RETRO FEED MODEL: SENIORS FLOW PROCESS. SYSTEMS ANALISYS
Environment / Context for Latino Hispanic Seniors & Community in Toronto
Our work: Identify each of the components of this model leading into GAP ANALYSIS
Building a long term Community Strategy in collaboration with community stake-holders
TASK 2. Identify ASSETS TO BE BUILT FROM A COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING INVESTMENT PROCESS
Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity
Hispanic Development Council and FST
Research and Development Skills at PhD Level:
University of Toronto and HDC Partnership
• Sustainable and with capacity to work in project development and funding
• Social Work Faculty is committed to invest in one young Latin American academic to exercise leadership in working with community
New in the field team internship at HDC by Faculty of Social Work U of T
Participant Students with Latin American background or with interest in community
Project Synthesis
HDC and FST with the support of members of the Faculty of Social Work, U of T, we have agreed to collaborate to conduct a gap analysis to find out the actual conditions of Latino Hispanic Seniors in the GTA.
As this population increases and ages, it is agreed that we have the very important need to establish with clarity what are its demographic characteristics, its location –social and geographic its challenges and strengths, so that we can establish a short, mid and long term strategy to address its needs and expectations. This is crucial as we require establishing basic evidence with problems including poverty, racialization and marginalization.
The funds will support the hiring of a leading researcher and the expenses related to probing the Latino Hispanic Seniors Community so that we can answer the key questions. The beneficiaries of the project are the Latino Hispanic Seniors’ Community and those who care for them.
This initiative is based on analysis and consultation done with our broad community to respond to what is perceived as an impending crisis with this population. We intend to provide answers with the participation of the community, individuals and organizations. We are supporting seniors, but further, we are entrenching the quality of life and wellbeing of our community through the long range work of this initiative.