Stronger Together Summit
A community conversation about housing, homelessness and addictions in Lambton County.
On Tuesday, March 21, community leaders from across Lambton County gathered at Lambton College to discuss the current state of housing, homelessness, and addictions within the county, and collaborate on how to make lasting change in these areas.
Stronger Together Summit Agenda
Presentations
- Social Determinants of Health & Current State presentation (8MB) - Dr. Karalyn Dueck, Ian Hanney, Mike Gorgey, and Rhonny Doxtator
- Best Practices in Homelessness - Marie Morrison
Discussion questions
Throughout the afternoon, participants will discuss the following questions in a roundtable format.
- What are your initial reflections on what you’ve been hearing? Does the data that has been shared align with what you are experiencing in the community?
- What are our current strengths and resources in housing, homelessness, and addictions? Think about existing partnerships and collaborations.
- Where are our biggest gaps and opportunities?
- What are our top priorities for moving forward?
- How can we move these priorities forward over the next year? Which organizations can help move these forward? Do you see your organization/collaborative body you participate in helping to move this forward? If so, what role can you/your organization/collaborative body play in supporting moving the priority forward?
Resources
- A Better Tomorrow Reflections (2MB)
- Lambton's Proposed Shared Agreements
- Housing & Homelessness Plan Overview
- Housing & Homelessness Plan
- Housing & Homelessness Plan Update Report 2022
- Community Safety & Well-Being Plan Overview
- Community Safety & Well-Being Plan (7MB)
- Words Matter - Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
- Helping Someone Who May be Experiencing Homelessness in Lambton County
Summit Report
Thank you
Thank you to the community organizations and individuals that participated in the Stronger Together summit. Your input and participation is appreciated and valued!
- A Better Tomorrow
- Aamjiwnaang First Nation
- Aamjiwnaang Health Centre
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Sarnia-Lambton
- Bluewater Health
- BW Family of Parishes
- Canadian Mental Health Association Lambton-Kent
- City of Sarnia
- Community Law School
- Community Living Sarnia-Lambton
- Constituency Office - Bob Bailey, MPP Sarnia-Lambton
- DeGroot's Nurseries
- Diversity Ed. - Safer Spaces Canada
- Family Counselling Centre
- Habitat for Humanity
- Home and Community Care Support Services Erie St. Clair
- Kettle and Stony Point First Nation
- Lambton College
- Lambton County Developmental Services
- Lambton Elderly Outreach
- Lambton Kent District School Board
- Literacy Lambton
- Town of Petrolia
- Village of Point Edward
- NeighbourLink Sarnia-Lambton
- Nightlight Sarnia
- North Lambton Community Health Centre
- Ontario Provincial Police
- Rapids Family Health Team
- Rotary Club of Sarnia
- River City Vineyard
- Sarnia & District Labour Council
- Sarnia Bluewater Roman Catholic Family of Parishes
- Sarnia Community Foundation
- Sarnia Jail
- Sarnia Lambton Chamber of Commerce
- Sarnia Lambton Children's Aid Society
- Sarnia Missionary Church
- Sarnia Police Service
- Sarnia-Lambton Children's Aid Society
- Sarnia-Lambton Native Friendship Centre
- Sarnia-Lambton Rebound
- Sexual Assault Survivors' Centre Sarnia-Lambton
- Ska:Na Family Learning Centre
- St. Clair Child & Youth Services
- The Brooke Daye Consulting Group
- The Inn of the Good Shepherd
- The Salvation Army
- The WorkPlace Group
- United Way of Sarnia-Lambton
- Vision ‘74 Inc.
- Walpole Island First Nation
- Women's Interval Home of Sarnia-Lambton
- YMCA of Southwestern Ontario
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