Below are some of the current community publications offered through the Human Development Council. Click on the links below to learn more.

Around the Block – Vibrant Communities Saint John partners and the five priority neighbourhoods have come together to develop a paper about the good news!

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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.

Experiencing Homelessness - 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.

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

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 Below.

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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.

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).

Poverty Reduction Update - Vibrant Communities Saint John released an update newsletter on the local Poverty Reduction Strategy in September.

Perspectives on Homelessness - September 2009 - The Greater Saint John Homelessness Steering Committee has released the fourth issue of their newsletter on homelessness.

Experiencing Homelessness - Greater Saint John's and New Brunswick's First Homelessness Report Cards - 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.

Also released was New Brunswick's First Homelessness Report Card, which 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 – April 2009 – The Greater Saint John Homelessness Steering Committee has released the third issue of their newsletter on homelessness.

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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• VCSJ Neighbourhood Assistants
  
• VCSJ Framework for Change

Around the Block – Click here to read an article about our local community newspaper produced by the Caledon Institute of Social Policy.

Serf City Interview – On the January 22, 2009 episode of Serf City, Lisa Murphy and Juanita Black discuss grassroots efforts to improve the lives of people living in Saint John’s inner city neighbourhoods with host Mark Leger.

Perspectives on Homelessness – January 2009 – The Greater Saint John Homelessness Steering Committee has released the second issue of their newsletter on homelessness.

UCSN Making Work Pay 2009 - The Urban Core Support Network’s revised Report on Social Policies in the Province. Click Here to download.

The Human Service Directory is a comprehensive guide to community, government and social services in Charlotte, Kings, and St. John Counties. Stay tuned for the 2008/2009 version which will be published later this year.