Human Resources committee  I'm very tempted to contact the previous owner and ask if they would buy me a new elevator electrical panel. I haven't done that yet.

Human Resources committee  It had two previous lives before ours. It was the head office of a starch-making factory. It had a science lab. And before that, it was for glue.

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  That's a great question. It's something we put a lot of thought into as well, looking at how we measure impact. I think there are different layers or levels of measuring that impact. Certainly for us, with all of our programs we do pre- and post-testing. We're always evaluating

Human Resources committee  —when you look at a million people, with a dynamic population moving in and out. I'm not saying you can't do it, but if you want that data, you need to invest in getting that data. Before coming into my role as CEO, I was teaching at the University of Guelph. I like to see peopl

Human Resources committee  What the future holds....

Human Resources committee  It's crystal ball time. Well, I generally am a very optimistic person, and one of the things I do is invite people to come to the centre because a picture really paints a thousand words. There isn't a single person who comes through and doesn't say two things. They'll say, number

Human Resources committee  My parking lot money is really what subsidized their rent so that they could stay in the building, because they were a really important program.

Human Resources committee  Well, I really agree with my colleague. I would be very cautious about having a one-size-fits-all approach, too. I think the success is at that grassroots level. For me, it's really both levels working together. We do need the support of government. Our first million came from th

Human Resources committee  As to duplication, in Peel the social needs are so great that you could have duplication of service and it wouldn't be duplicating services. It's a huge region.

Human Resources committee  It's a matter of capacity, and I think that because there's so much collaborative work, there's really the development of that social safety net. We work together to ensure we're able to provide services. There are more services that we really need to be providing at this point i

Human Resources committee  That's a great question. One thing I want to highlight is that the partnerships really developed over a very, very long period of time. Even before the dream of the building in 2008, a number of organizations, dating way back, were all doing the work of addressing issues related

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chairman and committee members, good afternoon. We appreciate this opportunity to share our story from The Honourable William G. Davis Centre for Families located in Brampton, Ontario. Thank you very much for having us. The Honourable William G. Davis Centre for Families is