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w w w .i n si d eH A LT O N .c o m O A K V IL LE B EA V ER W ed ne sd ay , O ct ob er 5 , 2 01 1 1 8 Mary Burnett, CEO, Alzheimers Society of Hamilton and Halton Dr. Alan Brown, Chief & Physician Program Director for the Dept. of Psychiatry, OTMH Barbara Burton, CEO, United Way of Oakville Aisha Chaney, Community Services Co-ordinator, Salvation Army of Oakville Diane Childs, Manager Long Term Planning, Town of Oakville Ann Coborn, Director, Volunteer Halton Chandra Hardeen, Director, Community Impact, United Way of Oakville Dr. Jane Gilbert, Psychiatrist for the Urgent Care Clinic / ER & the Eating Disorders Program, OTMH Marc Hamel, Co-Chair, Halton Poverty Roundtable Ted Hildebrant, Director, Social Planning, Community Development Halton Wayne Joudrie, Former Director of Education, Halton District School Board Michelle Knoll, Executive Director, Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre Wendy Kowalski, Senior Policy Advisor, Halton Region Carly Lambert Crawford, Program and Office Manager, Danielles Place Darryl McKenzie, President & CEO, YMCA of Oakville Keith Moore, Senior Planner, Halton Regional Police Service Janice Moro, Executive Director, Home Suite Hope Dr. Bob Nosal, Commissioner and Medical Officer of Health, Halton Region Martin Power, Superintendent, Halton Regional Police Service Diane Randall, Former Director Clinical Services, Reach Out Centre for Kids Charlotte Redekop Young , Executive Director Sheltering, Food for Life Amy Rogers, Information and Referral Specialist, Canadian Mental Health Association Halton Dr. Angela Saunders, Registered Psychologist, Director of Clinical Services, Reach Out Centre For Kids Colleen Sym, Executive Director and Lawyer, Halton Community Legal Services Deborah Thomson, Fund Development Manager, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Halton Benjamin Ward, Former Executive Director, Kerr Street Ministries Carol Willems, Director of Sheltering Services, Salvation Army of Oakville Sheldon Wolfson, Commissioner of Social Services, Halton Region ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND SOURCES We would like to thank all the individuals and organizations who generously shared their insight and information related to the issues covered herein. In particular we acknowledge: Vital Signs is a community check-up conducted by community foundations across Canada that measures the vitality of our communities, identifies significant trends, and assigns grades in a range of areas critical to quality of life. Vital Signs is coordinated nationally by Community Foundations of Canada. The Vital Signs trademark is used with permission from Community Foundations of Canada. A complete list of the references can be found by visiting our website, www.theocf.org/VitalSigns Author: Christine Szustaczek Contributors: Grace Attard, Rusty Baillie, June Cockwell, Ann Mulvale, Sarah McPherson, Marlene Sibbett Photographers: Peter West, Jette James, Robert Burwell, Les Lengyel We wish to thank our partners in supporting the vision and mission of the OCF For a complete list of all partners, please visit www.theocf.org & Charitable Registration Number: 891934374RR0001 Building a strong and caring community is a bigger task than any one person, organization or level of government can achieve. It requires a vision for what can be and for what shouldnt be and the concern, wisdom and talents of many in order to affect positive and truly lasting change. We hope that you are inspired to find a way to make a difference. Your responsibility, generosity and involvement, however large or small, will help build the social capital needed to enrich our collective future. Please take the opportunity to share your perspective. Your participation will help us create the unity at the core of a vibrant and vital Oakville community. Visit www.theocf.org/VitalSigns to make your voice heard. 905 844 3562 | www.theocf.org