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Greg Roberts

Waterloo Region ASSETS Project

Greg Roberts September 1, 2013

In 2004 members of the Waterloo chapter of MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Association) met with The Working Centre to identify a way to help people develop the skills needed for starting their own business. A feasibility study identified the need for training for people who may not fit the criteria of government sponsored initiatives. In particular the study noted the importance of training for middle-aged workers, women and New Canadians.

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Barter Works KW’s Local Exchange Network

Greg Roberts September 1, 2001

Have you ever noticed how many barriers we erect when we ask our­selves why can’t we spend our days doing what we like best? Go ahead ask yourself. Your answers might be: how would I make any money, who would pay me, I’m not very good at it, where would I get the skills? Even if we already possess the necessary skills, we are often uncomfortable placing value on the type of work we prefer.

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Local Currencies: Three Ways Communities Can Create Exchange Systems

Greg Roberts September 1, 2001

Money talks, they say, but what does that really mean? Money is nothing but a measure of value; it’s worth is based on its ability to be traded for other things of value. The problem with money is that not everyone has equal access to it. Some have too much, most have too little. To deal with the issue of scarcity, communities across the globe have started producing their own money.

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The Integrated Circle of Care is a fluid and collaborative approach followed by workers from different agencies weaving through St. John’s Kitchen. Within this approach, staff members from each agency are aware of their specific personal roles. However, the high level of collaboration between workers means that people can approach any worker, without knowing their agency association or specific role, and still receive support – either that worker will support the person directly, or they will introduce the person to another worker who can support the person more appropriately.

This approach makes relationships more natural and support more accessible. Workers from different agencies are easily approachable, meaning that people build relationships with multiple workers. Having relationships with different workers is important to a person’s support – it makes support from a trusted source easy to find, and means that people have a choice of worker to approach in any given situation.

In order to maintain a circle of care around a person, workers from different agencies ask for consent from the person for information to be shared between workers. Continuous communication between workers helps to ensure that people do not fall into gaps between services, and also that services are not duplicated.

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