Measuring Impact: Turning the Curve on Important Community Issues June 1 st, 2010 Anita Stellinga – United Way of Peel Region Sandra Solonik – Region of Peel, Human Services

Investing for Resilience Community Investment Strategy

The Sustenance Cluster The Adaptation Cluster The Opportunity Cluster The Engagement Cluster Resilience } The ability to thrive in the face of tough times and constant change.

All individuals and families are resilient and thrive within a vibrant Peel community Resilient People Strong Families Vibrant Neighbourhoods and Communities

What did you tell us?  Leadership – everyone has a role to play  Address priorities differently  Collaboration - display, support, enable collaboration & system coordination  Focus on “building capacity” & increasing access to resources  Achieve higher quality & impact  Addressing gaps  Community wide planning

Community Impact Roles

Community Investment Strategy: What have we done so far?  Outcome development & measurement  Shared the RBA framework with the Peel community  Committed to working with the RBA model  Created opportunity for cross sectoral collaborative discussions  Trained RBA to community members (Train the Trainer)  Started population indicator development  Linked to current community work - Mississauga Summit, Peel Poverty Reduction Strategy & Peel Children & Youth Initiative

Program Outcomes & Community Planning How does it connect?

Our next steps… Continue to…  Work on indicator development - community consultation  Build community capacity – outcome measurement & population impact  Engage the community, link to opportunities  Collaborate  Track results

Today is about….. Connecting Engaging Understanding Inspiring Identifying our POTENTIAL & VISION as a community