Results: 2012

2012 Community-Building Award - Toronto

Skills for Change

2012 Partnership Award - Toronto

Community Partnership

The Bridge to Success (B2S) Project Partnership works toward raising the bar on youth academic success by providing educational enhancement support for grade 9 students and other students deemed academically or socially at risk. These students develop youth leadership capacity and civic engagement knowledge. The program also provides networking opportunities for youth to achieve overall […]

2012 Leadership Award - Toronto

Alison Kilbourn

Alison is recognized for her ability to build strong relationships and communicates effectively with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders. Through her leadership she is able to manage cross-organizational teams, promote diversity, and provide solutions that enhance the teams’ ability to implement change. As a leader, Alison manages a number of internal and […]

2012 Leadership Award - Toronto

Randy Heasman 

Randy is recognized for his extraordinary encouragement and openness. He encourages staff by providing learning opportunities. He actively seeks out new projects that give staff the opportunity to learn new skills and gain different and more varied experiences. Randy believes in providing extra support to anyone that shows interest in growing professionally. Throughout his 30-year […]

2012 Leadership Award - Toronto

Gordon Gunning

As CEO for CANES Community Care, Gordon Gunning is in a position where part of his role is to empower others and delegate that fosters responsibility. However, he does in it such a way where he has much respect from all of his colleagues and personnel. He is very encouraging to all of his staff […]

2012 Team Achievement Award - Toronto

LGBTQ Inclusion Work Group 

The LGBTQ Inclusion Work Group team (LGBTQ is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Queer/Questioning) has demonstrated a strong and innovative model of teamwork and team leadership. A small group of staff members initially proposed the idea of an LGBTQ Work Group to address issues of staff knowledge and skills regarding inclusion of LGBTQ […]

2012 Team Achievement Award - Toronto

Dufferin Mall Employment Services

The Dufferin Mall Employment Services team has effectively supported individuals in their path to skill training and employment by providing information and referrals, individual/group employment counselling, skills assessment, service delivery plans, and workshops related to job search tools and techniques. As diverse individuals, they have come together as a cohesive team to deliver optimal services. […]

2012 Team Achievement Award - Toronto

Youth Services Team

The Youth Services Team is a new team of youth workers who bring with them new ideas, energy and passion. They inspire veteran staff with new ways of thinking. For some change can be daunting, however, for the Youth Services Team it has been an opportunity to recommit to the organizations goals and challenge each […]

2012 Innovation Award - Toronto

Julia Migounova 

Julia is recognized for her ideas that increase revenue, reduce cost and improve services. Most of the Russian-speaking seniors who access programs and services are socially isolated due to poverty, newcomer status and language barriers. Julia has made it possible for those individuals to make a real connection to the community. She challenges existing assumptions […]

2012 Innovation Award - Toronto

Yousra Dabbouk

Yousra is an ideal example of creativity and innovation in the non-profit sector. She quietly contributes creative ideas to boost morale and makes the Nutrition Team a visible, tangible aspect of the agencies community’s services. She also builds innovative partnerships to sustain the work at Access Alliance Yousra’s contagious enthusiasm for everything creative is contagious. […]