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Human Services for Vulnerable Populations in York Region Preliminary Findings Silvia DAddario Valerie Preston Geography Department York University Database Coding Services and Clients Services Clients Childcare Ethno-Religious

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Human Services for Vulnerable Populations in York Region

Preliminary Findings

Silvia D’Addario Valerie Preston Geography Department York University

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Database

Coding Services and Clients

Clients Ethno-Religious Women Seniors Low-Income Children/Youth Immigrants/Refugees Disabled, Mental, Chronic Illness Other Services Childcare Housing Settlement Job Training Counseling Small Business Language Education Food, Clothing, Furniture Bank

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Database cont’d

Considerations:

Categories Missing Data Double Counting Services vs. Locations

(e.g. Language classes) *Findings are preliminary*

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Findings

Table 1: Service Providers Per 10,000 Population

York Region Total # Per 10,000 Childcare 304 4.2 Housing 147 2 Settlement 16 0.2 Job Training 44 0.6 Counseling 25 0.3 Small Business 39 0.5 Language Program 316 4.4 Education 356 4.9 Food/Clothing/ Furniture Bank 16 0.2

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[1] Includes: East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King and Whitchurch-Stouffville.

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Table 3: Service Providers by Clientele

York Region Total Seniors Low-Income Immigrant/ Refugees N % N % N % Housing 147 78 53.1 61 41.5

  • Settlement

16 3 18.8

  • 16

100 Job Training 44

  • 12

27.3 10 22.7 Counseling 25

  • 1

4.0

  • Small Business

39

  • Language Pr.

316 1 0.3 2 0.7 266 84.2 Education 356

  • Food/Clothing/

Furniture Bank 16 2 12.5 4 25.0 7 43.8

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Table 4: Vulnerable Populations in York Region, 2001

Recent Immigrants Seniors Low-Income N % N % N % York Region 94,845 100 63,790 100 72,565 100 Aurora 1,580 1.7 3,040 4.8 2,400 3.3 Markham 46,030 48.5 19,065 29.9 26,205 36.1 Newmarket 2,275 2.4 4,880 7.7 5,565 7.7 Richmond Hill 26,305 27.7 11,780 18.5 16,565 22.8 Vaughan 16,855 17.8 14,605 22.9 14,875 20.5 Rest of Y.R. 1,715 1.8 10,365 16.2 6,880 9.5

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Summary

Supply of services is variable

– Housing mainly for seniors and low-income – Narrow range of services for immigrants

Uneven geographies of services

– Demand is highest in large municipalities – Geography of supply varies depending on the type

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Next Steps

Measures of size Specify locations of selected services Finer geographical scale