Community-Based Neighbourhood Development in Manitoba

1. Community-Based Neighbourhood Development in Manitoba Shannon Watson (Neighbourhoods Alive!) & Kemlin Nembhard (Daniel McIntyre/St. Matthews Community Association)

2. Launched in 2000 as a long term social & economic strategy to support community-driven revitalization efforts in older designated neighbourhoods in Winnipeg and across Manitoba Neighbourhoods Alive!: History

3. Neighbourhoods Alive!: Some Important Principles • NA! supports a “community-led” model of community revitalization. • Community-led: • recognizing local strengths, knowledge, experience • Supporting locally-identified issues by building on local strengths, knowledge & experience. • Neighbourhoods are unique. Community revitalization will look different in different neighbourhoods. • It takes more than bricks and mortar

4. Neighbourhoods Alive!: Some Important Principles • NA! supports Community Economic Development (CED) • CED: • Supports local capacity • Builds resiliency • 9 principles • Supporting locally-identified issues by building on local strengths, knowledge & experience. • e.g. Supporting local businesses, training opportunities

5. Community Leadership • Neighbourhood Renewal Corporations (NRCs) enact the principles of the community-led approach and CED at the local level. • Neighbourhoods Alive! Neighbourhood Development Assistance core funding supports 12 NRCs • NRCs develop multi-faceted plans, engage communities and coordinate local renewal efforts

6. Support for a Multi-Pronged Approach • Neighbourhoods Alive! provides funding and capacity support through various programs to support locally-determined broad community goals. • Housing & physical improvements • Employment & training • Recreation & well-being • Safety & crime prevention • Capacity building

7. A Community Example: Daniel McIntyre/St. Matthews • Commitment to a 5-year renewal plan • Extensive local involvement & partnerships • Completed and active projects in priority areas • Core funded staff to focus on renewal • Vibrant local office; creating a hub for local engagement • Increased organizational capacity

8. Community-Government Partnership • Funding program parameters remain broad to support community goals & flexibility • Communities lead and determine initiatives • Extensive interaction between Neighbourhoods Alive! staff and Neighbourhood Renewal Corporations

9. Challenges • Core funding supports a limited number of staff positions • Each community has to continually seek various funds to complete project goals • Neighbourhood history and current conditions require complex, long-term actions • Difficult to evaluate broad levels of change to validate efforts

10. Change is Evident • Increased number and complexity of projects and engagement processes • Social enterprises have emerged • Community visions have evolved • Physical conditions of communities have improved

11. 2010 Neighbourhoods Alive! Evaluation Finding “Since you moved to the area (or in the last 10 years), how satisfied are you with your neighbourhood?” EKOS Research Associates

12. Contact Information Neighbourhoods Alive! 2-406 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg MB R3B 2M2 Ph: (204) 945-3379 Email: nalive@gov.mb.ca www.neighbourhoodsalive.mb.ca Daniel McIntyre/St. Matthews Community Association 823 Ellice Ellice Avenue, Winnipeg MB R3G 0C3 Ph: (204) 772-0706 Email: dmsmwinnipeg@gmail.com www.dmsmca.ca

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