Community Services Council and Labrador 1976 - 2001

Annual General Meeting February 20th, 2001 Celebrating 25 years of service

Penelope Rowe Community Services Council CSC Corporate Objectives

 strengthen community programs and promote volunteerism  greater liaison within the voluntary sector and between the sector and governments  citizen participation in policy making  research and development, planning  information/ knowledge sharing  forum to discuss interests and stimulate change Volunteer Centre Training Highlights

 Making the most of Volunteers  Volunteers involving Volunteers  Cornwall, Ontario  Amsterdam, Netherlands  Peterview, Newfoundland  Safe Steps/ Screening  Corner Brook  Recreation/ Retention  Bonavista Peninsula  800 people participated Volunteer Centre Youth Programs

Youth Mobilizing Youth

 Avalon Peninsula St. John’s, Torbay, Ferryland, Placentia and Whitbourne  St. Bernard’s-Jacques Fontaine, , , Lawn and

HRDC/ Youth Services Volunteer Centre Youth Programs

Youth Volunteer Corps

 60 youth  11 - 18 years of age  support to 20 community agencies Volunteer Centre Special Projects

 Our Millennium  Volunteering Through Time  International Year of Volunteers  Volunteers, Community Access Sites Resource Kit SWASP Student Work and Service Program

555 students 475 organizations 205 communities

September 2000 Research and Development

Youth AT Risk Model for service delivery (partnership with T. I. Murphy Centre

Meetings held in 9 communities Labrador City, Happy Valley Goose Bay, Stephenville, Corner Brook, Grand Falls Windsor, Gander, , and St. John’s Models for Pre-employment Services Contract for Human Resources and Employment Research and Development

Community University Research Alliance CURA) (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) Role of Voluntary Sector Analysis of Strategic Social Plan Partners: Memorial University of Newfoundland; Strategic Social Plan Secretariat; Central Regional Committee, SSP; Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency; Human Resource Development Canada; Community Researchers Research and Development

Research Proposals submitted Leadership Gap – Perception or Reality Beyond Tokenism

– Engaging Youth in Policy Shaping Assuming Value – Measuring Worth The role of Volunteerism in Community Capacity Building Values Added Project

Provincial Forum 2000 68 Participants, 36 communities, 61 groups Human Resources Issues Inventory of Training Opportunities Gap analysis Provincial Steering Committee Data Base of Organizations Voluntary Community- Based Groups by

recreation/sportsrecreation/sports Category com & econ& econ development dev. religiousreligious clubsclubs educationeducation healthhealth family/youthfamily/youth heritageheritage emergencyemergency bus/prof/assocbus/prof/assoc

Category arts &arts culture & culture environmentenvironment disabilitiesdisabilities justice/humanjustice rights womenwomen seniorsseniors otherother ethnicethnic fundraisingfundraising resources

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Total # 6,000 Number of Groups source: CSC Values Added Research Organizations by

2020 Zone 1919 1818 1717 1616 1515 1414 1313 1212 1111 1010 9 9 8 8 7 Economic ZoneEconomic 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 Zone

00 200200 400400 600600 800800 10001000 12001200 14001400

Number of Groups source CSC 2000 VolNet Connections in Newfoundland & Labrador

355 Connected Feb.18,2001

VolNet Trainers Workshops VolNet Organizations by Region

Approved VolNet Groups Labrador

W es tern 62 43 Central 87

E as tern 95

S t. John's /NorthE as t 31 90 A valon

A valon VolNet Basic Training Update

 363 Individuals Received Basic Training

 265 Organizations Received Basic Training VolNet Applied Training Update

60 Workshops to Date 20 Communities 388 Participants 237 Participants (VolNet) 151 Participants (Non-VolNet) 100 Groups Participated 65 VolNet Groups 35 Non-VolNet Groups (with partners) CSC Virtual Resource Centre e-nvision

Training

On-line Hot Links applications

Voluntary Research Community- Based E-transactions Sector

Communications Information sharing and dialogue and dissemination Directories Organizations With Email Addresses by Regional Economic Zone

850 800 750 700 650 600 550 500 Email Addresses 450 Organizations 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Updated Organizations(approx. 3000) as of Feb.19,2001 CSC Special Projects

 Voluntary community - based sectors found partners: MUN, CONA, HRE  National Child Day Forum Chaired by President of the Board of Trade 60 Participants CSC Special Projects

 Public Access Information on HRE programs Support for appeals  Eager to Learn  Destinations Employment

