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Boys and Girls Club of Weston-Mount Dennis |
Weston-Mount Dennis Community The Weston - Mount Dennis community is bordered by the intersection of Jane and Weston Roads to the north, and Black Creek to the East and South, as the creek curves parallel to Alliance Avenue before crossing under Jane Street on its way to drain into the Humber River. To the west, the Humber River creates a natural border. After a great deal of research and consultation with the United Way and the City of Toronto, the location for our new site at 121 Humber was selected. Although income levels are low, there is a fair share of ownership in the area due to the relatively affordable housing in the area. The neighbourhood truly is a classic Toronto example of diversity with dozens of ethnicities represented. The top ten ethnic origins for this area from Census response are Portuguese, Canadian, East Indian, English, Jamaican, Chinese, Polish, Vietnamese, Scottish and Somali. The Somali community comprises almost 70% of the neighbourhood and they are mostly new immigrants with 3-5 children per family. There is an above average number of people from different faiths including Roman Catholic, Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, Pentecostal and Adventist. Languages spoken are equally diverse, including Vietnamese, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean and more. The location at 121 Humber is surrounded by Ontario housing apartment buildings and townhomes. There are over 400 children and youth within an arms length of the Club, and most of the children have no other programs available for them. Toronto Community Housing was previously in the location running children's programs, but they are taking a new direction in their programming. They are looking at dedicating their resources to youth programming in the community. We recognized the opportunity to work together with Toronto Community Housing and look forward to offering meaningful programming for children ages 6-12. Read the United Way fact sheet on this community. |