The Social Planning Council of Ottawa (SPCO) offers and supports programs that ensure an adequate standard of living for individuals and families facing exclusion such as ethno-cultural seniors, racialized youth, and people living with mental health challenges.
Programs
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This project reduces social isolation for immigrant and ethno-cultural minority seniors. Funded by Employment and Social Development Canada, New Horizons for Seniors, it concluded it’s three and a half year funding with many successes based on collaboration and partnerships with 26 ethno-cultural groups. Read more
Enabling health, employment, learning and social opportunities through access to digital devices, connectivity, ability to use technology and capacity of the voluntary sector to use technology for better service to the community. Read more
This is a collective impact approach with the goal of bringing together seven (7) Black and racialized grassroots ethnocultural groups to work together to increase inclusion, provide services to ethnocultural minority community members and address systemic discrimination. This is a partnership for the success of Black and racialized Families, Children and Youth through culturally based/appropriate social programs. Read more
- Distributed 384 total digital devices to community members with a total of 579 individuals impacted.
- Connected 163 households with low-cost plans.
- Trained 761 seniors to use a computer or tablet.
- Trained and placed 61 young people from marginalized communities in digital jobs.
- Provided digital literacy training to 600 community members, including newcomers, seniors, and refugee women.
- 90% of participants now have the means to use digital devices and the Internet to connect to services, friends, learning and other online amenities.
These programs offer critical services to our community, enhancing quality of life, improving health, and These programs offer critical services to our community, enhancing quality of life, improving health, and
reducing isolation.reducing isolation.
Results
- 4,616 Participated in Activities Supporting Good Health
- 90% of Digital Equity Participants Reported Increased Digital Literacy Skills
- 600 Community Members Received Culturally Adapted Digital Literacy Training
- Distributed Devices to 344 Low-Income Households for the Benefit of 419 Individuals