Save the Date - MARCH 7, 2012 6:00pm
January 2012 - Join us at the launch of LAUNCH!...Click here for details.
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Invest Your Money in Local Change
January 2012 - Join us at a forum on present and future options...Click here for details.
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Community Holiday Meal list
December 2, 2011 - Holiday Meals - plus emergency food and shelter resources...Click here for details.
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Nominate your Food and Agriculture Champion
December 22, 2011 - It's nomination time for your local Food...Click here for details.
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CR-FAIR presents - A Year in Review 2011
December 22, 2011 - The year in Local Food and Agriculture...Click here for details.
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Listen to Rupert Downing on C-FAX 1070
November 10, 2011 - Listen...review the well attended City Hall and Families...Click here for details.
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Social planning council is part of city's history
November 9, 2011 - A great article on the Community Social Planning Council...Click here for details.
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Listen to Rupert Downing on CBC
November 9, 2011 - Listen...discuss how municipalities can help families...Click here for details.
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Let's Engage in Change
November 8, 2011 - Consensus Statement on Victoria's Economic...Click here for details.
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City Hall and Families
October 21, 2011 - An AFSA Powering-Up Event...Click here for details.
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Community Council release new report
October 14, 2011 - Social Finance Options for Affordable Housing...Click here for details.
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Homelessness Action Week document links
October 13, 2011 - Here are links to documents mentioned at these events....Click here for details.
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Conducting Community-Based Research

"The Community Social Planning Council performs a vital leadership role in bringing our diverse community together to discuss many issues, including an affordable standard of living for people in the region. UVic is committed to serving the local community and to dialogue and partnerships. The Council is a valuable resource for Greater Victoria and UVic is proud to be a partner in these discussions."

Grant Hughes
Director of Community Relations
University of Victoria

The Community Council provides research services:

Designs research projects that are responsive to emerging community issues
Gathers and monitors indicators and trends on current community conditions
Conducts evidence-based research and evaluation including documenting the impact of collaborative initiatives
Analyses the implications of public policy upon the quality of life of vulnerable populations in this region
Engages local people in research processes which result in social change
Establishes collaborative partners to support community research.

The Community Council is an active partner in the following
community based research tables:

Community Indicators Network
Happiness Index Partnership

Read our Reports

Researcher Contract employment

If interested in working with the Council, please send your application to: Alvaro Moreno at alvaro@communitycouncil.ca. Thank you very much. We will apprise you of opportunities.

Community Social Planning Council
203-4475 Viewmont Avenue | Victoria, BC | V8Z 6L8
Phone: 250-383-6166 Fax: 250-479-9411
Office hours: Monday through Thursday | 9:00am to 5:00pm
email: info [at] communitycouncil.ca (please type email, minus spaces, using the '@' symbol)
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