Reference no: EM133447551
Question 1. You have been hired by the City Councillor to engage with residents in a Toronto Community Housing area. The units are getting old and are in disrepair. Meanwhile, market rentals and housing in the neighbourhood are getting increasingly expensive. The Councillor wants to look at models such as Regent Park and Alexandra Park, which would rebuild subsidized housing, add condos for purchase, and redevelop the area with new amenities like parks and daycares. The City Councillor wants the residents of the Toronto Community Housing to be as active participants as possible in the process. The councillor wants to see community engagement at all five levels of community engagement.
Explain each level of community engagement for this issue (inform, consult, involve, collaborate, empower)
Identify a specific strategy/activity you could use to achieve each level.
Question 2. A councillor wants to hold a community meeting to get input on housing development. She wants you to focus your outreach on the seniors living in the neighbourhood.
Identify the barriers this population faces to participating in giving input on the housing development.
Explain the types of outreach activities you will use to reach out to them, considering the barriers you identified.
Explain two values or principles of community engagement and how they connect to your outreach strategy.