Malvern Community Coalition
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Malvern, Toronto
Malvern is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with a population of 44,315. It is located in the northeast corner of the city, in the district of Scarborough. Scarborough was merged with five other municipalities and a regional government to form the new City of Toronto in 1998...
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The purpose of this Malvern Initiative was to establish a partnership of community members, organizations, companies and leaders to address the issues of youth violence through:
- Understanding the nature and problems of youth violence
- Devising and agreeing to a strategy of proactive and preventative measures
- Committing to actively participating in the implementation of solutions
Participants in the initiative quickly concluded that youth violence was a complex matter that was a symptom of other social and economic issues and that a research study initiated by Vera Taylor, then principal of Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute
Lester B. Pearson Collegiate Institute
Lester B. Pearson C.I is a public high school in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; which teaches grades 9 through 12. LBP is located at 150 Tapscott Road. It is located across from Malvern Town Centre and can be easily accessed by various TTC bus routes...
and working with Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School
Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School
Blessed Mother Teresa Catholic Secondary School is a Catholic secondary school in Scarborough, a municipality of Toronto, Ontario. It is part of the Toronto Catholic District School Board.-History and tradition:...
and Malvern Family Resource Centre had been conducted in 1996. A copy of the research findings, “Working Together for Malvern”, was tracked down, dusted off and reviewed. As well, over the years a number of community organizations had started up, accomplished excellent work in the community but had not survived.
In March 2004, the Malvern Community Coalition was formed.
It evolved out of the Malvern Initiative and recognizes and builds on the work of previous organizations such as the Malvern Community Network. Longtime Malvern community resident, Dr. Anthony Hutchinson, who was presented with the Federal Citation for Citizenship Award in February 2009 by the Government of Canada
Government of Canada
The Government of Canada, formally Her Majesty's Government, is the system whereby the federation of Canada is administered by a common authority; in Canadian English, the term can mean either the collective set of institutions or specifically the Queen-in-Council...
Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, was both an incorporating director of the Malvern Community Coalition as well as a leader of the 2004 Malvern youth-centred MYLIFE Project.