Community Development Halton Blog

Key insights from 2023 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating (GSSGVP) [1] Volunteering plays an essential role in building strong, caring, and connected communities. The 2023 GSSGVP provides the most recent national and provincial data on how Canadians give their time, both formally, through organizations, and informally, through helping individuals directly. Volunteer participation is changing Across Ontario, fewer adults are formally volunteering w

Better language, and a more human approach; change in the form of dignity by Marco   Right now, the most important thing in my life is being able to provide for my family. I have a young toddler, and finances are not always the easiest thing to manage. So anything I can do to support my partner and my daughter feels huge. That is honestly why I agreed to do this research. The gift card definitely mattered, but also because I have had a lot of experience in Halton, both access

Staying connected and not doing it alone by M.K.B. I had to move away from Halton because my family moved, but all of my support systems were still there. I did not want to let myself get isolated in a new town, so having access to virtual services has been incredibly important to me. I have been able to join Support House groups for mental health and substance use concerns, attend creative writing groups through the Writers Collective of Canada, and meet with my therapist vi