 Community Foundation Consultations, Connections and Collaborations

Board of the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE  Chair, North American Steering Committee Canada Health Network, Co-Chair Advisory Board Canadian Institute for Health Research Canadian Policy Research Network  Quality of Life Indicators Project Canadian Council on Social Development, Patro Capital Coast Development Alliance  Community Capacity Task Force Carleton University  Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs, Leadership Forum Advisory Committee Centre for Philanthropy - IYV Research Agenda City of St. John’s Youth Task Force City of St. John’s Senior’s Roundtable Initiative Consultations, Connections and

Collaborations (cont’d)

City of St. John’s Special Events Committee (Summer) Community Youth Network CPRN, Quality of Life Indicators Evaluation of CONA ABE Program Federal Government - Voluntary Sector Initiative Initiative for New Economy, Design Committee International Society for Third Sector Research Memorial University, Community University Research Alliance National Voluntary Sector Research Symposium Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research, MUN Policy Research Secretariat, National Conference Advisory Committee Premier’s Council on Social Development  Social Audit Committee Consultations, Connections and

Collaborations (cont’d)

Senior’s Resource Centre Friendly Visiting Program Senior’s Resource Centre on ABC’s Fraud Program Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Chair, Audit Committee Strategic Directions and Joint Initiatives Committee Statistics Canada Advisory Group for Non-Profit Research Steering Committee on Evaluation of Basic Literacy and Adult Basic Education - Level One Student Volunteer Bureau at Memorial University Voluntary Sector Roundtable - Coalition’s meetings Volunteer Canada’s Volunteering Works CSC Staff 2000

Penelope M. Rowe Volunteer Centre SWASP Louise Woodfine Clara Burke Byrne Roxanne Barrington Lori Johnson Jean Carter Dawna Cleary Darlene Scott Karen Drover Sandra Murphy Lisa Flynn Sheila Curran Kim Randell Power Kimberley Greening Shallon Guy Neil Head Pam Corrigan Phyllis Hogarth Betty Joy Carol Anne Ryan Sean Murray Michelle Pender Jodi Mahon Bernice Paul Christine Symmonds Jim Brown Susan Rowe Leigh Thorne Angela Woodfine

VolNet Values Added Curtis Delaney Tony Jones Desiree King Volunteers Trina May Kay Anonsen Carla Osmond Ron Day Jill Philpot Contracted Staff Michael Devine Derrick Roul Jerry Bannister David Furlong Shelly Turner Bobbie Boland Jeff Walsh Corey Williams Elaine Woolridge

Placements / Internships Placements / Internships Placements / Internships MUN Co-op Jeff Dowden Society for the Physically Disables Stephanie Mandville Generation V Sherri Hickey Jodi Bartlett CONA Co-op Stephanie Sutton Ches Deir Krista Rose Andrea Powell SWASP MUN Political Science Julia Shea Summer Career Placement Amanda Keating Sherry Smith Dwayne Galton Alesandra Stefanovic Sabina Rana Funding Sources

 Dept. Health and Community Services  Community Foundations of Canada  Human Resources Development Canada  Office of Learning Technologies  Dept. of Human Resources and Employment  Learning Disabilities Assoc. of Canada  Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency  Dept. of Education  Labour Market Development Agreement  Youth Volunteer Corps of Canada  Industry Canada  Nfld & Labrador Human Rights Association  Strategic Social Planning Secretariat  Voluntary Community-based Sector Fund  Volunteer Canada  Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council PLURA Corporate and Private Contributions NewTel (Cash or In Kind) Heritage Canada VOCM Great West Life Scotiabank Fishery Products International Olga AyreNewTel Heritage Canada Newfoundland Power United WayVOCM of Greater Toronto Great West Life United WayScotiabank of Ottawa Fishery Products International United Way Centraide Sandra MurphyOlga Ayre Newfoundland Power Penelope Rowe Mobil ResourcesUnited Ltd. Way of Greater Toronto United Way of Ottawa Arlene HandUnited Way Centraide Sandra Murphy Mr. & Mrs. Fardy Jack & OlgaPenelope Fardy Rowe Mobil Resources Ltd. Anne Murray Michael MurrayArlene Hand Mr. & Mrs. Fardy Paul PennyJack & Olga Fardy Anne Murray Diane Goosney Heidi MulrooneyMichael Murray Paul Penny Time Master’s Inc. Pauline AylwardDiane Goosney Heidi Mulrooney O’Dea, EarleTime Law Master’sOffices Inc. Pauline Aylward Carmelita & Lawrence Yetman Jackie PennyO’Dea, Earle Law Offices Carmelita & Lawrence Yetman Jackie Penny 2000 Board of Directors

Executive Jeannette Andrews, President Kevin Breen, Vice President Dave Hong, Treasurer Barbara Davis, Secretary Directors Bruce Cooper Sharon Duggan Ray Hawco Christine Hollett Luanne Leamon Kathleen Kufeldt Michelle Mooney Jamie Smith Mike Wadden