June 15, 2009 - District of Mission

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nave set a weekly check in time with Dennis Clark for Tuesdays at 3:30pm. This time frame
i 'Me provided as a space in which I can relay questions or concerns to Dennis and in which we
can share information.
Dennis and I have reviewed the Social Development Plan and will be making some revisions to
both the length and the content. The Social Development Plan is community based and quite
comprehensive; however, it is apparent that several terms (such as "Integrate Social Planning")
need to be better defined and broad goals are in need of being shortened and redirected into
action-based strategies. Proposed plan revisions will undergo review at Social Development
meetings.
My intent is to narrow the plan into manageable chunks and action based strategies. I believe that
10 priority areas are too high and 3-5 priority areas are ideal. It is apparent that some
subcommittee groups as well as individual members are feeling burnt out and lack direction. I
believe that by starting small and deciding on the end result and working backwards, it will give
new direction to sub committee members as well as ensure their actions have tangible outcomes.
Additionally, it has been brought to my attention by the Food Security Committee that
community food sustainability, nutrition and food security are not mentioned anywhere in the
Social Development Plan and should be incorporated into the ideals of "health and wellness".
Thus, revisions will most likely include the previously unthought-of area of food security and
sustainability.
Section 5 - Social Development Commission Update:
a) Report Card Style Forum
b) Volunteerism
c) New Membership
d) Community Networking
e) Terms of Reference
a) Report Card Style Forum
As part of the original Social Development Plan, a report back to the community was intended to
happen last spring 2008. This event has not taken place to date and the Social Development
Commission feels that a report card style event is integral to not only report back to the
community and share successes, but also, to share the challenges and barriers experienced up to
this point. This event would not be a duplication of previous workshops held. The format for this
event would most likely consist of an afternoon event held on a Friday. Currently, the
Commission is brainstorming best practices for facilitation of this type of event.
Utilizing a Historical Framework approach could be beneficial in determining contributing
factors for both strengths and weaknesses of the plan thus far. The purpose of a Historical
Framework is a reflective tool to review the past to prepare for the future. This method uses the
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