The Meeting Place Tobermory is a rural community hub focused on promoting well being in ways that connect with the population.
As a registered charitable organization since 2015, TMP Community Hub is defined by local needs, and the services and resources are developed from that perspective.
We use a mix of volunteers, paid community workers, community partnerships and diverse operational functions in order to sustain our efforts. The whole package is working.
Board of Directors, History, How We Work, Framework, Partnerships, Our Story In Pictures
How we work
TMP is a rural Community Hub with a focus on social well-being. We strive to increase strategies for rural social support seeking to collaborate with other organizations, mobilizing resources, striving to increase positive impact on the community.
Our areas of focus are:
- Recreation & Leisure
- Food Security
- Social and Community Support
- Children & Youth
- Building Partnerships
- Facilitate longer-term projects and initiatives
We envision a future where the whole community works on roles and connections specific to our rural place, identifying ways to build a sustainable community where we can all live well, maximize good health and well-being.
Our Team
Board Members
Noreen Steinacher, Chair
519-596-2003
Jace Weir, Treasurer
519-596-2057
Nancy Smith, Director
Terry Heffernan, Director
Martha Aitkin, Director
Beth Cartlidge, Director
Nolan Davis, Director
Janaki Bandara, Director
Staff
Jennifer Williams – Community Coordinator
Beige McIntosh – Food Security Programs Manager
Our History
Growing the Community Hub was a process with a set of historical milestones.
2008-2009
Took roots following ‘Regenerative Tobermory’
2009 – 2015
A building where community groups met and some services began to grow Mission, Vision and Values developed by community stakeholders
2015
TMP became a registered charitable organization
2016 -2019
A time of actualizing potential; people coming to know TMP as a valued part of the community
Future Directions
“The future of The Meeting Place is about growing the Community Hub; getting better at the strategies of rural social support; looking outward to collaborate with others; mobilizing resources; and striving to increase positive impact on the community.”
Anti Discrimination Statement
The Meeting Place Tobermory endorses this Statement in support of and reflection on Anti Racism and Anti Discrimination in Canada from a Human Services Perspective – July 2020
Canada is built on a history of colonization and exploitation of indigenous peoples and then people of colour. Our infrastructure of education, law, politics and the economy overtly and covertly exclude and can ultimately de-humanize people of colour.
The dismantling of systemic racism begins with the acknowledgement of past and present harsh realities and mistreatment of fellow human beings. Recognition, protests and the evolution of dialogue and exchange are a start. Those born and living with privilege can make a big difference in supporting and committing to change.
The change must be as systematic in its attempt at resolution as the status quo was systematic in maintaining unfair and oppressive systems.
The helping services, employees and volunteers must also look deeply into our own practices that make fellow human beings the “other”. Labelling people may provide a handy reference or meet funding realities. But labels can also diminish the larger context and struggles of individual lives and this can cause us to overlook the strengths borne out of the struggle.
Helping organizations are at their best when they connect with their clients and the community through the common core of frailties that make up the human condition regardless of race, religion, creed or sexual orientation.
Statement modified for endorsement by The Meeting Place Board, Tobermory
Acknowledgement of original Statement by Michael Kerman
Founding Owner and President of Leading Edge Seminars, Toronto
June 12, 2020