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CITY OF TORONTO COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP &<br />

INVESTMENT PROGRAMS<br />

PROGRAM NAME<br />

Drug Prevention Community Prevention<br />

www.toronto.ca/health/drug_grants/index.htm<br />

To build community capacity that will support local drug prevention<br />

and/or harm reduction initiatives. Funding is project-based, which<br />

are time limited to a maximum of one year. An option of multi-year<br />

assessment is available to previously funded groups (formerly called<br />

the Drug Prevention Grants Program)<br />

Economic Development Sector Initiatives<br />

Program (EDSIP)<br />

Provides seed money for initiation or expansion of projects expected to<br />

yield substantial long-term economic development benefits for the<br />

City, with a focus on the City’s strategic sectors.<br />

Food Security Investment Program (FSIP)<br />

www.toronto.ca/grants/fsip/index.htm<br />

Establish a stable food security sector by providing ongoing program<br />

funding and capacity-building support to high-need and under-served<br />

communities.<br />

CONTACT PERSON<br />

Beth Baker<br />

(416) 338-7947<br />

bbaker@toronto.ca<br />

Herbert Co<br />

(416) 338-7946<br />

hco@toronto.ca<br />

Rob Berry<br />

(416) 392-3387<br />

rberry@toronto.ca<br />

Kamal Sangha<br />

(416) 392-8527<br />

ksangha@toronto.ca<br />

Graffiti Transformation<br />

www.toronto.ca/graffiti/graffiti_transformation.htm<br />

Addresses youth unemployment as well as neighbourhood<br />

beautification, improvement and revitalization issues. Youth are hired<br />

by local organizations to remove graffiti and resurface the walls with<br />

attractive murals.<br />

Housing Help Partnership Program<br />

Encompasses housing access, housing stabilization and eviction<br />

prevention activities, and provides funding for a range of programs,<br />

supports and activities targeted to people who are homeless or atrisk<br />

of homelessness. Programs, supports and activities include<br />

assistance to find affordable housing, support and assistance once<br />

housed in the community, and prevention activities to households at<br />

risk of eviction.<br />

Recreation Partnership and Investment Program<br />

Funding is provided to not-for-profit community organizations for the<br />

provision of a leisure or sports activity that responds effectively to the<br />

needs of residents and improves the quality of life in the City of Toronto.<br />

Larry King<br />

(416) 392-0622<br />

lking@toronto.ca<br />

Jan Bangle<br />

(416) 397-1779<br />

Jbangle@toronto.ca<br />

Fay Grange or<br />

Michael Ellison<br />

(416) 392-0439<br />

sdrecgrants@toronto.ca<br />

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