1. A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER MODEL

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4. A Model of Community Development
Salient Features of Ethno-Cultural Seniors Program:
 Diffic tofindap lis dm d l o c s -c
ult ub he o e f ro s ultural
c m unity d ve p e te hniq s s te ie o p c e
o m e lo m nt c ue , tra g s r ra tic s
s e ific lly a e a o a
p c a im d t rg nizinge thno ultura s nio in a
-c l e rs
m ultura s tting the a s m b m inly fo us o
ultic l e ; re re o e ut a c ing n
ho o e o g up d vo o c
m g ne us ro s e id f ultura d re e .
l iffe nc s
 Our p je t w stoa d s ne d o m
ro c a d re s e s f ulticultura s nio
l e rs
g a dto a s“m o e
e re w rd e p w ringa e b
nd na linge thno ultura
-c l
s nio in ac m le m ultura urb n c nte toe c ly
e rs o p x ultic l a o xt ffe tive
a d s is ue o c m o s c l c nc rn(s
d re s s s f o m n o ia o e ).”

5. STEP I:
How to Lay a Foundation
 What issues are to be addressed?
Community need(s) must be identified and understood.
 How are they to be addressed?
 Ava b re o e to a d s the ene d .
ila le s urc s d re s s e s
These resources extend beyond mere money. Resources also include valued
assets such as:
- Kno le g a c a
w d e nd re tivity b s d o hum n e e nc
ae n a xp rie e
- Me tings a e in lo a m llso a a e b ing
e pcs c l a r p rtm nt uild s
- P o lew w
e p ith illing s a a
ne s nd ttitud sto g t invo d
e e lve
- Of c urs , fina ia re o e tha c m fro fund s urc s
o e nc l s urc s t o e m ing o e
c n m ke s c
a a s e uringo r re o e m h e s r.
the s urc s uc a ie

6. Community-Needs Analysis
 Id ntifyingane d a e c ly a ula
e e nd ffe tive rtic tingit.
 Thea ility to s
b urve o ’ e
y ne s nviro e a re o nize“
nm nt nd c g what’ s wrong” r
o
“
what is missing”Thus ane d a lys m t d s ve l thing :
, e s na is us o e ra s
 Id ntify thep b ma p vid e e eane d e ts
e ro le nd ro e vid nc e xis
 Think a o w ysthep b mc uld b b s a d s e
b ut a ro le o e e t d re s d
 De lo (a le s te tive are lis , p c a s lutio
ve p t a t nta ly) a tic ra tic l o n
 Thro h e e eg the d fro c ntsa s ff, theRexdale Women’s
ug vid nc a re m lie nd ta
Centre id ntifie tha e
e d t thno ultura s nio w ree e nc
-c l e rs e xp rie ing
d p p rtio teb rrie to a e ua re re tio a p ve tivehe lth
is ro o na a rs d q te c a n nd re nta a
s rvic sin the c m unity.
e e ir o m
 A d ta d p n w sd ve p d a e a re re s the eis ue a a
e ile la a e lo e im d t d s ing s s s nd
fund p p s l w sp p re .
ing ro o a a re a d

7. The Funding Proposal
 Se uringp je t fund ne dno b a d
c ro c ing e t e s iffic a is
ult s
c m o im g d To thise , a e ie c n inc a e
o m nly a ine . nd g nc s a re s
the fund o p rtunitie if the fo wthre g ne l
ir ing p o s y llo e e ra
s p:
te s
1) finda m tc
nd a h
2 fo uso o o e
) c n utc m s
3 fo w o c nta ts
) llo -up n o c .

