1. Presented by
Niambi Martin-John

2. MALTON COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECT
The Malton Community Building Project (MCBP) is a unique,
five - year community development initiative funded by the
Ontario Trillium Foundation to empower community residents to
become active in fostering change in their community.
MCBP established a community engagement model to increase
civic literacy and participation in the Black ( Afro Caribbean,
Afro Canadian, African) and South Asian communities through
education, support, training, leadership development, coaching
and mentoring.

3. MCBP IMPACTING COMMUNITY COHESIVENESS
Malton Community Building Project takes a
collaborative approach to program delivery in
the community
The various community partners bring their
expertise in community development, parent
education, health promotion, recreation, literacy
and advocacy to host events, execute
programs, provide training and mobilize
residents

4. MALTON COMMUNITY BUILDING PROJECT
OUTCOMES
 Increased sense of community belonging
 Increased awareness of services and support available in the
community
 Enhanced adult and parental involvement and leadership in
the Community
 Increased awareness of local issues, needs and opportunities
and the development of appropriate action or responses
 Increased youth participation in leadership roles
 Malton United – bringing the community together and
overcoming ethno-cultural stereotypes and barriers

5. WHY BUILDING BLOCKS ?

6. MALTON PROFILE
• High new immigrant population
• Significant cultural, ethnic and religious diversity
• High occurrence of single income/single parent households
• Large number of high school drop outs
• High unemployment among those 18 years and older
• Significant incidence of drug related and other crime
• Increasing poverty and diminishing socio-economic conditions
• Low Voter turnout
• 51% of residents with a first language other than English
• 59% immigrants
• 70% visible minorities

8. Formation of
Youth Training -
a Youth
How Government
Advisory
Works
Committee
Executing Youth Led Deputation to
Programming in the Mississauga City
community Council
Applied for Youth
In Actions Grants
UWPR and ROP
 Empowering Youth
 Creating a sustainable legacy

9. Youth Deputation to Mississauga City Council

11. WOMEN ADVOCATING FOR CHANGE
Malton Moms Malton Women’s Council
• Trained advocacy volunteer • Trained advocacy volunteer
facilitating sessions for facilitating in language and
multicultural women’s groups culturally appropriate
presentations to South Asian
• Implemented a Creative Café
women
for women to express
themselves through various • Advocating for a safe space for
creative outlets including women and children to
poetry, visual art and congregate and receive
storytelling support services in the
community
• Hosting community forums to
engage broader community in • Working across cultural
the change process boundaries with Malton Moms
to bring the community
together
 Social Enterprise
 Breaking Down Social Barriers
 Building Community
Cohesiveness

12. Creating possibility where we live!

13.  Caribbean Seniors
 Malton Neighbourhood
Services South Asian Seniors
 Multicultural Seniors Group
 Punjabi Community Health
Services Seniors Groups

15. Aligned with Ward Councillor
Bonnie Crombie to host a
community event – Meet Your
Neighbour Day – building
community cohesiveness,
enhancing community safety,
building capacity
Advocated for and
successfully spearheaded the
formation of Malton Business
Improvement Area Association
for the beautification and
enhancement of the physical
environment

16. • Supported a town hall meeting to
educate Malton residents about
proposed changes to the Federal
Electoral Boundaries
• Encouraged and Mobilized community
groups to attend town hall meeting and
an open meeting of the Federal
Electoral Commission
• Empowered residents submitted over
100 letters to the commission to register
their complaints
• Delegation of Malton residents attended
and spoke at FEC meeting
• RESULTS. RESULTS. Malton WILL
remain as a part of Mississauga riding
Federal Electoral Boundaries

17. WHAT’S NEXT FOR MCBP AND BUILDING BLOCKS
Malton Youth Centre
Initiative Civic Engagement
Performing and Visual Arts Leadership Development
Social Enterprise Advocacy
Recreation
Volunteerism
YOUTH
Education Events
Literacy Malton You Got Talent
Health Promotion Tree Planting
Mental Health Meet Your Neighbour Day
Life Skills Youth Conference
An inclusive, youth centred approach to building community

18. WE’RE NOT DONE!!
Advocating for:
 Women’s Centre in Malton
 Youth Centre in Malton
 Cross Walk for Lincoln
Alexander Secondary
School
 Four Way stop at Corliss
Elementary School

19. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF
BUILDING BLOCKS
We have created a We have moved from a
sustainable model for service provider led
civic engagement and model to a resident
literacy in the Malton driven model
Community We have established a
strong relationship with
We have created an elected officials in the
informal network of community and increased
trained volunteers that access to them for
are committed to residents
continuing civic literacy We have created a strong
in the community foundation for youth as
change champions

20. BUILDING COMMUNITY

21. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD
THANK YOU!