FAST FACTS - Inner-City Voices Community-Based Solutions

Investment in Com- in each of the sections of the report that munity Led Renewal: is articulated through the voices of the Another theme State of the Inner City community people that we spoke with. [...] There is a people in the commu- level of frustration nity are involved, reflected in each of the when they participate sections of the report in deciding upon what is to be done and when their that is articulated through the voices of the community community-based organizations (CBOs) are provided people that we spoke with. [...] We propose that bridging this divide will munity-based projects”.1 We have seen that the involve both a re-framing of the issue of safety and CBO’s that are most effective are those with meaning- security, and a shifting of the core of the Winnipeg ful community involvement. [...] The pages of the report include the voices of the many individuals that we interviewed - By Shauna MacKinnon and Margaret Haworth- and worked with over the past year. [...] We report on our findings of the strengths and is the Executive Director of the Prairie Women’s Health the progress as well as the problems and challenges Centre of Excellence.