Community Wellbeing
Assignment of “owners” for specific issues identified under CWB in 2017 are reassigned. DC MOVES and DCEC contributed to the creation of the Dufferin County Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan as well, HCIA reports on CWB. Both HCIA and DC MOVES/DCEC participate on the CSWB Integration Table. DCEC Health Equity is one of the lead Tables.
Dufferin County Equity Collaborative
The Dufferin County Equity Collaborative (DCEC) represents a strategic partnership of a broad base of stakeholders with a shared mandate to increase social prosperity and decrease inequities for the Dufferin population affected by economic hardship. Working together in collaboration, the membership will jointly set strategic direction, identify evidence informed priorities that can be actioned locally, and capitalize and enhance existing systems and programming.
DCEC was established as an entity in 2018 with new Terms of Reference (TOR) under a co-chair model, combining work from Dufferin County Poverty Reduction Task Force (DCPRTF) and Central West LHIN Poverty Work Group (CW LHIN PWG).
Dufferin County Equity Collaborative (DCEC) Terms of Reference Document
Community Priorities
We believe there are four main community priorities that will help to improve the quality of life for the residents in Dufferin:
January, 2025
September, 2024
February 6, 2024
Dufferin & Area Food Access Guide
The Food Access Subcommittee (of the Health Equity Working Group) has put together the Dufferin & Area Food Access Guide, listing many local emergency and community food programs serving Dufferin residents. Please feel free to share with anyone or in any place it may be useful. Click on image for PDF version of Dufferin & Area Food Access Guide.
Oct 17, 2023 Proclamation – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty in Dufferin County
Sept 12, 2023
July 2023
April 13, 2023
Jan 16, 2023 Check In
Oct 17, 2022 Proclamation – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty in Dufferin County
October 12, 2022 Check In
Invitation from your DCEC Co-Chairs
April 2022 DCEC Community Impact Report
Welcome to the third ‘Report to the Community’ from the Dufferin County Equity Collaborative (DCEC). DCEC recognizes that no one should be disadvantaged from reaching their full potential because of their social, economic or environmental circumstances. Not all Dufferin residents start from the same place.
Feb 8, 2022 Check In
Oct 27th, 2021 Check In
- Meeting Presentation (MASTER)
- Meeting Notes
- OHT Update
- Community Safety Wellbeing Plan and Housing (CSWB and Housing)
- Employment Service Transformation
- DCEC Year Review
- Resources: Self-Care Book List
- Caregivers in the Hills Report
- Link shared: from Alex Lim Kid2Kid videos https://www.covidlessons-kid2kid.com/
Oct 17, 2021 Proclamation – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty in Dufferin County
Sept 14, 2021 DCEC Community Impact Report
Welcome to the second ‘Report to the Community’ from the Dufferin County Equity Collaborative (DCEC). DCEC recognizes that no one should be disadvantaged from reaching their full potential because of their social, economic or environmental circumstances. Not all Dufferin residents start from the same place.
Feb 23, 2021 Check In
Nov 24, 2020 Check In
Oct 17, 2020 Proclamation – International Day for the Eradication of Poverty in Dufferin County
DCEC Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy Submission
DCEC Community Impact Report
Welcome to the first ‘Report to the Community’ from the Dufferin County Equity Collaborative (DCEC). DCEC recognizes that no one should be disadvantaged from reaching their full potential because of their social, economic or environmental circumstances. Not all Dufferin residents start from the same place.
DCEC 1st Year Review November 14, 2019
- 1st Year in Review
- Getting to Impact
- The Wellington Guelph Poverty Task Force Experience: Our Work & Journey with Peer Involvement
DCEC Mid-Year Review June 13, 2019
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Poverty Reduction
The Poverty Reduction pillar includes work being done in Dufferin County in the areas of:
- Advocating and Informing
Establishment of a Dufferin County Poverty Reduction Task Force (DCPRTF) addressing poverty through the following mechanisms:
Campaigns: No Money for Food is Cent$Less
Events: Community Poverty Reduction Summit Report
Research: Reducing Poverty in Dufferin County: A Proposed Strategic Framework - Minimizing Existing Service Barriers
- Innovating New Solutions
Opportunity for All
Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Canada is a prosperous country, yet in 2015 roughly one in eight Canadians lived in poverty. The vision of Opportunity for All – Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy is a Canada without poverty, because we all suffer when our fellow citizens are left behind. We are all in this together, from governments, to community organizations, to the private sector, to all Canadians who are working hard each and every day to provide for themselves and their families.
Opportunity for All – Canada’s First Poverty Reduction Strategy
Dufferin County 2018 Point-in-Time Homeless Count Report
The Dufferin County 2018 Point-in-Time (PiT) Count included an enumeration of individuals experiencing homelessness living unsheltered, emergency sheltered, temporarily sheltere d (i.e. couch surfing), and in public locations. The count was conducted by volunteers and staff from the homeless – serving system over a two day period, May 14 th and May 15 th 2018 , throughout the County of Dufferin.
This report provides important background information, covers t he count methodology, including challenges and limitations, and shares the overall findings as well as findings from specific sub – populations. It includes a discussion sectio n and some recommendations for next steps. This information is meant to be a snapshot of homelessness in Dufferin County at a specific point – in – time. It should be used to help inform service provision, resource allocation, and target setting toward ending homelessness in our community.
The results of the Count also fulfill provincial and federal reporting requirements, as well as to help create a Dufferin County By – Name List (BNL) which will inform referrals to housing supports and services within the region.
Resource Sharing
The Resource Sharing pillar includes work being done in Dufferin County in the areas of:
- Funding Sources – established the Dufferin Community Foundation
- Training and Development
- Sharable Resources – Collective Enoughness Budget
- Dufferin & Area Food Access Guide
Move It On: In order to provide a mechanism for repurposing office equipment and furniture amongst agencies we established a partnership with Habitat For Humanity – we all win when we Move It On. Several organizations have used this service (DCFS, FTP, County of Dufferin) Learn more about Move It On >
