Belonging, Volunteering, Giving & Leadership 2011

[button_link style="green large" url="https://www.livinginniagarareport.com/wp-content/uploads/Living-In-Niagara-report-2011-Belonging-Volunteering-Giving-and-Leadership-in-Niagara.pdf"]Click here to download a PDF of the summary version of this sector.[/button_link]   Community capacity building [...]

A community thrives if there are opportunities for leadership at all levels and involving the rich diversity of individual voices, [...]

Having a religious affiliation is believed to be of benefit to the individual, but also supports building social networks, civic [...]

Participation:  Being socially connected with families, friends and with community contacts through social institutions, clubs and organizations fosters social interaction, [...]

It takes trust in one another to build a safe community where everyone feels comfortable to engage with others and [...]

In 2010, 70.6% of those over 12 years of age rated their sense of belonging to their local community as [...]

Civic participation builds the capacity of a community and a nation through input into the decision-making process that shapes policies, [...]

[pull_quote align="right"]“We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give”. Sir Winston Churchill[/pull_quote]In [...]

[pull_quote align="right"]“Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer” Annual report 2010, Gillian’s Place.[/pull_quote]Volunteering: The act of volunteering [...]