A desire for a safe, healthy neighbourhood, that residents are proud to call home
What a difference a year makes. Just ask grocery store owner and Scarborough Village resident, Shahid Javid. In 2005, a United Way, Federal Government partnered project called Action for Neighbourhood Change (ANC) got underway in Scarborough Village. As a result, Shahid’s neighbourhood has experienced significant change for the better.
The project is a unique approach for United Way. Local residents
are supported and encouraged to decide what is best for their
community. Working together, they’ve learned
they share a common value—a desire for a safe, healthy
neighbourhood, they are proud to call home.
The impact of ANC’s presence in Scarborough Village
is dramatic. A previously unused, unsafe green space is now
home to a new playground that was officially opened at the
1st Annual Scarborough Village Community Festival. As well,
a community collective of Urdu women have joined forces to
provide a voice on priority issues such as neighbourhood safety
and improving local transit services.
At the community festival, Shahid said it best; “There are so many cultures all in one place with happy faces, ready to help each other. It’s wonderful.”
And that’s just after one year. With your continued support of United Way, just imagine all the good things that could happen in neighbourhoods like Scarborough Village.