A Community Hub is a physical space that has several City run facilities on site. They are mostly located right within local communities making them very accessible. All Community Hubs have a public library and community centre with other also having a recreation centre.
The objective of the Community Hubs is to create a place that is welcoming, provides something for everyone and meets community needs and aspirations.
This engagement will help us define what that looks like.
The facilities and services of the Community Hubs have always existed. However over 2.5 years ago the City commenced to collectively brand the services and facilities located within the spaces to be renamed under a collective location of “Community Hub”.
The four Community Hubs provide a space where the local community can directly engage with each other and the City without having to come to the main administration building. Many of them are located in town centres close by residential areas so foot traffic and the potential for higher visitation is high.
Across all four centres, there is a mix of libraries, community and recreation centres which means there are lots of opportunities for the community to get involved.
We are asking for direct feedback to ensure we are meeting the needs of the community. We want to know how much you know about the Community Hubs, and what you think we should start, stop and keep doing.
We are asking for direct feedback to ensure we are meeting the needs of the community. We want to know how much you know about the Community Hubs, and what you think we should start, stop and keep doing.
The best way to get involved it to complete our online survey. There is a link above.
We are also running a number of on-site activities and meetings at each of the hubs that you can get involved with.
- Surf’s Up @ Scarborough Community Hub - Saturday 30 January
- Inglewood 50 years event - Monday 8 March.
Your feedback will be used to write a plan that will shape the way we facilitate programs and services and manage each Community Hub that is community informed and not just business as usual.
You can directly impact how we decide to improve the physical space to make it safer and more appealing as well as what programs we run or promote to attract more visitors.
The plan will focus on putting the needs of the community at the centre of decision making.
We know we have been successful if we achieve the following:
The Hub attracts a greater diversity of people i.e. cultural background and ability level across all age categories over time.
There are more people on site for longer over time.
Satisfaction levels for place, participation and programming increase over time.