Oakville Audit - Final

Oakville An Audit of a Community in Transition Commissioned by the United Way of Oakville Prepared by the Halton Social Planning Council and Volunteer Centre 1998 Authors: Joey Edwardh, Executive Director Ted Hildebrandt, Senior Planner With assistance from Dawn Scarlett, Placement Student (York University) Copies of this report are available from: United Way of Oakville 466 Speers Road, Suite 200 Oakville, Ontario L6K 3W9 Phone: (905) 845-5571 Halton Social Planning Council and Volunteer Centre 760 Brant Street, Suite 406 Burlington, Ontario L7R 4B7 Phone: (905) 632-1975 E-mail: office@haltonspcvc.on.ca Web: www.haltonspcvc.on.ca Acknowledgements The United Way of Oakville and the Halton Social Planning Council and Volunteer Centre would like to thank the individuals, groups and agencies that have so generously set aside time to participate in this study, Oakville: An Audit of a Community in Transition. We know that it is a busy, if not overwhelming period, facing those of us working in the not-for-profit sector. Our challenges are many. Our time to reflect on past, present and future trends and the overall needs of our community is negligible; however, we are convinced that as we forge a consensus on the issues and transitions facing our community, we will provide not only better and more useful assistance and service to its members but also generate the ...