Showing 186 results

File consists of records related to youth strategies in education, housing, drug and crime prevention and anti-racism as compiled by MacNevin. It includes meeting minutes, letters of understanding, and planning documents related to initiatives funded by the City of Toronto and Toronto Community Housing. It also includes an academic paper titled "Public Spaces for Youth? The Case of the Jane-Finch Neighborhood in Toronto" (2015) by Michail Galanakis.

File consists of two numbered issues of Your Community, Vol. 1.

File consists of the book "You Can Get There From Here: 25 Years of Bridging Courses for Women at York University" (2006), edited by Ruby Newman and Andrea O'Reilly. Wanda MacNevin was an early student of the Bridging Courses at York University.

File consists of issue number 2 of the Finch Focus newsletter published by the York-Finch General Hospital. It includes a letter dated June 30, 1987 regarding the appointments of four new members to the York-Finch hospital's Board of Governors. It also includes a February 2018 Emery Village Voice article titled "York Finch Reactivation Centre" by Claudio D'Intino, which documents the history and 2015 closure of the York-Finch hospital, in addition to the opening of the Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)'s York Finch Reactivation Care Centre in 2018.

File consists of the Early Development Instrument (EDI) results of the York West riding with data compiled by the Canadian Mothercraft Society and the Province of Ontario. It includes the riding's EDI results spanning 2004-2005, 2007-2008 and 2010-2011. It also includes presentation slides relating to the riding's 2014-2015 EDI results prepared by the Toronto Early Literacy Specialists.

File consists of a 2008 draft of the York University Secondary Plan prepared by the City of Toronto. This draft plan includes proposed amendments to the land use plan inclusive of and surrounding York University

File consists of an information booklet, a programming toolkit and a feasibility study related to Women Moving Forward, an initiative of the Jane/Finch Centre. The information booklet includes a breakdown of the "milestones" that participants reach through the course of the program and testimonials from past participants.The programming toolkit includes guidelines and templates for staff usage. The 2014 feasibilty study assesses the potential of the Women Moving Forward program to continue to attract funding.

File consists of the report

File consists of the report "Who's the Target," prepared by the Committee to Stop Targeted Policing. It examines the impact of Community Action Policing, a City of Toronto initiative that assigned police officers to patrol "hotspots" in the summer of 1999.

File consists of the report "Who Lived Where in 2006? A Neighbourhood Typology of Eight Canadian Metropolitan Areas" by Robert Murdie, Jennifer Logan and Richard Maaranen. It examines the metropolitan populations of Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa-Gatineau, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver through demographic descriptors such as: older working class, urban/suburban homeowner, old city establishment, young, single and mobile renters, disadvantaged groups and family ethnoburbs.

File consists of excerpts of the Ward Health profiles for Wards 7 and 8 in York West, as prepared by Toronto Public Health.

Collection consists of meeting minutes, academic papers, government publications, reports, newspaper articles and clippings, books, protest ephemera, a typescript and a videocassette tape related to Wanda MacNevin’s research for the books "If Only I Knew: Stories of Teen Mothers" and "By Us! For Us! Activism in Jane Finch, A Working-Class Community" and the work of community organizations such as the Black Creek Venture Group, Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre, and Promoting Education and Community Health (PEACH).

File consists of a report prepared by Garry Green, a resident of the Jane-Finch neighbourhood, regarding community issues and challenges raised during a Jane-Finch community meeting at the Grandravine Community Centre.

File consists of "Unequal City: The Hidden Divide Among Toronto's Children and Youth," a 2017 Toronto Child and Family Poverty Report Card jointly produced by the Children's Aid Society of Toronto, Colour of Poverty - Colour of Change, Family Service Toronto/Ontario Campaign 2000, the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants, Social Planning Toronto and the Children's Aid Foundation.

