GREATER FREDERICTON SOCIAL INNOVATION ​WORKS TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY BY 
​FOCUSING COLLECTIVE EFFORTS & RESOURCES ON COMMUNITY DEFINED GOALS.
Here is an overview of our programs and the impact they are having on our community. 
View all of our programs here. 
Highlighted Programs: 
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Inter-generational living is a living arrangement between an older adult and younger adult who share a household. The goal of iGenNB is to enhance quality of life and provide affordable housing and mentorship through connection and co-living.
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GFSI has partnered with The Ville and others to support inter-generational housing in our community. Please click here to learn more. 
Social Work Social Action 2020
students partner with local organizations every spring to support community based practices that promote social change.  Please visit here to learn about their projects. 
​GFSI hosts the region’s Community Inclusion Network (CIN), one of twelve which are the delivery arms for the provincial government’s Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation (ESIC). CIN’s mandate is to engage people, organizations and local communities in actions that help combat poverty. Programs target community empowerment, learning, economic inclusion, and social inclusion. GFSI acts as the local CIN Board and has contracted a full-time CIN Coordinator.
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Non-Profit Data Collaboration  
Non-profit data collaboration involves working together to enable the use of data to effectively address our agency and community needs; improve service delivery and program design; influence policy development; and stress accountability to donors, volunteers, and the public.​  Optimal use of our data can impact not only how we provide services and channel our resources, but our ability to secure funds to remain sustainable.

Learn more here 
Technical Solutions to Social Issues - ​Civic Tech Fredericton serves as the connective tissue between citizens, organizations, government innovators and the tech community. We facilitate knowledge sharing and work collaboratively to build the digital tools residents expect and need. 

Civic Tech communities across North America unites policymakers, technologists, designers, public servants and engaged residents together to learn from one another, volunteer their expertise to make their communities better places to live.
                                             
Visit Civic Tech Fredericton's Website 
NB Voices is a website dedicated to sharing the stories of people living in New Brunswick. We value and use personal narratives as an indication of triumph. By documenting and sharing our knowledge, wisdom and experiences, NB Voices helps us generate true wellness in our communities and the individuals within them. 
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View NBvoices.com
SWAG is our team of committed older adults who want to make a difference in our community. They lead a number of initiatives in our city. We look forward to supporting the SWAG team as they work to make life better for older adults. ​

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GFSI and partners lead the creation, implementation, analysis and reporting of the Age Friendly Survey. The results will help with long term decision-making on issues that affect us, on the part of elected officials, City staff, and the many non-profit organizations which continually work to make Fredericton a great city in which to live, work and play.

As data from the survey is analyzed and important issues identified, the plan is to follow-up with community consultations and forums. This will provide ongoing clarity and help in the creation of an age-friendly action plan to ensure that our needs are being met. 

Please see survey results here. 
For you to make a difference in your community. Take action and take part in the annual What’s Your Legacy Program. To date, we have matched over 30 professionals with our non-profit community’s Board of Directors.  

Our 4th Annual What's Your Legacy program has ended for 2019.  If you're still looking to volunteer, please visit https://www.connectfredericton.ca/ to find volunteer opportunities. 
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The goal of this event was to facilitate and create strategic collaborations between non-profit organizations. During this event, representatives of various non-profit organizations created new alliances that has made us stronger and helped us to secure a sustainable future.
Over the past few years many organizations in the greater Fredericton area have been engaging older adults for their views on how we can better serve them and what they would like to see happen in our area. A Day for the Ages was held in 2016. In 2018, GFSI and partners hosted A Day For Action. 

GFSI at a Glance

View all of our programs here. 
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