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 [...]
Niagara Food Security Network (NFSN)
Who We Are The Niagara Food Security Network is a collective of residents, community groups, networks, non-profit agencies, charitable organizations, faith groups, individuals with lived experience, government, business and agricultural sector representatives, and others working to address food security in [...]
Future Black Female: COVID Response Program
Future Black Female, a feminist-informed not-for-profit organization based in St. Catharines is partnering with Family Counselling Centre to respond to the unique needs of a demographic that often falls through the gaps of social services and community supports. The community-based [...]
INCommunities and Cyber-Seniors: TECH CONNECT project
Older Adult Volunteers Looking to Keep Engaged During the Pandemic? The TECH CONNECT project is here to help! It is a partnership between INCommunities and Cyber-Seniors that aims to reduce social isolation experienced by seniors during COVID-19 by providing free [...]
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 and the Canadian Shelter Transformation Network. CNH3 provides a national forum for the sharing of experiences and models of care [...]
Niagara region Executive Director’s Forum
The Executive Director's Forum of Niagara provides opportunities and solutions for building trusting working relationships, strategic alliances, collaboration as well as high level education, information and resource sharing. Executive Directors and Senior Managers working in community service and outreach organizations [...]