Vibrant
Communities Saint John (VCSJ) is part of Vibrant Communities
Canada, a pan-Canadian poverty reduction project funded
by the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation in partnership with
Tamarack Insitiute for Community Engagement and The Caledon Institute for Social Policy. Funds from the J.W McConnell Family Foundation are used to leverage local funds to coordinate poverty reduction in Saint John. Twelve other Canadian urban centres participate with Vibrant Communities Canada.
Vibrant Communities began in 2004 and is managed by: the
Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative (chair), the
Human Development
Council, and the Urban Core Support Network. A Leadership
Roundtable, with representatives from each of the five
priority neighbourhoods, community organizations, the business
community, and government departments, champions Vibrant
Communities Saint John’s poverty reduction strategy.
Vibrant Communities Leadership Round Table (March 2012)
| Pat Woods |
City Of Saint John |
| Lois Vincent |
Enterprise SJ |
| Carolyn Van derVeen |
Irving Oil Ltd. |
| Donnie Snook |
Inner City Youth Ministry, City Council |
| Nancy Savoie |
Crescent Valley Neighbourhood |
| Rob Salloum |
St. Luke. St. George Churches, West Side |
| Shirley Robinson |
Resident, Old North End |
| Mary Eileen O'Brien |
SJ Board of Police Commisioners, Carleton Law Group |
| Clare Northcott |
Greater Saint John Community Foundation |
| Faith Nagle |
MP Rodney Westons Office |
| Brenda Murphy |
Urban Core Support Network |
| Sara Mudge |
Saint John Board of Trade |
| Bonnie McGraw |
Community Health Centre |
| Brian Marks |
Social Development |
| Wendy MacDermott |
Greater Saint John United Way |
| Grace Losier |
Mayor, Grand Bay-Westfield |
| Mary LeSage |
P.U.L.S.E |
| Lyn King |
Community Repersentive |
| Carl Killen |
MLA, Saint John Harbour |
| Gregor Hope |
BCAPI |
| Randy Hatfield |
Human Development Council |
| Debbie Godlewski |
Horizon Health Services, Public Health |
| Elizabeth Flemming |
Trevor Holder's Office |
| Regena Farnsworth (Chair) |
UNBSJ |
| Sister Roma de Robertis |
Sisters of Charity |
| Franine DeMambro |
CMHC |
| Elaine Daley |
Belyea, Colwell and Associates |
| Ivan Court |
Mayor, City of Saint John |
| Debbie Cooper |
Boys and Girls Club |
| Michel Cote |
ARCF |
| Monica Chaperlain |
BCAPI |
| Lisa Chamberlain |
BCAPI |
| Mike Butler |
School District 8 |
| Sarah Brown |
Fusion-KPMG |
| Shilo Boucher |
YM-YWCA |
| Fern Bennett |
Mak Poverty History |
| Bill Bastrache |
Common Front for Social Justice/John Howard Society |
Leadership Roundtable
Saint John’s Poverty Reduction Strategy is championed by Vibrant Communities Saint John’s Leadership Roundtable. The Leadership Roundtable consists of representation from the five Priority Neighbourhoods, three levels of government, the business community, and non-profit organizations. Members of the LRT champion a poverty reduction strategy in the following ways:
- Provide input into strategic directions of a poverty reduction strategy
- Promote the values and benefits of collaborative approaches to support people in moving from poverty to self reliance
- Encourage their staff or residents to participate in specific strategies or working groups
- Publicly endorse and communicate poverty reduction strategies
- Initiate and champion poverty reduction internally (department, neighbourhood, business)
- Bring resources and knowledge of their organizations/community to the achievement of poverty reduction strategy
- Broker contacts/resources that will support VC SJ
- Support resident-led asset-based approaches to systemic poverty reduction
Vibrant Communities Saint John
Chair: Dr. Regena Farnsworth, Dean of Business, UNBSJ
Executive: Randy Hatfield (Human Development Council), Monica Chaperlin (Business Community Anti Poverty Initiative), Brenda Murphy (Urban Core Support Network), Elaine Daley (Belyea, Colwell and Associates)
Cathy Wright, Social Planner
cwright@nb.aibn.com
832-5624
Penni Eisenhauer, Community Organizer
commorg.penni@gmail.com
343-5382
Juanita Black, Cooridinator, Around the Block
sjcommunitynewspaper@gmail.com
647-4850
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