Community Projects or Themes

HOMELESS COALITION WINDSOR-ESSEX

COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR MULTICULTURAL HEALTH

The Community Partners for Multicultural Health is a group of 10 organizations within both mainstream health/social organizations and newcomer agencies with a primary goal of improving access to health services for newcomers/immigrants. Activities of the partnership include an annual Health Access Day, professional staff development workshops and health screening events. The lead organization is the Multicultural Council. For more information visit http://www.themcc.com/programs/MulticulturalHeath.html


SAFE SEATS SAVE CHILDREN

Organizations interested in improving rates of car and booster seat compliance including proper installation have joined together to develop a community wide program. Activities of this initiative include scheduling of inspections, developing education curriculum for children and developing resources for service providers. The coordinating organization is the Children’s Safety Village at http://www.rotarysafetyvillage.com/.


HEART HEALTH

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit coordinates this health promotion and enhancement initiative. The focus is developing initiatives addressing physical activity, smoking cessation and healthy eating throughout the community including workplaces and schools. The Coordinator of this initiative is Elizabeth Strachan. Visit http://www.wechealthunit.org/ to find out more.

GLENGARRY CRIME PREVENTION PROJECT

This project focuses on neighbourhood strengthening. Local organizations are providing resources to support residents in their efforts to improve the quality of life in their neighbourhood. For further information contact Nancy Adams, United Way at nadams@weareunited.com.

JUMPSTART

Jumpstart is a community partnership dedicated to the expansion of new and existing child nourishment program. One of the main goals is to create universal access to nutritious food for all children in Windsor and Essex County. In cooperation with Canadian Living foundation and Breakfast for Learning, nutrition is a fundamental determinant of healthy child development and good nutrition enhances a child’s ability to learn. Jumpstart is a coalition of several community organizations consisting of five main partners, The Greater Essex County District School Board, Windsor-Essex District Catholic School Board, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit and the United Way/Centraide of Windsor-Essex County. Visit http://www.von.ca/english/front.htm for further information.


ENHANCING CULTURAL CONNECTIONS

Windsor-Essex County is a very diverse community. According to the 2001 Census of Canada 102 ethno-cultural groups are represented in our community. Representation on Boards from the ethno-cultural community will ensure that the programs & services offered by Not-For-Profit Organizations are culturally and linguistically appropriate.
The involvement of members from cultural communities as a member of a Board of Directors, will assist Not-For-Profit organizations in the identification and removal of barriers. The project is funded by Canadian Heritage. To find out more about this project contact mciampa@weareunited.com.


CULTURAL DIVERSITY INCLUSION PROJECT

The project will develop a comfort level within ethno-cultural groups so that they will actively participate in community planning initiatives. United Way is leading a community planning initiative to identify priorities and leverage resources in six impact areas: children and youth, individual and families, seniors, person with disabilities, volunteers and community supports. One of the indicators of success of this initiative will be the extent to which we involve community. Since the ethno-cultural population is highly represented in the community, we need to explore ways to increase involvement in this important community planning initiative. For more information on the project, contact mciampa@weareunited.com.