File consists of the community report "Towards Indicators of Community Capacity: A Study in Four Toronto Communities." The report examines indicators of quality of life in the Toronto neighbourhoods of Tobermory, Parkdale, Regent Park and Firgrove. Firgrove and Tobermory are communities within the Jane-Finch neighbourhood and the objective of the three-year qualitative research project was to compare four Toronto communities and determine the indicators of community capacity - the potential for the community to work towards and achieve their goals. This was measured through facilitating conditions offered by access to child care, spaces, services and programs, in contrast to barrier conditions such as unsafe meeting places and meeting times and a negative image of the community imposed by outsiders.

File consists of the final report and recommendations of the President's Task Force study into the status of York University's commitment to community engagement with the Jane-Finch neighbourhood.

File consists of the report "Towards a Vision for the Black Community," prepared by the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA).

File consists of the City of Toronto Staff Report titled "Toronto Youth Strategy 2006 Implementation Priorities and Terms of Reference for the Youth Strategy Panel."

File consists of excerpts from the City of Toronto's 2014 Toronto Youth Equity Strategy document. MacNevin notes that its findings were adopted by Toronto City Council on 2 February, 2014.

File consists of the City of Toronto Staff Report on the establishment of "Neighbourhood Improvement Areas" (NIAS) as part of the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020.

File consists of a copy of the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020 information booklet and a photocopy of the same information booklet.

File consists of the City of Toronto City Planning Division Youth Engagement Strategy - Final Report.

File consists of an excerpt of an article with the heading "The Yorkwoods-Grandravine Neighbourhood in the broader Jane Finch community," by Dr. Suzanne Jacobsen of the University of Toronto.

File consists of two numbered copies of The York West Advocate, Vol. 9. It includes one duplicate of Vol. 9, no. 1.

File consists of numbered copies of The York West Advocate. It includes one duplicate copy of Vol. 8, no 1.

File consists of three numbered copies of The York West Advocate, Vol. 7. It includes two of Vol. 7, no. 1 and three duplicates of Vol. 7, no. 3.

File consists of three copies of The York West Advocate, Vol. 6, no. 1.

File consists of three numbered issues of The York West Advocate and includes two duplicate copies of Vol. 5, no. 1 and two duplicate copies of Vol. 5, no. 2

File consists of three numbered volumes of The York West Advocate, Vol. 4.

File consists of four numbered issues of The York West Advocate, Vol. 3. It includes three copies of Vol. 3, no. 1, three copies of Vol. 3, no. 2, one copy of Vol. 3, no. 3 and two copies of Vol. 3, no. 5.

File consists of three numbered issues of The York West Advocate, Vol. 2. It includes two duplicate copies of Vol. 2, no. 3.

File consists of three numbered issues of The York West Advocate, Vol. 1. It includes one duplicate copy of Vol. 1, no. 4.

File consists of three copies of The York West Advocate special issue focused on the Asian Longhorned Beetle.

File consists of the report "The Unequal City 2015: Income and Health Inequities in Toronto" prepared by Toronto Public Health.

File consists of the book "The Third Coast: Sailors, Strippers, Fishermen, Folksingers, Long-Haired Ojibway Painters, and God-Save-the-Queen Monarchists of the Great Lakes

File consists of photocopies of the book "The Story of the Toronto House Movement, 1910-1985." It presents the history of the Toronto Association of Neighbourhood Services (TANS) in three distinct sections. The first section covers the period from 1918 to 1970. The second section covers the period from 1970 to 1980. The third section covers the period from 1981 to 1985.

File consists of the interim and executive reports produced as part of the San Romanoway Community Revitalization Project. The interim report was prepared by Dr. George S. Rigakos, Francis Kwashie and Stephen E. Bosanac. The executive report was prepared by Dr. George S. Rigakos.

File consists of the report

File consists of the executive summary of the School Community Safety Advisory Panel's January 2008 report titled "The Road to Health: A Final Report on School Safety."