8. Find and Match
 Toid ntify o find thene d
e r e
 Tofindp te l fund rsw w uldb w
o ntia e ho o e illingtoc m it
o m
re o e toa a e y w
s urc s n g nc illingtom e s h ne d .
e t uc e s
 Thea ility tofindane da match it toap te l fund r isa
b e nd o ntia e
s tha s p ra sm ny s c s ful p je t p p s lsfro
kill t e a te a uc e s ro c ro o a m
m ny uns c s ful o s
a uc e s ne .
 In thec s o ECSAP, theRexdale Women’s Centre w sa le
ae f a b
toid ntify thene d in itsc m unity p rta
e es o m e iningtob rrie
a rs
fa e b e
c d y thno ultura s nio . Se o , RW a p a he
-c l e rs c nd C p ro c d
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p je t.
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9. 2) Focus on Outcomes
 He the a tw im o nt p ints
re re re o p rta o :
 Thea e y m t b c nne te totheis uein aw y tha
g nc us e o c d s a t
d m ns te competence. In ins nc sw retheCentre d
e o tra s ta e he id
no ha e e e it d ve p dpartnerships w c m unity
t ve xp rtis , e lo e ith o m
a e ie s h a Parks and Recreation, Public Health, a the
g nc s uc s nd
City of Toronto.
 W n a a e y isa letos wc m e nc , it c n the o r
he n g nc b ho o p te e a n ffe
ta ib outcomes fro thep je t. Suc o o e s uldb
ng le m ro c h utc m s ho e
p s nte in measurable terms s h a “
re e d uc s increases in access”
or “decreases in barriers.” im o nt toha s e ifie g a
p rta ve p c d o ls
a o je tive .
nd b c s

10. 3) Follow-Up on Contacts
 Re e
c ivingfund o ed e no g ra es s q nt
ing nc o s t ua nte ub e ue
fund . It isa a im o nt tofa ilita ap s
ing lw ys p rta c te o itivew rking
o
relationship b tw e thea e y a thefund r.
e en g nc nd e
 W the fund isg nte o no follow-up isac ia p rt
he r ing ra d r t, ruc l a
o thefund p c s . Fo w o n invo sd c ve
f ing ro e s llo -up fte lve is o ring
w thep je t w sturne d w o w t ne d tob d neto
hy ro c a d o n r ha e s e o
e urecontinued funding. Fund o e c n a s t
ns ing ffic rs a s is
a e ie b c rifyingw t thefund r islo kingfo in s e ific
g nc s y la ha e o r pc
p je t p p s ls
ro c ro o a .
 Group exercise of preparing a funding proposal

11. STEP II:
How to Make Contact/Need Identification
 He , the a fo g ne l s p tofo w
re re re ur e ra te s llo .
1.Staff: w a s ns
ho re e itiveto d rs is ue e p c lly
ive ity s s s e ia
p rta
e iningtoa ea e
g nd thnic ity.
2.Community consultations w s e ifice
ith p c thno ultura
-c l
g up in o e to d c ve w t iss e ific lly im o nt
ro s rd r is o r ha pc a p rta
tothe . Like is , the m t c ns tio w
m w e re us o ulta ns ith
p s e tivec m unity p rtne a e ie to d c ve w t
ro p c o m a r g nc s is o r ha
s rvic sthe d a d no p vid –a w
e e y o nd o t ro e nd hy.

12. Community Consultation Process
 Flye w rep s din lo a m lls a a e b ing a
rs e o te c l a , p rtm nt uild s nd
re re tio c ntre invitings nio tos rethe c nc rns
c a n e s e rs ha ir o e .
 RW s ff info e a e y c ntso theo p rtunity to
C ta rm d g nc lie f po
p rtic a in thec ns tio .
a ip te o ulta ns
 C ns tio w reo re a d re tim s d ysa
o ulta ns e ffe d t iffe nt e , a nd
lo a nstoe urea c s ib
c tio ns c e s ility a p rtic a n.
nd a ip tio
 Tra p rta n w sp vid db w y o b tic tso ta rid s
ns o tio a ro e y a f us ke r xi e
toa s t s nio toa ndthec ns tio .
s is e rs tte o ulta ns
 Ethno p c m e sw rehe in lo a a a e m e
-s e ific e ting e ld c l p rtm nt e ting
ro m a a theRe a W m n’ C ntre
o s nd t xd le o e s e .

