Below are some
of the current community publications offered
through the Human Development Council. Click
on the links below to learn more.
Community Information
2010 Seniors Information Guide:
Programs and Services in Charlotte, Kings,
and St. John Counties. The guide is a valuable resource
to information for seniors, their families
and caregivers, and professionals working
with seniors. Download
a copy in PDF.
Community Engagement
Around the Block – Vibrant Communities Saint John
and the five priority neighbourhoods have
come together to develop a paper about the
good news! Download the current issue (14) and all of our back issues here.
2009 Holiday Sharing Guide. The Human Development Council is proud to release the 2009 Holiday Sharing Guide. The guide is a listing of services offering help during the Christmas Community. The Guide also list a number a programs which citizens can get involved in over the holiday season to spread a little bit of the Christmas cheer around. Click here to view this years Guide
Education and Employment
*NEW* Makin' It Work - An information brochure on education, training and employment services for adults and youth in Saint John.Click here to download the brochure.
Strengthening Pathways to Education - A discussion paper that explores the issue of high school non-completion among Saint John's youth. Released in October 2009 by BCAPI, VCSJ, and HDC.
UCSN Making
Work Pay 2009 - The Urban Core Support
Network’s revised Report on Social
Policies in the Province. Click
Here to download.
Homelessness
Experiencing Homelessness 2011 - Saint John's Third Homelessness Report Card: The Greater Saint John Homelessness Steering Committee released Saint John's Third Annual Homelessness Report Card in March 2011. This year’s edition of the report card focuses on the engagement of area churches in projects to help homeless people. The card also includes statistics and stories on homelessness issues from around the province, as well as Saint John.
Experiencing Homelessness 2010 - Saint John's Second Homelessness Report Card: The Greater Saint John Homelessness Steering Committee released Saint John's Second Annual Homelessness Report Card in March 2010. This year’s edition of the report card includes statistics and stories from around the province, as well as Saint John. In the city section, we report on successes from the past year, and what still needs to be done. The provincial section contains statistics and stories about issues that affect homeless people across the province, and highlights from Bathurst, Moncton and Fredericton. See below for links to last year's city and provincial cards.
Experiencing Homelessness 2009 - Saint John's First Homelessness Report Card: The Greater Saint John Homelessness Steering Committee released Saint John's first Homelessness Report Card in July 2009. The report card represents a profile of homelessness in Greater Saint John and introduces many of the organizations that work to reduce homelessness.
New Brunswick's Homelessness Report Card 2009 New Brunswick's First Homelessness Report Card was a collaborative effort of the Community Homelessness Network Inc. (Bathurst), the Fredericton Community Action Group on Homelessness, the Greater Moncton Homelessness Steering Committee, and the Greater Saint John Homelessness Steering Committee. It presents a profile of homelessness in the province and the four designated communities under the Federal Homelessness Partnering Strategy (Bathurst, Fredericton, Moncton, and Saint John). (Click here to view the French report card.)
Perspectives on Homelessness - January 2011 - The Greater Saint John Homelessness Steering Committee has released the sixth issue of their newsletter on homelessness.
Perspectives on Homelessness - July 2010 - The Greater Saint John Homelessness Steering Committee has released the fifth issue of their newsletter on homelessness.
Perspectives on Homelessness - September 2009 - The Greater Saint John Homelessness Steering Committee has released the fourth issue of their newsletter on homelessness.
Perspectives
on Homelessness – April 2009 – The Greater Saint John
Homelessness Steering Committee has released
the third issue of their newsletter on
homelessness.
Perspectives
on Homelessness – January
2009 – The Greater Saint John
Homelessness Steering Committee has released
the second issue of their newsletter on
homelessness.
Poverty Reduction
Child and Family Poverty Report Card: New Brunswick 2010. One in eight New Brunswick children live below the poverty line according to a report card released by the Human Development Council in partnership with Campaign 2000. New Brunswick has seen encouraging improvements in its child poverty rate since the last report (down 5%), especially compared to other provinces and territories. Yet despite progress, low wages and inadequate social supports still keep 17,000 New Brunswick children living in poverty. Download the Report Card. English Français
Child and Family Poverty Report Card: New Brunswick 2009. Nearly twenty four thousand New Brunswick children - one in six - live in poverty, according to the 2009 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in New Brunswick released by the Saint John Human Development Council. Download the Report Card. English Francais
Poverty Reduction Update - Vibrant Communities Saint John released an update newsletter on the local Poverty Reduction Strategy in September.
Vital Signs
VitalSigns 2010 - The Greater Saint John Community Foundation released VitalSigns 2010, our region's annual check up on economic and social indicators.
VitalSigns 2009 - The Greater Saint John Community Foundation released VitalSigns 2009, our region's annual check up. Click here to see the full report or download the expanded online version (which includes data sources).
Caledon Institute Reviews of Saint John Projects
Vibrant Communities Saint John - The Caledon Institute of Social Policy has released several articles about projects taking place here in Saint John. For more information click on the article name.
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