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Fairlawn Social Justice Projects
40 Oaks is ready for residents!
They're moving in, early January, to CRC's 40 Oaks in Regent Park.
Many Fairlawn folk volunteered in December to set up the rooms. Find out more
Urgently needed
87 telephones (land lines), hot plate; thin dresser; single mattress;
coat stand and wall-mounted shelves
Hope Chest
for CRC 40 Oaks, Regent Park
The CRC’s 40 Oaks project in Regent Park is currently running a short but mighty
fundraising campaign to immediately furnish
the 87 housing units in its new building, opening December 27. If you would like
to contribute money (not used furniture) to the purchase of discounted
furnishings, please click the
Hope Chest Donation Form
or pick up a Hope Chest form at the back of the church.
Furnishing a complete unit is $5,000 but ANY amount will
be put to good use! Money can be donated online or by mail. Corporate and
personal tax receipts provided. Speak to Carolyn Clark, Greig Clark, Jannie
Mills or Linda Spears for more information or visit
http://40oaks.com/
Fill in the
Hope Chest Donation Form
to make your financial donation for CRC to purchase the furnishings.
Christian Resource Centre Reconstruction
87
units of affordable housing at CRC
For more information, see
Other websites of interest
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Fight the proposed
sell-off of affordable housing units by Toronto Housing Corporation
You have
most likely been aware of all the City budget cutbacks in the news over the last
month or so. One issue that has been of concern to your social justice team
is the proposed sell-off of more than 700 homes owned by the Toronto Housing
Corporation and lived in by residents who could not afford to live
elsewhere.
To find
the mailing address or fax number of your City Councillor, click
here:
http://app.toronto.ca/wards/jsp/wards.jsp
and
type your home address. Your councillor's ward will appear as a link above
your address. Follow
the link to your ward to find your councillor's name and mailing address or
fax.
Recommendations
about TCH housing will go to the Toronto Executive Committee on January 24,
2012 with a vote by the full Council on February 6, 2012.
Please write now!
Heathly Food Supplement Letter
Fairlawn Motion in
support of the $100 Healthy Food Supplement was sent to Queen’s Park
If you are interested
in reading the letter to the Premier, click the link below. We have received an
acknowledgement from the Premier’s office as well as a note from the Ministry of
Finance to let us know that Fairlawn is now on a waiting list for any future pre-budget
submission consultations. So we are on their radar.
Healthy_Food_Supplement_Letter.pdf
SAR Brief
This is a letter from the
Fairlawn Social Justice Chair to the
Commission for the Review of Social Assistance (SAR) in Ontario to request the
following:
- fix social assistance rates
- implement the $100 healthy food supplement
immediately
- support an increase to minimum wage
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Kitchen prep for the new apartments, Dec. 2011
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New construction well underway Fall 2011 |
Ready for occupancy January 2012 |
What an exciting project and a beautiful building! |
Monaco Place
20 units of mixed affordable housing
For more information, see Photos of the construction
Dawes Road - Fred Victor Centre
48 units of
affordable and supportive housing for single and two parent families and couples
Construction completed, tenants moved it!
Fairlawn's visit to Fred Victor Centre
Parkdale Green Phoenix
Social Justice Advocacy
Funding was approved for
- an innovative approach to developing partnerships as part of
Fairlawn's social justice vision. Executive Council has approved three years of
funding for a full time Advocacy Coordinator for the Toronto Christian Resource
Centre in Regent Park. The money for the position will come from the St.
James-Bond trust funds that were, as part of the amalgamation agreement with
Fairlawn, dedicated to support social justice work. As well as working at CRC, the
Advocacy Coordinator, Rene Adams, will also be
available one to two days a week to support the work of our Social Justice Team
at Fairlawn.
- a social justice position at Toronto Southeast Presbytery was funded.
Here is a description in Beth Baskin's own words:
The
Social Justice Project vision is that; “United Church
congregations, inspired by the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, will
be actively and effectively engaged in social justice ministry and
become visible advocates for just and sustainable communities.”
My
name is Beth Baskin and I am the staff person who is, in collaboration
with the steering committee and interested congregations, working
towards this vision. My primary tasks are:
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to facilitate the development of a social justice
ministry within and amongst Toronto Southeast congregations
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to help congregations find their voices and become more
effective advocates as they work for political, social, and economic
solutions to the root causes of injustice
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to support the development of the capacity of these
congregations to assume ownership of and provide leadership for their
ongoing social justice ministries.
This
project is about enabling some congregations to do what they have
envisioned in the area of social justice and to support other
congregations in the visioning and then moving to action. This project
is for those congregations who want:
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to develop a more active social justice response to the
gospel
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to connect with marginalized persons and work with them
to change the systems that keep our brothers and sisters on the margins
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to connect with other congregations and organizations
affecting change in the world
Summary of Social Justice Affordable Housing Projects
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Monaco Place |
$150,000 |
20 units of
affordable
housing |
$150,000 to
the St Clair West Affordable Housing Group to support the conversion
of St Paul-Pietro Valdo United Church into 20 units of mixed
affordable housing to be known as Monaco Place.
The development will include a common room and community kitchen on
the main floor. |
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Green Phoenix Housing |
$150,000
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Phase 1:
10 units
Phase 2:
11
units |
$150,000 to
Parkdale United Church Green Phoenix Housing Project. The renovation
of Shalom House into 10 new apartment units was completed and
quickly filled by people from a Parkdale waiting list of more than
400*.
Phase 2 will add 11 new apartments to the existing Phoenix Place
building which currently has 135 affordable bachelor apartments
($100 below market). |
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Dawes House |
$600,000 |
48 units |
$600,000 to
Fred Victor Centre for their 'Making Housing Happen' Program and the
conversation of Dawes House in Scarborough into 48 units of
affordable and supportive housing for single and two parent families
and couples. FVC will provide on-site housing support as well as
network with other local agencies to provide a wide range of
services. |
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40 Oak Street |
$1,500,000 |
87 units |
$1,500,000
to the Christian Resource Centre (CRC) for the redevelopment of 40
Oak Street into an 87 unit apartment building in Regent Park for the
‘hardest to house’ - individuals who are homeless or at high risk
of becoming homeless. This is by far our most significant
contribution – not only in terms of the dollars involved, but also
in terms of the significant personal involvement of Fairlawn members
(three Board members plus two other volunteers) |
If you would like to know more about social justice at
Fairlawn Avenue United Church and how you can help,
please contact
Rosemary Pryde.
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