Community Matters Toronto

Community Matters Toronto is a community based organization established to support newcomers living in the St. James Town and immediate surrounding neighbourhoods.

Mission
Our grassroots approach responds to needs expressed by the community. We know that the majority of resources necessary to resolve a community's issues reside within the community itself. As such we provide, training, organizational tools and general support for neighbours to develop and implement their own programs in response to issues that they have defined.

To best describe our approach we have coined the phrase "Neighbours Helping Neighbours". Our approach provides a learning ladder of opportunity for participants to build their self confidence in a new environment, understand different cultures within their community, experience their first Canadian employment and, in return make a contribution to their new community.