emotional health and injuries in children and youth aged 11 to 15.