Feed Niagara
Feed Niagara represents 10 registered food banks across Niagara that are Feed Ontario Members. The food banks work in partnership to provide safe and nutritious food to people in need, and advocate to address the underlying causes of food insecurity. [...]
Deborah Rosati Women in Leadership Mentorship Program
The Deborah Rosati Women in Leadership Mentorship Program aims to create and sustain an inclusive mentoring community for self-identifying women that fosters diversified knowledge, offers opportunities to learn from colleagues and creates meaningful connections across the Brock University campus and [...]
Caregivers and Supporters Network of Niagara (CANN)
CANN is a non-profit support and advocacy group for caregivers and newcomers to Canada. Its target population is people who assume responsibility for attending to the daily needs of people who are temporarily or permanently unable to completely care for [...]
Niagara Coastal Community Collaborative
The Niagara Coastal Community Collaborative (NCCC) optimizes and expands local action to build a healthy and resilient Great Lakes coastal ecosystem that supports the community’s economic, recreational, spiritual, and environmental needs. Activities focus around: Facilitating discussions with Lake Erie communities [...]
Niagara Ontario Health Team – – Équipe Santé Ontario Niagara (NOHT-ÉSON)
The Niagara Ontario Health Team – Équipe Santé Ontario Niagara (NOHT-ÉSON) is a local health integration network of more than 45 health care providers, social service agencies, educational institutions, and Patient/Client & Family/Caregiver Representatives in Niagara. The NOHT-ÉSON partners are [...]
STEP Youth Resource Centre
The Step Youth Resource Centre provides support services, life skills, and counselling for youth in the St. Catharines and greater Niagara Region communities. We provide programs for youth that will engage them in activities on a range of topics and [...]
Future Black Female
Future Black Female is a feminist-informed organization that was formed in 2019 to support Black female youth aged 16-22 to rise and pursue better outcomes in academic, socioeconomic, political, and civic arenas. The organization addresses systemic barriers by: creating and [...]
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 activities and accomplishments from 2014 to 2018. The updated Housing and Homelessness Action Plan (HHAP) provides a strategy for addressing [...]
Moving Transit Forward – Transit Consolidation in Niagara
A new consolidated Niagara Transit system is being considered. Niagara Region and all 12 local municipalities are considering moving to one consolidated transit system for all of Niagara. This single system would take the place of the various Regional and [...]
The Overdose Prevention and Education Network of Niagara (OPENN)
The Overdose Prevention and Education Network of Niagara (OPENN) consists of members from prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and enforcement agencies. OPENN members are working together to address increased substance use and raise awareness around the disturbing increase in opioid overdoses [...]