Older Adult Infolink – Frequently Asked Questions and Video Tour
The new Older Adult Infolink site now features a Video Tour and a list of Frequently Asked Questions. The site [...]
Age-Friendly Niagara: Launch of Older Adult Infolink
In partnership with the Age-Friendly Niagara Council and INCommunities/211, Niagara Connects hosted a December, 2021 webinar to launch the new [...]
What COVID Reveals – The Faces of Inequality in Canada
In this document, 2020-2021 Atkinson Fellow in Public Policy, Stephanie Nolen, shares the stories of people in Canada who were [...]
Food Security Collective Impact Project – an Innovative Approach to Foster Large-Scale and Lasting Food Security in Niagara
The Niagara Food Security Network (NFSN) is continuing to work on improving food security in Niagara. One of the current [...]
Niagara Region Homelessness Services Newsletter, October 2021
This Community Newsletter is provided by Niagara Region Homelessness Services. It includes updates on what has been happening in Niagara’s [...]
Niagara Region Housing and Homelessness Action Plan (HHAP)
Niagara Region launched its 10-year Housing and Homelessness Action Plan in 2014. The plan was updated in 2019 after reviewing [...]
Evictions and Eviction Prevention in Canada
The drivers, types, frequency, and scale of evictions in Canada have changed over the past 15 years, with a marked [...]
Two Years of Shelter Diversion: Learnings and Lessons 2021
The report by the RAFT (Niagara Resource Service for Youth) examines the effectiveness of a Centralized Shelter Diversion program in [...]
Niagara Region Community Safety and Well Being Plan
As of Jan. 1, 2019, the Ontario Police Services Act requires municipalities in the province to develop and adopt community [...]
Niagara Region Homelessness Services Community Newsletter, July, 2021
This Community Newsletter is provided by Niagara Region Homelessness Services. It includes updates on what has been happening in Niagara’s [...]
Canada in a Changing Climate: Advancing Our Knowledge for Action
This report is the national assessment of how and why Canada’s climate is changing; the impacts of these changes on [...]
Living in Niagara-2020 report
The Living in Niagara report provides a snapshot of the quality of life in the Niagara-wide community. The report combines [...]
Niagara Prosperity Initiative Evaluation Research (2018 – 2020)
A ‘Niagara Prosperity Initiative Review’ report is included on pages 5 to 10 of the March 9, 2021 Niagara Region [...]
Looking Ahead and Looking Up: Affordable Housing in Niagara
“The housing crisis affects everyone in Niagara but hits some harder than others,” Dr. Heritz writes in NCO Policy Brief [...]
Canadian Network for the Health and Housing of People Experiencing Homelessness (CNH3)
This network aims to bring a health-informed end to homelessness in Canada. Partners include the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness [...]
Growing Close to Home: Creating Complete Rural Communities
Complete communities provide residents with easy access to a variety of services and amenities, are attractive for businesses and employers, [...]
Southern Ontario’s Basic Income Experience
The research study, Southern Ontario’s Basic Income Experience, is based on Ontario’s basic income pilot. The pilot was implemented in [...]
Density Done Right – A Thoughtful Approach to Greater Urban Density in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area
The Greater Golden Horseshoe faces a dilemma: how to accommodate millions of new residents in the next 20 years without [...]
Niagara Children’s Planning Council Community Connections
During uncertain times due to COVID-19, Niagara Children’s Planning Council (NCPC) wants to stay connected to its members and [...]
COVID-19 Response Framework for People Experiencing Homelessness
This guiding document provides practical information to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the homeless population. It was [...]