This file include Suzanne Narain's academic paper "The Rebranding Project, the Genealogy of Creating a Neolibal (sp.) Jane and Finch, for the Journal of Critical Race Inquiry, Volume 2, Number 2.

File consists of a report on the "Probability of Employment Standard Violations Against Temporary Help Agencies in Northwest Toronto," as compiled by Community and Legal Aid Services and Jane Finch Action Against Poverty.

File consists of one commemorative issue of The Mirror newspaper, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Township of North York (1922-1972).

File consists of five numbered issues of The Jane-Finch Caring Community, Vol. 3. It also includes three loose copies of an article in Vol. 3.

File consists of four numbered issues of The Jane-Finch Caring Community and two duplicate copies of Vol. 2, issue 4.

File consists of three copies of The Jane-Finch Caring Community, Vol. 1, issue 5.

File consists of 9 numbered issues of

File consists of 12 numbered issues of The Jane Echo, Vol. 3, including one duplicate copy of Vol. 3, no. 3

File consists of 10 numbered issues of The Jane Echo, Vol. 2.

File consists of six numbered issues of The Jane Echo, Vol. 1.

File consists of four numbered issues of The jane corridor, Vol. 5.

File consists of one numbered issue of The jane corridor, Vol. 4, no. 1.

File consists of one numbered issue of The jane corridor, Vol. 3, no. 3.

File consists of seven numbered issues of The jane corridor, Vol. 2.

File consists of a copy of The Jane-Finch TSNS Task Force's response to the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy 2020 and a photocopy of the same report.

File consists of eight numbered issues of The Echo, Vol. 6, including one duplicate copy of Vol. 6, no. 3 and one duplicate copy of Vol. 6, no. 6.

File consists of 11 numbered issues of The Echo, Vol. 5, including one duplicate copy of Vol. 5, no. 4 and one photocopied page.

File consists of one issue of The Downsview Advocate, issue 7, no. 3.

File consists of one issue of The Downsview Advocate, issue 6, no. 9.

File consists of two copies of The Downsview Advocate, issue 3, number 6.

File consists of three drafts of Tom Kear's essay about local media and various other articles, graphs, charts and notes related to local media and to the York West Advocate paper specifically. It also includes Kear's original envelope, addressing his h

File consists of the video cassette tape (VHS) of the movie "Teen Moms: Our Stories," filmed and produced by the Black Creek Community Health Centre as part of the Teen Moms on the Move program. The original VHS sleeve, addressed to Wanda MacNevin, is also included.

File consists of the Toronto District Health Council (TDHC)'s 2001 review of the Humber River Regional Hospital's (HRRH) redevelopment project proposal. HHRH's proposal involved ending services at its Church St. or Finch Avenue and outlines the necessities behind a sugge of opening a new facility.

File consists of two copies of a summary of demographic breakdowns, information on community services and organizations, and community investment information for neighbourhoods 21, 22, 24, 25, 26 and 27 of the City of Toronto. It includes maps, demographic and status highlights, addresses and contact information for community groups. It also includes a community partnership and investment comparison between the Toronto Wards of North York West and North York East with Downtown West and Downtown East.

File consists of research papers, university blog posts and press statements that examine the relationship and partnership between York University and residents of the Jane and Finch neighbourhood. It includes the blog posts "Jane-Finch youth building bridges to university with 'transformative site' art installation at York U" (September 10, 2001), "Students from Jane/Finch high schools complete university courses" (January 20, 2016), and "York U unveils spectacular Inuit soccer player sculpture" (June 24, 2016). It includes York University's School of Social Work press release titled "Statement in condemnation of racist political speech: Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti's recent attack on Jane and Finch community members" (September 27, 2018). It includes the research papers "Campus Community Connections: Exploring Collaborative Planning Processes between York University and its Neighbours" (2015), "The University as a Neoliberal and Colonizing Institute: A Spatial Case Study Analysis of the Invisible Fence between York University and the Jane and Finch Neighbourhood in the City of Toronto" (2017) by Ardavan Eizadirad, "The morning after: Stakeholder reflections on the sustainability of a community-campus engagement center in the changing environment" (2017). Also included is an annotated bibliography compiled by Rubina Karyar and Laura Campbell in 2019 for the "Integrated Local Labour Market Research Project."

