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 (October
2009)
| Sister Roma De Robertis |
Sisters of Charity |
| Monica Chaperlin * |
Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative |
| Don Connolly |
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) |
| Ivan Court |
Mayor - City of Saint John |
| Terri-Ann Cormier |
Community Representative |
| Tara Parlee |
Old North End |
| Elizabeth Gallant |
Old North End |
| Nathalie Godbout |
Enterprise Saint John |
| Tom Gribbons (Chair) * |
RBC Dominion Securities |
| Randy Hatfiled * |
Human Development Council |
| Mark Leger |
Fusion Saint John |
| Trevor Holder |
Member of the Legislature |
| Gregor Hope |
Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative |
| Elizabeth Jadoo |
Greater Saint John Area United Way |
| Lyn King |
Community Representative |
| Peter McGuire |
City of Saint John, Common Council |
| Brenda Murphy * |
Urban Core Support Network |
| Mike Murphy |
Saint John Board of Trade |
| Donnie Snook |
Inner City Youth Ministry |
| Nicole Smith |
Non-Profit Task Force (Fredericton) |
| Carolyn Stephenson |
Service Canada |
| Bob Stranach |
National Crime Prevention Centre (Fredericton) |
| Susan Tipper |
School District 8 |
| Pat Woods |
City of Saint John |
| Melissa Young |
Carpenter's Training Centre of New Brunswick |
| Fern Bennett |
Make Poverty History |
| Brian Marks |
Department of Social Development
(Province of New Brunswick) |
| Debbie Godlewski |
Health Region - Public Health Services |
| Lisa Murphy |
Resident |
| Nancy Savoie |
Resident - Crescent Valley |
| Elaine Daley |
Belyea Colwell and Associates |
| Regena Farnsworth |
University of New Brunswick, Saint John
(Faculty of Business) |
| Mary Eileen Flanagan |
Saint John Board of Police Commissioners |
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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)
Wendy MacDermott, Coordinator
wendy.vibrantsj@nb.aibn.com
VCSJ Office phone: 693-0904
Cathy Wright, Social Planner
cwright@nb.aibn.com
832-5624
Alma Beck- Neighbourhood Community Developer,
alma.vibrantsj@nb.aibn.com
680-0419 |