13. Community Consultation Process
 C m unity s nio w rea ke w t the fe w rethe
o m e rs e s d ha y lt e ir
g a s b rrie toc m unity s rvic s
re te t a rs o m e e.
 Re a W m n’ C ntres ff m m e p vid dtra la n
xd le o e s e ta e b rs ro e ns tio
a inte re tio s rvic sw n ne e s ry.
nd rp ta n e e he c s a
 Re s e w reo re a a c ns tio s h a c ffe ,
fre hm nts e ffe d t ll o ulta ns uc s o e
te , fruit a b c .
a nd is uits
 TheRe a W m n’ C ntreo re fre c c res rvic s
xd le o e s e ffe d e hild a e e
w n c ns tio w reo re a thea e y.
he o ulta ns e ffe d t g nc
 C ns tio w refa ilita db theP je t C o ina r w
o ulta ns e c te y ro c o rd to ho
m tic us no da o thes nio ’ o e .
e ulo ly te ll f e rs c nc rns
 Thre m s im o nt is ue w rehig hte .
e o t p rta s s e hlig d

14. 3. Discover issues of common social
concern across ethnicity
 Them in s te y in c s -c
a tra g ro s ultura c m unity
l o m
d ve p e istob
e lo m nt ringto e r p o lea ro sthe
g the e p c s ir
d rs a a s t the to w rk to e r to a d s
ive ity nd s is m o g the d re s
s c l c nc rnstha a c a o the re a le so
o ia o e t ffe t ll f m g rd s f
cultura b c ro
l a kg unde . b rrie tore re tio a
.g a rs c a n nd
p ve tivehe lth c re
re nta a a .

15. 4.The Cross-Cultural Forum/Consultations
 ECSAP o a d e ht s c s ful c m unity c ns tio
rg nize ig uc e s o m o ulta n
me s
e ting :
 Thes m s p rt o re in thec m unity c ns tio
a e up o ffe d o m o ulta ns
w reo re he s h a inte re rsa tra p rta n.
e ffe d re uc s rp te nd ns o tio
 Thed y, tim a lo a n o thise nt w sthem s c nve nt fo
a e nd c tio f ve a o t o nie r
thes nio b s d o thec ns tio p s .
e rs a e n o ulta ns ha e
 Thea e aw sb s d o theke is ue tha w rep d te ine
g nd a a e n y s s t e re e rm d
fro thec ns tio p s .
m o ulta ns ha e
 Se rsw reim e ia ly a leto re o nizetheis ue the he in
nio e m d te b cg s s y ld
c m o re a le so e
o m n g rd s f thno ultura b c ro .
-c l a kg und

16. 4.The Cross-Cultural Forum/Consultations
 The w rethre m in o o e fro thefo :
re e e a utc m s m rum
 Trust networks w ree ta lis d a re rc db
e s b he nd info e y
Ele tingre re e tivefro e c e
c p s nta m a h thnicg up thus
ro
s ttingthefo a n to w rk to e r.
e und tio o g the
 Effective facilitator b a p rtic a d m ns tingthe
y ll a ip nts e o tra
p je t w uld b run in ac m e nt a p e m nne
ro c o e o p te nd rud nt a r.
 Contact listing o a p o le
f ll e p

17. STEP III:
How to Train and Mobilize
Em o e e
p w rm nt
C m unity d ve p e
o m e lo m nt
Fa ilita d rs
c te ive ity
Ed a n a tra
uc tio nd ining
Mobilize a undis ue im o nt tothe a the lo a
ro s s p rta m nd ir c l
c m unity.
o m
PuttingTraining Into Action
 “ w d eisp w r.”
kno le g o e (info a n w rks p a tra
rm tio o ho s nd ining )
s

18. How to Train and Mobilize
In ECSAP, thes nio p the tra
e rs ut ir iningintoa tio in s ve l w ys
c n e ra a :
 The m d im o nt d p tio a To ntoC Ha b th in
y a e p rta e uta ns t ro ity ll o
Eng h a w ll a in the m the to ue
lis s e s ir o r ng s
 The lo b d lo a c c unc rsa o ia thro h p titio
y b ie c l ity o illo nd ffic ls ug e ns
a in fa e -fa em e s
nd c -to c e ting
 The c ula dp titio fo e nc dre re tio a p ve tive
y irc te e ns r nha e c a n nd re nta
he lth s rvic sfo the o n c m unity
a e e r ir w o m
 The e a e in m ip l a fe e l e c n c m a nsa to k
y ng g d unic a nd d ra le tio a p ig nd o
info a n b c tothe e
rm tio a k ir thno ultura p e
-c l e rs
 Ove ll re ultso the ea tivitie w reg a r c
ra s f s c s e re te ivicp rtic a n a
a ip tio nd
ad c a ein is la n a o s thes nio
e re s o tio m ng t e rs

