Davenport-Perth Neighborhood Centre Community Profile Data from Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Profile Series, Community Social Data Strategy (CSDS), 2008 Marcelo Castro

Context: Strategic Direction on Poverty Reduction ( ) Increased knowledge about poverty needs, gaps and ways to respond Increased capacity to carry out advocacy We will engage with our community in action and advocacy to address the causes of poverty Consolidated research and analysis Increased staff awareness Integrated community education and learning approach Identified and prioritized issues for action Increased community engagement Strengthened internal and external collaborative links to community engagement strategies Knowledge Building Education & Awareness Advocacy FOCUS INDICATORS OUTCOMES Programs/ Services / Policy Development

Implementation Strategy Research & Education Research capacity to inform issues to focus What stories can we tell about the impact of poverty on the lives of the various populations we serve? Community Engagement Outreach and mobilization strategies to raise awareness about issues, develop actions to address causes of poverty, and engagement to support poverty reduction strategies Community Organizing Long-term strategies to increase community capacity to address causes of poverty and affect changes at systemic level Community Accountability Develop capacity to create services to help community to have access to financial services/support and hold community accountable to policy development and implementation

Progress to Date: Knowledge Building 11 focus groups with 126 participants across programs; Causes of poverty, links to health and opportunities for action; Different realities of poverty manifestation explored Services needs and issues indentified (Financial Literacy, EI and SA information) Clientele Survey and Data Basis to track poverty indicators Income & support program, immigration, ethnicity/race, education, language, neighborhood & housing, employment, Catchment socio-economic profile

Demographic Highlights for DPNC’s Catchment people lived in our catchment in 2006 Average population growth = % Our catchment is in the 2 nd most diverse riding in Ontario –54% of the total population is made up of immigrants –12% of immigrants are newcomers arriving between –19,085 individuals (34% of total population) are members of visible minority groups Median Income of persons 15 years and older is only $ Average 46% of tenants households pay 30% or more in rent Less than 1/3 the of population years of age have education beyond high school level.

Catchment's Boundaries and Census Tracks (CTs) DPNC Census Tracks (CTs) are a geographic region defined for the purpose of taking a census; usually with a population between 2500&8000 Our catchment includes 12 census tracks (CTs)

General Population Demographics: Breakdown by Census Tracks

Population by age for catchment in 2006

Demographic Distribution According to Age for Catchment

Immigration and Citizenship

Top 5 regions of birth of recent immigrants ( ) Eastern Asia Southern Asia South America Southern Europe Southeast Asia

Top Visible Minority Groups in the Catchment Black (24% ) Latin American (20.50%) South Asian (18%) Chinese (15%) Southeast Asian (7%) Filipino (4.3%)

Median income, persons 15 years and over ($) Catchment’s Median = 20,465

Proportion of economic families with low income (%) % % 20.60% % More than 25%

Proportion of unattached individuals 15 years and over with low income (%)

Housing Tenure Demographic

Housing: Value and spending by census tracks _0197_ % of tenants households spending 30% or + income in rent % of owner households spending 30 % or + in owners’ major payments Average gross rent $ Average value of dwelling $

Education: A major challenge to overcome poverty barriers in our catchment

Strategic Reflection What do we need to know about the community we serve? Where have you gone for answers? How could the Community Profile or its data source help us to get these?