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The Community Employment Innovation Project CEIP in New Waterford

The Community Employment Innovation Project CEIP in New Waterford Implementation Challenges and Project Highlights Angus Gillis Chair, New Waterford Community Board. The New Waterford Board.

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The Community Employment Innovation Project CEIP in New Waterford

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  1. The Community Employment Innovation Project CEIP in New Waterford Implementation Challenges and Project Highlights Angus Gillis Chair, New Waterford Community Board

  2. The New Waterford Board • Fall of 1999 meetings held in town where concept of community board was discussed and outline of CEIP was delivered to attendees. • November 1999 Steering Committee struck to • draft constitution and bylaws, • secure incorporation under Societies Act of NS • draw boundaries of community service area • December 1999 Interim Board elected, constitution and bylaws completed and boundaries drawn

  3. The New Waterford Board • Interim Board chose name of New Waterford and Area Social and Economic Action Society of (NW and Area SEAS) • Official community sanction given at public meeting on April 5. • Strategic Planning Process begun by committee of board • Strategic Plan approved by PIC in August, 1999. • SEAS held first AGM April 2001

  4. Benefit of local board • Local approval • Know your areas needs • Youth • Seniors • Employment • Limited abilities • Tourism and culture • Design your own application and evaluation process

  5. Problems forming board • Acceptance by some in community • No legal or accounting on board • Lack of capital seen as negative

  6. Challenges • Maintaining involvement of community members in CEIP and forging and maintaining effective partnerships between potential project sponsors, funders and unions. ( Ex. Beautification project) • Attracting interest of business community • Lack of expertise on board in terms of experience and training in CED and business issues. • Dealing with Project Sponsors who fail to follow or execute proposals as written or who fail to manage workers safely.

  7. Challenges of note • Getting cooperation of unions in CEIP projects • New Waterford is a union town • Several projects required prior union approval before they could go ahead and receive board approval. • There is a great deal of potential for unions to view CEIP workers as replacement workers; it is significant that this has been avoided • Expand project base • Not only more projects but good quality projects are needed • The CEIP embodies a new way of approaching social programming for communities but it presupposes the communities are capable of responding.

  8. Accomplishments • Approved approximately 51 projects which give placements to about 212 CEIP participants. • Highlighted Projects • New Waterford Youth Centre • New Waterford Beautification Project • Breton Education Centre Project • Open Door Homeless Shelter • CNIB

  9. Participants New transferable skills Some acquired permanent position Life changing opportunities through contacts made Community Social problems addressed Positive attitude reflected in community No community except community projects Benefits of Projects

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