19. STEP IV:
How to Evaluate Success
 It isim o nt to o a
p rta rg nizeas te a , o je tiveevaluation:
ys m tic b c
a) a o o p c s (p c s e lua n)
n ng ing ro e s ro e s va tio
b) o o e rie d (o o ee lua n)
utc m -o nte utc m va tio
c) fe d a k fro internal a external stakeholders o the
ebc m nd f p je t
ro c
d) a outside third party to e urethea nym o inte w e
n ns no ity f rvie e s
to a ws ke ld rsto c nd ly re p nd to e lua n q s ns
llo ta ho e a id so va tio ue tio
w ut fe r o re ris l o m rg liza n.
itho a f p a r a ina tio
Project Success and Celebration
 to w rk fo c ntinue fund
o r o d ing
 to a c furthe inte s
ttra t r re t
 to e lo m rec m unity d ve p e o p rtunitie
xp re o o m e lo m nt p o s

20. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
 The Ethno-Cultural Seniors Advocacy Project (ECSAP) began in
March 1998.
Thep je t w sd e into thre d c teye c nne te p s sin
ro c a ivid d e is re t o c d ha e
o e m e isp a g a :
rd r e t rim ry o ls
 To id ntify a he e ina b rrie w h p ve e
e nd lp lim te a rs hic re nt thno ultura
-c l
s nio fro a c s ingre re tio a p ve tivehe lth s rvic s
e rs m c e s c a n nd re nta a e e.
 To fo te a inc a ethec p c o e
s r nd re s a a ity f thno ultura s nio to e c
-c l e rs ffe t
ps
o itivec ng sw
ha e ithin the o n c m unitie a to b c m the
ir w o m s nd e o e ir
o n a vo a s
w d c te .
 To fa ilita c lla o tio b tw e e
c te o b ra ns e e n thno ultura s nio ,
-c l e rs
s rvic a e ie a g ve e a e ie in o e to e c ly
e e g nc s nd o rnm nt g nc s rd r ffe tive
re re sid ntifie a c s is ue .
d s e d c es s s

21. In Phase I (April 1998 to March 1999):
 In thisp s , fund w so ta d ap je t c o ina r
ha e ing a b ine , ro c o rd to
hire , a c m unity c ns tio he toa s t e
d nd o m o ulta ns ld s is thno-
cultura s nio id ntify b rrie toa c s ings rvic sw the
l e rs e a rs c e s e e ith
C o To nto sParks and Recreation a Public Health
ity f ro ’ nd
d p rtm ntsre p c ly.
ea e s e tive
The eb rrie inc e la k o a c s to
s a rs lud d c f c e s :
c ultura s ns
lly e itives rvic s p lics a e c m unity
e e , ub p c , o m
 info a n, a c c re(fo g nd hild n).
rm tio nd hild a r ra c re
 Ethno ultura s nio fa e s nific nt la ua e
-c l e rs c d ig a ng g ,
tra p rta n a fina ia b rrie a w ll.
ns o tio nd nc l a rs s e

22. Phase II (April 1999 to March 2000):
 Org nize e ht e
a d ig thno ultura s nio g up to d ve p a vo a y s
-c l e rs ro s e lo d c c killsin
o e to a d s thea re e ne b rrie .
rd r d re s fo m ntio d a rs
 The eg up w re(a ) s nio fro So a Gha ia Sri La n,
s ro s e re e rs m m li, na n, nka
Ita n, Sp nis P
lia a h, unja i, W s Ind n a P kis ni d s e .
b e t ia nd a ta e c nts
 Ba e o there o m nd tio o thec ns tio m s a a vo a y g up
sd n c m e a ns f o ulta n tg , n d c c ro
o s nio fro e ht c
f e rs m ig ultura c m unitie w sfo e .
l o m s a rm d
 Fro ECSAP as a r w rkingg up –Rexdale Ethno-Cultural
m m lle o ro
Seniors (RECS) - w se ta lis d w tw re re e tive fro e c e
a s b he ith o p s nta s m a h thnic
g up
ro .
 RECS b c m a tivem m e o the c m unity lo b
ea e c e b rs f ir o m b yingfo b tte
r e r
p ve tivehe lth a re re tio s rvic s RECS m d d p tio a
re nta a nd c a n e e . a e e uta ns t
To nto City Ha a p rtic a d in lo a c m unity fo sp rta
ro ll nd a ip te cl o m rum e iningto
re re tio he lth s rvic s RECS’ g o w rk w sa kno le g d in
c a n a e e. od o a c w de
Se te b r 2 0 w n theg up re e d theC o To nto sYear 2000
p m e 0 0 he ro c ive ity f ro ’
Neighbourlies Award.

