For many of us, the conversation around maintaining our health and well-being during periods of social isolation has become increasingly relevant. We all now see the inherent value in going out for a walk with a friend or...
Cities Deepening Community has been working with communities and organizations across Canada and internationally since 2016. We are building a vibrant network of communities that are committed to strengthening neighbourhoods and fostering positive community change through resident-led action.
We support communities to increase a sense of belonging, citizenship, resilience, and well-being while also fostering community security and strengthening local economies. We do this by hosting community of practices, webinars, and events, producing publications that share our learnings and supporting our members with specialized coaching.
The CDC team is here to support you. Do you have any questions? Want to get involved? Reach out to any member of the team: Heather Keam, Dan Ritchie and Connor Judge.
In this workshop, you’ll explore how to reinvigorate your engagement, engage meaningfully and creatively in a hybrid world, and how to ensure our engagement is inclusive.
Join Lisa Attygalle and join community changemakers from across North America and beyond in asking "How can we do things differently?"
Join us for a fireside chat as the Cities Deepening Community team explores the function of ensuring safety within our communities. We will be looking at dimensions of safety with former Police Chief of Longmont, Colorado, Mike Butler. This fireside chat will discuss the role of police in taking an asset-based approach and building trust with residents to provide safety and wellbeing.
Join us in the beautiful city of London as we convene will gather together Canada’s premier community development leaders and neighbourhood practitioners to explore the impact of Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) and leading neighbourhood and community revitalizing strategies. Together we want to explore how communities are strengthening social connectedness, combatting loneliness and citizen disengagement.
If you want support to develop a community plan or neighbourhood strategy, reach out to Heather or Dan.
Cities are now developing neighbourhood strategies that help guide municipal staff, organizations, and residents to work together to build healthy vibrant neighbourhoods. This guide is for municipal staff or community groups interested in building the case for the development of a neighbourhood strategy.
If you are looking to build a neighbourhood strategy, this guide will provide you with tools and resources to assist you in engaging the community and, ultimately, developing a meaningful, actionable strategy.
Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) starts with people’s gifts and strengths (assets). These assets equip people to respond to local needs and challenges in their neighbourhoods. ABCD also considers how individual and group assets can be harnessed and connected to create positive changes within a community.
Building a successful group takes time, resources, relationships and trust. In this guide, you will find five steps and associated resources to help build groups that will work together to make change in your community.
Check out our latest blogs, publications, podcasts, and webinars below.
For many of us, the conversation around maintaining our health and well-being during periods of social isolation has become increasingly relevant. We all now see the inherent value in going out for a walk with a friend or...
It has been 18 months since we first started “social distancing” and shutting down some of the most vital components of what is at the heart of community, such as parks, trails, cafes, community centres, events and social...
As COVID-19 cases start to go down, mass vaccinations are happening and communities are starting to think about the future and open, up we find ourselves at a crossroad. COVID has affected our jobs and families, shut down...
In this article, Heather Keam, Associate Director of Cities Deepening Community, introduces what a neighbourhood strategy is, its limitations and why it is important to centre the community or neighbourhood when we develop...
This resource is an example of Neighborhood Health Status Improvement from the Greater Rochester Health Foundation.
This resource is an example of Neighborhood Health Status Improvement from the Greater Rochester Health Foundation.
It profiles the Strengthening Our Area Residents (SOAR) initiative taking place in the Towns of Galen and...
This webinar recording features a fireside chat with Deanna Butz from Stony Plain and author Dave Runyon as they talk about the importance of focusing your work on building neighbour relationships and what that means for...
In this webinar, Mayor Lisa Helps of Victoria, BC, sits down with Margaret Wheatley for a fireside chat about systems thinking and changing the way we as cities/towns think about working collectively. What kind of leader do...
Social isolation rates were soaring across the world even before the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered the gathering places that brought us together. However, the rise of social isolation is not a personal choice or individual...
Access a list of comprehensive community engagement techniques that can be selected based on the level of engagement you are conducting
Access a list of comprehensive community engagement techniques that can be selected based on the level of engagement you are conducting
Access a list of comprehensive community engagement techniques that can be selected based on the level of engagement you are conducting