Leadership Niagara Kicks-off the 2017/2018 Community Leadership Program
With 37 participants, 4 facilitators, and 5 amazing guest speakers, the wood-laden conference room at the Niagara Falls Public Library [...]
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10, 2017
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09, 2017
Facing the Truths of History, Forging a Path Together
Be part of something special this October and November. Three events. Three Saturdays. One exciting program: Reclaiming Cultural Identity. In [...]
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08, 2017
Lifelong Learning Niagara: Age-Friendly Principles in Action
Over the past decade, the global movement toward age-friendly communities has demonstrated that quality of life is influenced as much [...]
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07, 2017
Housing a Senior Population: The Economic and Social Benefits of Seniors in Your Community
When communities attract and retain older residents in a diverse population mix, they gain the economic benefits as well as [...]
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07, 2017
Health Policy by the Homeless: Empowering Niagara’s Most Marginalized to Become Policymakers Through Research and Theatre
What would happen if we engaged the most marginalized members of our community to create healthcare policy, relying on their [...]
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07, 2017
2017 Cost of Living and Living Wage Calculations for Niagara Region and a New Opportunity for Niagara Employers to Become Living Wage Certified
The Niagara Poverty Reduction Network (NPRN) has recently released the 2017 Cost of Living in Niagara Region and 2017 Living [...]
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06, 2017
Leadership Niagara Hosts Information Sessions for Upcoming Development Program
Leadership Niagara is accepting applications for its upcoming Community Leadership Program, which starts in September. Every year, approximately 35 participants [...]
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06, 2017
Getting Hard Data in Niagara on the Hard Truth of Employment Uncertainty
"Everybody knows" that work is increasingly unpredictable and low-paying for many members of our community. However, a certain percentage of [...]
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06, 2017
Building True Partnerships in Niagara: Gaining Courage to Address the ‘Elephants in the Room’
Engaged partners communicate, contribute and are proactive. True partnerships offer opportunities to share expertise and resources; innovatively address complex issues; [...]
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06, 2017
Language Interpretation Services Trained to Work with Vulnerable Populations in Niagara & Hamilton
INCommunities (formerly known as Information Niagara) is a leader in connecting residents of Niagara and surrounding areas to essential human [...]
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05, 2017
Food Systems in Niagara Network: Seizing Opportunities for Action
26 people from 16 organizations attended a working session on April 20, 2017: Building a Food Systems Network for Niagara. [...]
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05, 2017
Niagara Dental Health Coalition Region-Wide Survey Results and Implications
The Niagara Dental Health Coalition conducted a survey to identify barriers to accessing dental care in Niagara region for adults [...]
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04, 2017
Take 15 Minutes to Help Draw the Picture of How Data is Being Used Every Day in Niagara
Data helps us to explore patterns and trends to strengthen planning and see opportunities in Niagara differently, through the lens [...]
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04, 2017
Start a Summer Company: How Students Can Get Money and Advice to Run a Summer Business
Learning how to run your own student business is one of the best summer jobs you can have. You get [...]
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03, 2017
Curiosity and Continuous Strategic Thinking: Essential Elements for Agency Survival (Part 4)
“My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place. And if you wish [...]
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03, 2017
Strategic Thinking: Where Would We Like to Be? (Part 3)
“She generally gave herself very good advice (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely [...]
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03, 2017
The Strongly Sustainable Revolution: Using the Triple Bottom Line Approach to Business Development
There’s a quiet business revolution taking shape in Niagara. New and experienced entrepreneurs, with business ideas ranging from food services [...]
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03, 2017
Call to Action to Build a Food Systems Network for Niagara
People working in Niagara’s food continuum are developing shared understanding and common language to describe how a healthy, secure, sustainable [...]
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03, 2017
2016 Top 3 Issues According to Niagara’s Front-Line Community Service and Outreach Workers: Housing, Transportation, Mental Health and Addictions
Shared Learning Local Hub (SLLH) sessions are held in 5 areas across Niagara, for front- line community service and outreach [...]
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03, 2017
The Strategic Plan: Who Are We? (Part 2)
In this second blog in a 4-part series, I will delve a little deeper into effectively asking questions and gathering [...]
