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taking the pulse of our community

Guelph and Wellington’s Vital Signs® is a report card that measures the health of our community, identifies significant trends and assigns grades in areas critical to the quality of life. By taking the pulse of our community, we highlight both areas of concern and areas of celebration. The Vital Signs report informs us in our grant making, reveals issues and opportunities for donors and serves as a guidepost for a variety of community conversations and plans.

Areas of concern identified in the 2009 report:
~ The gap between rich and poor continues to grow;
~ Poverty is a concern as unemployment rates climb;
~ People are at risk of homelessness in Guelph and Wellington and the wait for social housing has increased. Guelph & Wellingtons 2009 Vital Signs Report-page 4

Guelph & Wellingtons 2009 Vital Signs Report-page 4

2009 VitalSigns® documents available for download:

Vital Signs Report 2009
(best version for quick downloads - released October 6/09)
Vital Signs Report 2009 with Data Sources
(Extended Version - released October 6/09)
Vital Signs Report 2009 Condensed Version
(best version for printing - released October 6/09)
Guelph Mercury Insert Vital Signs 2009

2008 VitalSigns® documents available for download:

Vital Signs Report 2008
Community Foundations of Canada Vital Signs Key Findings
Community Foundations of Canada National Media Release
Community Foundations of Canada National Media Release - French
Guelph Mercury Vital Signs Insert

how we did it

VitalSigns® began in 2008, when we published our first report. We collected data from a variety of sources, both local and national. The indicators addressed in the report card include:
Gap Between Rich and Poor; Safety; Health and Wellness; Learning; Housing; Getting Started in our Community; Arts and Culture; Environment; Work; Getting Around; Belonging and Leadership; Families (2008 report only). Hundreds of individuals, representing all municipalities and townships in Guelph & Wellington, participated in a grading process by assigning a grade to each indicator statement and issue area.

thank you for supporting our Vital Signs project

The Co-operators for financial support.
The Guelph Mercury for assisting us with media support.
The Ontario Trillium Foundation for financial support.

thank you to our Vital Signs Advisory Committee

Lynn Broughton, Guelph Downtown Business Association
Ken Dardano, United Way of Guelph & Wellington
Lynda Davenport, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health
The Late Hugh Guthrie, The Guelph Community Foundation
Ken Hammill, The Guelph Community Foundation
Lawrence Kuk, City of Guelph
Vern Lediett, Trellis Mental Health & Development Services
Jane Londerville, Wellington & Guelph Housing Committee
Daniel Moore, Family & Children’s Services of Guelph & Wellington
Paul Truex, Waterloo-Wellington Local Health Integration Network
Brenda Whiteside, University of Guelph

To find out more about VitalSigns® reports published across Canada, visit www.vitalsignscanada.ca

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