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Building Community Capacity Through Neighbourhood-Based Initiatives:

Station 20 West Community Enterprise Centre

Len Usiskin Manager, Quint Development Corporation Co-Manager, Station 20 West Development Corporation

Canadian Housing & Renewal Association National Congress on Housing and Homelessness Winnipeg, April 30, 2015

Station 20 West

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A Community Enterprise Centre in the Heart of Saskatoon’s Westside Core Neighbourhoods

Saskatoon’s Core Neighbourhoods

Population Dwellings

1) Caswell Hill 3,541 1,555

2) King George 1,889 780

3) Pleasant Hill 4,381 1,820

4) Riversdale 2,105 860

5) Westmount 2,344 960

Total 14,260 5,975

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13th Edition Neighbourhood Profiles (2014), City of Saskatoon

Downtown  

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10%  

15%  

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30%  

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45%  

12%  

24%  

10%  

20%  

44%  

25%  

11%  

%  below  $20,000  

13th Edition Neighbourhood Profiles (2014), City of Saskatoon

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Average   Median    

Saskatoon’s Core Neighbourhoods Household  Incomes  

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www.saskatoonrealtors.ca/Statistics_HPI.aspx

248  594  $    

198  822  $    

251  065  $    

186  367  $    

224  807  $    

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344  000  $    

 Saskatoon’s Core Neighbourhoods        Average  House  Sales  Price  -­‐2013  

Saskatoon’s Core Neighbourhoods Disparity in Education (2011)

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No certificate/diploma/degree:

Caswell Hill 23%

King George 45%

Pleasant Hill 39%

Riversdale 38%

Westmount 29%

Saskatoon 17%

*13th Edition Neighbourhood Profiles (2014), City of Saskatoon

Saskatoon’s Core Neighbourhoods Labour Force (2011)

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Participation Unemployment Rate Rate

Saskatoon 71.5 5.7

Caswell Hill 70.8 4.9

King George 61.6 8.7

Pleasant Hill 54.0 8.7

Riversdale 60.4 12.9

Westmount 75.9 6.6

13th Edition Neighbourhood Profiles (2014), City of Saskatoon

Saskatoon’s Core Neighbourhoods Health Disparities(2012)

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In Saskatoon’s core neighbourhoods:

•  37% of families headed by single parents…

•  almost twice of the city overall

•  Infant mortality rate 2000-2009 about 1.5 times higher than middle income neighbourhoods

Saskatoon Health Region: https://www.saskatoonhealthregion.ca/locations_services/Services/Health-Observatory/Documents/Reports-Publications/Healthy_Families_Full_Report_2012.pdf

Saskatoon’s Core Neighbourhoods Food Security Issues

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Food Desert

•  No grocery store serving Riversdale, King George and Pleasant Hill for over 10 years

•  Many do not own a car

•  Depend on convenience stores & gas stations

•  limited choice and poor quality food

•  high prices

History of Station 20 West

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2003 - Two organizations join in feasibility study for community-owned food store

Working Together to

Strengthen Communities

2004 – Site identified •  14 city-owned

vacant lots and a pawn shop and bar

•  Central location

History of Station 20 West 2007 Plan  

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Affordable  Housing  

Public  Library  

Good  Food  JuncBon  Co-­‐op  

Childcare  Centre  Community  Based  OrganizaBons  

Integrated  Community  Health  Clinic  

Public  Square  

History of Station 20 West  

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History of Station 20 West Fundraising  

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History of Station 20 West  

Summer 2011 Construction Start

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History of Station 20 West

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Grand Opening October 2012

What’s in Station 20 West?

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The Good Food Junction

•  Member-owned co-operative with over 1,600 members

•  Competitive, full-service grocery store serving the area

•  Creating jobs

•  Contributing to food security

What’s in Station 20 West?

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CHEP works with children, families and communities to improve access to good food and promote food security

What’s in Station 20 West?

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•  Population & Public Health

•  Neighbourhood Health Centre

•  Building Health Equity Program

What’s in Station 20 West?

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•  Home-based early childhood development program Offered t families who would benefit from additional support

•  Impacts on the child health and development & family well-being

•  Vision: that all children enjoy a good start in life and are nurtured by caring families & communities

What’s in Station 20 West?

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•  Provides a safe, caring “public living room” where women meet to support one another

•  Take turns caring for their children

•  The women focus on their strengths, needs, and interests and address community issues.

•  Strength based approach to develop skills

•  The centre is managed by community women from the core communities, supported by local organizations and institutions.

What’s in Station 20 West?

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•  Building equity through community-engaged teaching, learning, research and artistic work.

•  Doorway to and ambassador for UofS

•  Identifies opportunities to support & cultivate mutually beneficial community-university partnerships & collaborations

•  Faculty, students & staff focused on community resilience, food security, health promotion, embodiment, co-operatives, HIV/AIDS

What’s in Station 20 West?

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•  Not-for-profit focused on enhancing economic social well being through a community based economic development approach

•  Affordable housing

•  Training and Employment Services

•  Social Enterprise development

What’s in Station 20 West?

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MEETING AND COMMUNITY SPACES

What’s in Station 20 West?  

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• Public  Library  Branch  • 55  units  of  Affordable  housing  

Our Goals at Station 20 West

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•  Create & sustain “public place” in core that builds community

•  Enhance services and amenities in the area

•  Co-location and service integration

•  Social Enterprise Model

Events at Station 20 West

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