23. Phase III (September 2000 through August 2001):
 ECSAP c ntinue tow rk w itsp rtic a tofurthe re
o d o ith a ip nts r fine
the a vo a y a le d rs s .
ir d c c nd a e hip kills
 The ee rtsc ntinue tole dto a as ng ne a
s ffo o d a w rd tre the d nd
m ree c
o ffe tivee thno ultura s nio sa vo a y vo e
-c l e r’ d c c ic .
 ECSAP a ob g n d ve p a“ s urc m d l” a e o the
ls e a e lo ing re o e o e b s d n
e e nc so thep je t tha c uldb us da ag efo
xp rie e f ro c t o e e s uid r
o r c s -c
the ro s ultura s nio g up a c m unity a e ie
l e rs ro s nd o m g nc s
inte s din fa ilita
re te c tinga vo a y a c
d c c nd ivicp rtic a n
a ip tio
a o se
m ng t thno ultura s nio .
-c l e rs
 ECSAP ha afo a e lua n c m le dtoo r va -
d rm l va tio o p te ffe lue
a d dfe d a k tothep je t'ss ke ld rs It w sa ip te
de ebc ro c ta ho e . a ntic a d
thise lua n w uldp vid va b ins htstha m ht
va tio o ro e lua le ig t ig
c ntrib tothep je t’ lo -te s ta b
o ute ro c s ng rm us ina ility.

24. Phase IV (2001-present)
 Se rsW rkingGro
nio o up
 Re a Ethno ultura Se rs
xd le -c l nio
 EthicGro sin c m unity
up o m
 Othe initia s
r tive

25. Accomplishments
 Org nize a c ire m e sw P rks& Re re tio s ff to
a d nd ha d e ting ith a c a n ta
a d s s nio sis ue
d re s e r’ s s
 Re e d Ne hb urlie Aw rd in 2 0 fo the c
c ive ig o s a 0 1 r ir ivicw rk a
o nd
c m unity invo m nt
o m lve e
 P rtic a d a o a d p litic l fo sd
a ip te nd rg nize o a rum uringe c ns le tio
 Wo d w P licHe lth to o ta fund fo p je tsg a d to
rke ith ub a b in ing r ro c e re
he lthie c m unity living
a r o m
 Wo d w theC o To nto Tre sa P rksFo a n to p nt
rke ith ity f ro e nd a und tio la
na tre sin Re a P rk
tive e xd le a

26. Accomplishments
 Ma ed p tio in the
d e uta ns ir
o n la ua e
w ng g
 P s nte p titio , to C
re e d e ns ity
o To nto c m itte o
f ro o m e n
re re tio l us rsfe
c a na e e
 Fe ture in lo a a c
a d c l nd ity
ne s a e re a ingthe
w p p rs g rd ir
c lle tivee rtsto
o c ffo
o a
rg nizea b
nd ring
•Collected names on a c ng sin the
ha e ir
c m unity
o m
petition to establish a
dental clinic which
includes services for
seniors

27. Accomplishments
 REC C irp rs n (Ro e Ko re e dtheSe r’
S ha e o b rt il) c ive nio s
Ac ve e Aw rdin 2 0 thro h theP vinc a a o
hie m nt a 03 ug ro e nd ls
vo ingo c nc rnsthro h theMa r’ Se r Fo
ic ur o e ug yo s nio rum
 12s nio re e dtheP vinc l Vo
e rs c ive ro ia lunte r Se eAw rdin
e rvic a
20
04
 REC Gro re e dC o To ntoC m unity Se e
S up c ive ity f ro o m rvic
Vo lunte r Aw rdin 2 0
e a 05