Community engagement

Happy New Year! As we welcome 2023, we’d like to take a moment to reflect on our goals and opportunities as a community and as individuals. As a community, what better way of reflecting than to welcome you to our first edition of The Neighbourhood Observer? This newsletter will feature articles on community issues, highlight […]

With the beginning of the new financial year 2021-22, Personal Support Services for seniors (Low Acuity Seniors) launched at TNO under the Family and Wellness Program. Funded by Ontario Health, the team currently serves older adults 55+ living in Thorncliffe Park, Flemingdon Park and St. James Town. Community Support Liaisons (CSL) provide seniors with much-needed care

I recently heard the news that our very own Razia Rashed, as an ETHP advisor, was one of the recipients of the IHPME’s 2022 Cathy Fooks Award for Research and Leadership Excellence in Patient and Caregiver Engagement. As a youth Ambassador myself, who had been introduced to the important role of Community Ambassadors by her

During the growing season of 2022, Leaside Park Community Garden (“LPCG”) donated the Garden’s fresh organic produce to TNO Food Collaborative, and thus in part, addressing food insecurity. Very often, community members complimented the Garden. On several occasions, adorable kids asked if they could get some tomatoes.  Other kids indicated that they would like to

How engaged are you in local politics and initiatives? With both the provincial and municipal elections taking place this year, residents had a lot of opportunity for civic participation. To encourage engagement and make it more accessible to all, the Flemingdon-Thorncliffe Inter-Agency Network (FTIAN) collaborated with local organizations and resident leaders to facilitate all-candidate meetings

Since 2010, TNO has been working with the community and local organizations to build the Thorncliffe Park Community Hub (TPCH): an integrated and sustainable multi-service hub that improves client and community outcomes and makes the most efficient use of health care, social services, and community resources. In addition to health, dental, and social services, the