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Toronto Social Development Network

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CHAIRPERSONS

Duberlis Ramos
Hispanic Development Council

Rob Howarth
Toronto Neighbourhood Centres

Romona Gananathan
Director

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The provisionally named “Toronto Social Development Network” is currently comprised of ten non-profit organizations committed to advancing equity-focused and inclusive social and economic policy in the City of Toronto.

The Toronto Social Development Network seeks to build upon existing participatory community-centred planning processes and policy work by creating a collaborative structure that will further enable diverse and typically marginalized constituencies to reshape the conceptualization and practice of planning in Toronto.

Initial Network Members

Aboriginal Peoples Council of Toronto
Roger Obonsawin

African Canadian Social Development Council
Raymond Micah

Chinese Canadian National Council -Toronto Chapter
Helen Poon

Community Social Planning Council of Toronto
John Campey

Council of Agencies Serving South Asians
Uzma Shakir

Hispanic Development Council
Duberlis Ramos

Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
Debbie Douglas

Portuguese Interagency Network
Cidalia Pereira

Toronto Neighbourhood Centres
Rob Howarth

Toronto Women's Network
Punam Khosla

Research Documents

Alternative Social Planning: A Paradigm Shift Developing an Inclusive, Healthy Toronto
This document is available for download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format -[675 KB, 57 pages].

Observations on the State of Community Planning in Toronto
This document is available for download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format -[167 KB, 29 pages].

A Review of Social Planning Activities in the City of Toronto
This document is available for download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format -[481 KB, 94 pages].

City of Toronto TSDN Funding Advisory Report
This document is available for download in Adobe Acrobat PDF format -[36 KB, 5 pages].

Related Updates

Developing an Inclusive Framework for Social Planning in the City of Toronto - A Summary of the Preliminary Discussion Paper
This document outlines some of the key principles that TSDN members think community social planning should be based on.
October 25, 2005

Developing an Inclusive Framework for Social Planning in the City of Toronto - Community Consultation Meeting
The Toronto Social Development Network invites you to a consultation to broaden the vision, relevance and impact of community social planning in Toronto.
October 25, 2005

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