File consists of research papers, speeches and reports that examine Jane-Finch through the lens of community planning. It includes two copies of excerpts from "How Energy is Creating Change from Within," a 1982 presentation by Professor Elspeth Heyworth, the 1984 research paper "Community Spirit of the Jane/Finch Corridor" by York University Student Beth Bow, "A Paper on Community Organization and Planning" by Peggy Birnberg and Peggy Edwards, who presented it at the Community Planning Conference in 1988, and an excerpt of "United Nations of Jane-Finch," a 1993 research paper by resident and York University student Richard De Gaetano. It also includes a 1980 proposal from the Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre to conduct prevention planning assessments to determine the services needed within the rapidly growing community. Jane/Finch Community and Family Centre President Helen Ede's 1978 workshop presentation notes for "Neighbourhood Planning - Social Evolution of the Jane Finch Area" are also included.

File consists of the Ontario Government publication titled "Stepping Up: A Strategic Framework to Help Ontario's Youth Succeed."

File consists of Arik C. Day's Master Thesis "Social Innovation as Community Governance: Critical Success Factors in the Neoliberal City," for the Graduate School of Social Sicences, Urban and Regional Planning, at the University of Amsterdam.

File consists of four pamphlets written by Ruth Morris. It contains two copies of her 1997 pamphlet "Keys to Hope and Action," her 1998 pamphlet "Overcoming Neighbourhoodism," and her 1999 pamphlet "The Jane-Finch Community Banking Project."

File consists of Volume 1, Chapter 1 and the Executive Summary of the Province of Ontario publication "Review of the Roots of Youth Violence."

File consists of demographic research excerpts and notes compiled by Wanda MacNevin, including some that are undated. It includes maps of City of Toronto neighbourhoods and information on ethno-racial backgrounds, neighbourhood population numbers, photocopied photographs and tables of data.

Series consists of research notes, reports, academic papers and dissertations, meeting notes, books, presentation slides, speeches, correspondence, and exhibition text. It is arranged by research focus as compiled by the creator in the process of writing the book "By Us! For Us!" The focus of the first section is the history of the Jane-Finch neighbourhood from the first Indigenous settlements to the development of housing and infrastructure by settler Canadians. The second section focuses on demographic information about Jane-Finch through census results and academic research into the construction and development of housing in Jane-Finch. The third section focuses on the diversity of community residents and the socio-economic impacts that governing policies and public perception have had on their lives. The fourth section focuses on youth experiences and includes community-based programming for anti-drug and crime prevention initiatives for this age group. The fifth section focuses on assessments of the Toronto Metropolitan Police’s actions and residents’ resistance to cuts in community services, 1997 amalgamation of the City of Toronto and the Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy. The sixth section focuses on community organizations and community voices. The seventh section focuses on community-based initiatives to improve infrastructure and the standard of living and the community’s relationship with York University and its researchers. The eighth section includes books and a videocassette tape of the movie Teen Moms: Our Stories, produced by the Black Creek Community Health Centre.

File consists of the "Report on the Outreach Pilot Project," prepared by the Mayor's Committee on Community, Race and Ethnic Relations, City of North York. Also included is Alderman Pat O'Neill's memo "Jane-Finch Project," which is a follow-up to the original report. This report recommended that the City of North York evaluate the effectiveness of their community-directed programs towards meeting community needs, promote-information sharing and program coordination among recreational and leisure programs, evaluate the consequences of planning initiatives on impacted communities, develop trust between government workers and community members, the establishment of a Youth Sub-Committee and the development of a feasibility report to assess whether a permanent Outreach/Streetworker Program would be viable. O'Neill's memo expands on the issues raised in the original report and makes additional recommendations for implementing programs within the Jane-Finch community.

