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Assets Coming Together for Youth

File consists of presentation slides and pamphlets produced by Assets Coming Together For Youth (ACT). It includes the presentation "A Overview Of Development in Jane-Finch - 1950s to Present" (no date), the research paper "Growing Roses in Concrete: Prolematizing Youth Resilience in A Canadian Stigmatized Urban Neighborhood" (2011), and the pamphlets "Jane-Finch Youth Speak Out: Turf, Violence, Well-Being" (2010) and "Youth In Research: My Internship Study" (2011).

Jane/Finch Study

File consists of the "Jane/Finch Youth Study" written by Irene Pengelly in 1978. It was financed by the Metro Children's Aid Society. The "Report on Emergency Shelters" (1978) by Dorothy Goebel is featured in the appendix to this study.

Unequal City: The Hidden Divide Among Toronto's Children and Youth

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.

Unequal City : The Hidden Divide Among Toronto's Children and Youth

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.

Toronto Youth Equity Strategy

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.

Model Schools For Inner City Task Force Report

File consists of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) report titled "Model Schools For Inner City Task Force Report." It describes the members and vision of the Model Schools for Inner City Task Force, the issues they seek to resolve and their model for developing successful students living in low-income neighbourhoods and going to school within the TDSB system.

Downsview-Weston Community

File consists of timelines, proposals and correspondence relating to the Downsview-Weston Community. It includes two copies of "Downsview Weston Action Community History: An Overview of 1973-1983," a proposal relating to a two-year plan for the Downsview-Weston community, and a letter to Daniel Crombie, a clerk working for the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, from B. MacLeod, the City Clerk regarding a development grant for the Downsview West Community Health Centre.

Black Creek Community Local History Collection Project Plan Report

File consists of the "Black Creek Community Local History Collection Project Plan Report" prepared by Fiona Martel, a practicum student at the Toronto Public Library, York Woods Branch. The project plan outlines the history, audience and library user demographics and the potential materials and resources that could be used to establish a local history collection for the Black Creek Community.

Who Lived Where in 2006? A Neighbourhood Typology of Eight Canadian Metropolitan Areas

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.

Research notes : demographic data

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.

[Research Notes - Demographic Data]

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.

2011 Census/National Household Survey : Neighbourhood Census/NHS Profile and User-Defined Area Demographic Estimates

File consists of excerpts from the 2011 Census/National Household Survey prepared by the City of Toronto. It includes the profiles for City of Toronto neighbourhoods 24 (Black Creek) and 25 (Glenfield-Jane Heights). It also includes the demographic estimates for neighbourhoods 21 to 27 as generated by the Community Action Planning Group.

2011 Census/National Household Survey: Neighbourhood Census/NHS Profile and User-Defined Area Demographic Estimates

File consists of excerpts from the 2011 Census/National Household Survey prepared by the City of Toronto. It includes the profiles for City of Toronto neighbourhoods 24 (Black Creek) and 25 (Glenfield-Jane Heights). It also includes the demographic estimates for neighbourhoods 21 to 27 as generated by the Community Action Planning Group.

City of Toronto: Action on Poverty Profile

File consists of two copies of "City of Toronto: Action on Poverty Profile," a report prepared by Social Planning Toronto. It also includes photocopies of the City Ward profiles specific to York West's Wards 7, 8 and 9.

City of Toronto : Action on Poverty Profile

File consists of two copies of "City of Toronto: Action on Poverty Profile," a report prepared by Social Planning Toronto. It also includes photocopies of the City Ward profiles specific to York West's Wards 7, 8 and 9.

York West Early Development Instrument Results

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.

Jane/Finch Demographic Profile

File consists of a draft of the Jane/Finch Demographic Profile prepared by R.D.M. McMann, a member of the City of North York (?)'s Property & Economic Development Department

A Census Atlas of North York

File consists of "A Census Atlas of North York" a report on the social characteristics of the City of North York based on data obtained from the 1991 Canada Census. It was prepared by the North York Inter-Agency and Community Council and the United Way charity.

Poverty by Postal Code

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.

Metro's Suburbs in Transition Part I: Evolution and Overview

File consists of the 1979 background report "Metro's Suburbs in Transition Part I: Evolution and Overview" by R. Marvyn Novick for the Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto. It also includes an article titled "In Memoriam - A Dear Friend and Colleague Passes: Marvyn Novick" (1940-2016).

Metro's Suburbs in Transition Part I : Evolution and Overview

File consists of the 1979 background report "Metro's Suburbs in Transition Part I: Evolution and Overview" by R. Marvyn Novick for the Social Planning Council of Metropolitan Toronto. It also includes an article titled "In Memoriam - A Dear Friend and Colleague Passes: Marvyn Novick" (1940-2016).

The Story of the Toronto Settlement House Movement

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.

