Niagara Connects is facilitating the work of Niagara-wide citizens, agencies and Mental Health experts as they work together to build a Mental Health & Addictions Charter for Niagara.  Through the leadership of Healthy Living Niagara, these citizens have expressed a desire to build a more person-centered system that can be navigated as a Niagara-wide continuum, [...]

Niagara Connects (formerly known as the Niagara Research and Planning Council) is currently seeking applications for: Senior Research Associates, Community Research Associates, and Student Research Associates. Niagara Connects is a Niagara-wide network for collaboration, planning, learning, innovation and community action toward a stronger future for Niagara. Our mission is: “Generating knowledge that drives community action” [...]

The Niagara Research and Planning Council was a partner in gathering the evidence behind the policy brief “Are the Consequences of Poverty Holding Niagara Back?”, released on September 26, 2012 by the Niagara Community Observatory at Brock University.  It highlights that the consequences of poverty cost Niagara $1.38 billion/year, including both direct and indirect costs. [...]

NRAPC’s Living in Niagara- 2011 report aligns significantly with the Sustainable Niagara Plan recently adopted by Niagara Region.  The Sustainable Niagara plan has 13 Priority Actions.  Many of these align well with the 13 Overall Opportunities Suggested for Action in the Living in Niagara-2011 report. Increase planning and coordination within sectors:  The Sustainable Niagara plan [...]

Rowing the Boat Together forum invite Oct 18 2012 Save the Date! Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon A Niagara-wide collaborative forum for front-line Community Service Workers Where? Amici’s Banquet and Conference Centre, 2740 Merrittville Hwy., Thorold Who Should Attend? Front-line community service workers from across Niagara, who are peer-recognized as leaders [...]

Collaboration and knowledge-sharing lead to innovation.  Evidence-informed planning leads to improved outcomes.  That is why the Niagara-wide community is building the Niagara Knowledge Exchange (NKE).  It’s a tool to help people gather in a vibrant social space, enabled by a digital platform and a team of Knowledge Brokers who help foster connections between people and [...]

People from around Niagara, who work on the front lines in each of the 12 sectors of Living in Niagara- 2011, informed the report’s 65 Suggested Action Steps. They provide first-hand expert opinion on the assets and emerging issues in the work they do. The Niagara Research and Planning Council (NRAPC) works on behalf of [...]

SAVE THE DATE Friday, November 25th, 8:30 am to 11:00 am The Niagara Research and Planning Council presents: The Launch of the Living in Niagara Report 2011 “Critical factors for reflecting on quality of life in the community of Niagara” Location: Welland Community Wellness Complex 145 Lincoln Street East, Welland, Ontario 8:30 a.m. – Registration [...]

The Niagara Age Friendly Community Initiative (NAFCI) is lead by community partners including the Rose City Seniors Foundation, Niagara Region, City of Welland, the Welland Senior Citizens Advisory Committee, and the Niagara Research and Planning Council. With funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the 3-year NAFCI project was piloted in Welland.  Next the project will [...]