On June 30, 2005 the United Way and the City of Toronto today unveiled a plan to strengthen social services in neighbourhoods facing the greatest need throughout Toronto, particularly in the city’s inner suburbs. The plan identified nine Toronto neighbourhoodsn where social services are most out-of-step with growing need. The Toronto Strong Neighbourhoods Strategy was released after a year-long City of Toronto-United Way task force began looking for ways to strengthen the social infrastructure
of Toronto neighbourhoods, identify community investment models, and advocate for change. The Strong Neighbourhoods Task Force unveiled the strategy after commissioning six research studies over the past year to assess specific needs in neighbourhoods across Toronto, where investments most need to be made, and how residents, neighbourhood groups and governments can find solutions to neighbourhood issues and challenges.