Towards Indicators of Community Capacity : A Study in Four Toronto Communities

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.

Towards Indicators of Community Capacity: A Study in Four Toronto Communities

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.

York-Finch General Hospital and Reactivation Care Centre

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.

Central Mortage and Housing Planning Report

File consists of a planning report prepared by the Central Mortage and Housing Corporation regarding the analysis and development of the Provincial site in the Township of North York. Wanda MacNevin's notation indicates that the area in question included Edgeley Village (Shoreham).

Central Mortgage and Housing Planning Report

File consists of a planning report prepared by the Central Mortage and Housing Corporation regarding the analysis and development of the Provincial site in the Township of North York. Wanda MacNevin's notation indicates that the area in question included Edgeley Village (Shoreham).

Jane-Finch Commercial Study Township of North York

File consists of two parts of the "Jane-Finch Commercial Study" prepared by the North York Planning Board, published in February and September 1963 respectively. The reports relate to the Township of North York's proposed commercial development plans for District 10. Metropolitan Toronto city planners sought to define and designate land use, a then-experimental development strategy planned to accompany the construction of York University's Keele Campus.

District Plan 10

File consists of the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Area pilot document for the District 10 Plan, which outlined policies, proposals and administrative responsibilities related to development on a 25-square mile area bounded by Highway 400, Steeles Avenue, Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue.

District plan 10

File consists of the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Area pilot document for the District 10 Plan, which outlined policies, proposals and administrative responsibilities related to development on a 25-square mile area bounded by Highway 400, Steeles Avenue, Keele Street and Sheppard Avenue.

Churches

File consists of reports, essays, research papers and email correspondence related to churches in the Downsview community. It includes the Jane Finch Community Ministry's "Annual Report 2018," "15 Tobermory Ministry Evaluation - Final Report" by the Evaluation Steering Committee and the "Jane-Finch Coalition Case Study" by VW Consulting for World Vision Canada. It also includes a commemorative essay titled "Elia United Church Centennial: 50th Anniversary of the Present Church" written by the Reverend Cyril Leach and George C. Jackson for the Elia United Church. It includes the research paper "Chaplaincy in a Highrise Community - One Approach to Urban Ministry" by Dalton Jantzi. It also includes a selection of research material compiled by the Reverend Betty Jondor (?) for Wanda MacNevin.

Early settlers

File consists of news printed news articles and blog posts related to early settler communities in the what became the Downsview community of Toronto. It includes articles on Downs View, the home of John Perkins Bull, which was the namesake of the Downsview area. Information on other historical landmarks such as the George Jackson House, Elia Church, Elia Post Office, Downsview United Church, Rowntree Farm (later the Oakdale Golf and Country Club), Downsview Airforce Base, Beth Am Synagogue, Boakes Grove and Downsview Park are also included in this research file.

Early Settlers

File consists of news printed news articles and blog posts related to early settler communities in the what became the Downsview community of Toronto. It includes articles on Downs View, the home of John Perkins Bull, which was the namesake of the Downsview area. Information on other historical landmarks such as the George Jackson House, Elia Church, Elia Post Office, Downsview United Church, Rowntree Farm (later the Oakdale Golf and Country Club), Downsview Airforce Base, Beth Am Synagogue, Boakes Grove and Downsview Park are also included in this research file.

Downsview-Weston Action Community

File consists of a statistics information package compiled by the Downsview-Weston Action Community (DWAC) Statistics Task Force for residents. It features maps, directories and datasets related to Wards 3, 1 and 5 in the Borough of North York.

Indigenous

File consists of academic papers, news articles, blog posts, booklets and diagrams related to the history of the Huron-Wendat Nation in Southern Ontario and the locations of ancestral sites associated with this First Nation in the Downsview community of Toronto. It includes the academic papers "The 1989-90 Excavations at the Parsons Site: Introduction and Retrospect," by Williamson, Cooper and Robertson;"The Parsons Site," by Lanna Crucefix and "Re-Connecting with a Historical Site: On Narrative and the Huron-Wendat Ancestral Village at York University, Toronto, Canada," by Sandberg, Johnson, Gualtieri and Lesage. It includes the news articles "Mapping Toronto's Indigenous roots" by Patty Winsa and "Huron-Wendat Day honours Toronto's First Nation History" by user aanationtalk. It also includes booklets titled "Toronto Purchase Specific Claim: Arriving at an agreement" and "Treaties 1781-1820" by the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation,"Land Rights: A Global Solution forthe Six Nations of the Grand River" by the Six Nations Lands & Resources Department. It includes blog posts on the Parsons Site and a letter addressed "Dear Non-Natives" by Richard Issac of the World Water Protection Coalition. It also includes general research notes compiled by MacNevin and a diagram of a Huron-Iroquois Village from an unnamed source.

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