File consists of the Report of the Advisor on Race Relations to the Premier of Ontario Bob Rae. The report was issued to Ontario Premier Bob Rae by Stephen Lewis, Advisor on Race Relations, in response to rioting and violence in Toronto.

File consists of presentation slides for "Reclaiming What Education Means to Youth," a presentation by Skills for Change at the People For Education Conference held on November 2, 2019.

File consists of the 1967 draft and 1968 revision of the tertiary plan for the Jane Heights Community as proposed in the District 10 Plan. It relates to residential zoning for houses and apartment buildings, projected population size, as understood and planned by the North York Planning Department in the late 1960s.

File consists of the application guidelines for submissions to the Provincial FOCUS Community Program offered by the Ontario Ministry of Health's Health Promotion Branch.

File consists of two copies of a proposed project summary for the Trillium Project. It discusses two projects: the Micro Medias for Neighbourhoods non-profit and Real Bytes Youth Media.

File consists of timelines and histories and web articles about the community organization Promoting Education and Community Health (PEACH).

File consists of the annual reports of Promoting Education and Community Health (PEACH) spanning 1999 to 2016. Some years are missing.

File consists of meeting minutes, agendas and correspondence relating to the work of Promoting Education and Community Health (PEACH).

File consists of two copies of "Project Rebirth," a report prepared by Jane-Finch residents and community organizations to assess the community's education, employment, facilities, recreation services, immigrant services, and housing related needs and develop strategies to strengthen community-led anti-racism and anti-drug initiatives. The report summarizies key problems found in surveyed areas within Jane-Finch and proposes short-term and long-term solutions to improve quality of life in those areas.

File consists of the executive summary and report "Poverty by Postal Code: The Geography of Neighbourhood Poverty 1981-2001" prepared by the United Way of Greater Toronto and the Canadian Council on Social Development.

File consists of the 1980 policy report "Planning Agenda for the Eighties Part II: Metro's Suburbs in Transition" by R. Marvyn Novick for the Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto. It also includes photocopies of the preface and recommendations summary sections of the report with notations made by MacNevin.

File consists of the report "Permanently Temporary: Labour, Precarity and Resistance in Jane Finch," prepared by the community group Jane Finch Action Against Poverty. The project examines the impact of employment precarity on the residents of Jane Finch.

File consists of a booklet containing a collection of folksayings and phrases provided by Jane-Finch residents from diverse ethnocultural backgrounds.

File consists of the Ontario Government publication titled "Ontario's Youth Action Plan."

File consists of the Province of Ontario's Anti-Racism strategic plan, outlining existing racial inequality, education and equity issues, among others.

File consists of four numbered issues of the Norwester, Vol. 4 and two duplicate copies of Vol. 4, issue 4.

File consists of four numbered issues of the Norwester, Vols. 0 and 1 and includes one duplicate copy of Vol. 0, no. 0. It also includes one photocopy of a press release written by Tom Kear to introduce the community newspaper to readers.

File consists of two copies of the Norwester (Downsview/Weston), Vol. 4, issue 2.

File consists of two numbered issues of the Norwester (Downsview/Weston), Vol. 3 and two duplicate copies of Vol. 3, issue 9.

File consists of two copies of the Norwester (Downsview/Weston), Vol. 2, issue 8.

File consists of one numbered issue of the Norwester (Downsview/Weston), Vol. 1.

File consists of summary minutes of a meeting organized by thet Northwest Advisory Committee regarding services planned for the Jane-Finch neighbourhood.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 2020 and 2021.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published in 2019.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published in 2017.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 2015 and 2016.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 2013 and 2014.

File consists of newspaper clippings and photocopies of news articles published between 2007 and 2011.