Community Recreation for All is a group of community workers and residents concerned about access to recreation programs and community centers in Toronto. Their goal is access to community recreation for all. They want no cuts to access to recreation in 2012, including no further cuts to Priority Centers and no new or increased user fees. They also want increased resources for access to community recreation, including expansion of the Welcome Policy and Priority Centers. Finally, they call for a transparent planning process to assess needs and determine the best way to serve communities over the long term.
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Community Recreation for All is a group of community workers and residents concerned about access to recreation programs and community centers in Toronto. Their goal is access to community recreation for all. They want no cuts to access to recreation in 2012, including no further cuts to Priority Centers and no new or increased user fees. They also want increased resources for access to community recreation, including expansion of the Welcome Policy and Priority Centers. Finally, they call for a transparent planning process to assess needs and determine the best way to serve communities over the long term.
Community Recreation for All is a group of community workers and residents concerned about access to recreation programs and community centers in Toronto. Their goal is access to community recreation for all. They want no cuts to access to recreation in 2012, including no further cuts to Priority Centers and no new or increased user fees. They also want increased resources for access to community recreation, including expansion of the Welcome Policy and Priority Centers. Finally, they call for a transparent planning process to assess needs and determine the best way to serve communities over the long term.
Who are are: A gioup of community woikeis anu iesiuents conceineu about access to iecieation piogiams anu community centies in Toionto Our goal: Access to community iecieation foi all What we want - No cuts to access to recreation in This incluues no fuithei cuts to Piioiity Centies no new usei fees anu no usei fee incieases - Resources for access to community recreation This incluues incieaseu iesouices foi the Welcome Policy anu foi the expansion of Piioiity Centies incluuing Antibes Com munity Centie which City Council has slateu to become a Piioiity Centie in - A ix for tbe recreation subsidy program tbe Welcome Policy This incluues enough iesouices in the subsiuy piogiam to meet its manuate of offeiing all Toionto iesi uents access to quality yeai-iounu iecieation piogiams It also incluues changes to the auministiation of the piogiam itself The subsiuy piogiam is often fiozen so that no-one in the city can access it In auuition it is pooily auveitiseu many eligible iesiuents uo not know it exists Finally the application piocess is extiemely complex anu can be humiliat ing It is paiticulaily uificult to access foi people who uo not speak English as a iist lan guage - Adult programs back in Priority Centres Council voteu to cut fiee auult piogiams out of Piioiity Centies in eaily We believe eveiyone shoulu have access to commu nity iecieation incluuing auults - A real planning process leading to a service plan informed by evidence and re sponsive to community needs A tianspaient anu honest consultation piocess infoiming a thoiough city-wiue neeus assessment Wheie uo we neeu new community centies What woulu people like to see happen at speciic community centies What is the best way to seive communities ovei the long-teim - A real cost assessment Bow much uoes it cost to keep people out of community centies Bow much uoes it cost to auministei the Welcome Policy anu chaige usei fees What aie the costs incuiieu by othei seivices incluuing health caie chilu caie anu policing when people cant access community centies What is the annual cost of iecieation subsi uies to the iich incluuing uefeiieu piopeity taxes foi piivate golf clubs - Access to community recreation for all Bow this access is achieveu shoulu be in foimeu by the planning piocess iecommenueu above To contact us please email communityrecreationforallgmailcom