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Service Planning Principles
5. Collaborative Action
Each action developed within the Toronto Youth Equity Strategy cannot be
addressed by a municipal government alone. While the TYES focuses principally
on what the City of Toronto can and should do to address the root causes
of youth violence, collaborative action is a core consideration for every action
taken in support of the TYES. To be successful, the TYES must connect to
the efforts of residents, communities, service providers, businesses, and other
governments.
6. Accountability
Proposing recommendations is the easy work. Taking actions that produce real
improvements in the lives of vulnerable Toronto youth is what matters in this
Strategy. An accountability and monitoring plan is vital to making these improvements
happen.
Each action developed within the Toronto Youth Equity Strategy contains three
elements for accountability and monitoring:
• A clearly identified lead program area with responsibility to implement;
• a timeframe for implementation; and
• a measure by which the status of each action will be reported to the
public.
These elements mean that responsibilities for action are clearly assigned, a timeframe
to get started on the work is clear, and expectations for reporting are well
defined. You can find the full details of these elements posted on the TYES’s
website (www.toronto.ca/youth). They’re also listed in the Staff Report for the
Toronto Youth Equity Strategy that is presented to City Council.
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