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Chaplaincy Impact Project

Community Engagement Report Action Plan

I Community Chaplaincy

(a) Each community chaplaincy develops and implements an annual pastoral plan that incorporates, where appropriate, the "best practices" outlined in the Strategies for Creating Healthy Community Chaplaincies section of the Community Engagement Report (pages 26-25).

action:
Community chaplaincies develop and implement an annual pastoral plan taking into account the "best practices" noted in the Community Chaplaincy report.
accountability:
Regional Chaplain, community board or contracting faith community (Toronto, Vancouver), community chaplain
timeframe:
yearly

(b) Regional chaplains meet with each community chaplaincy at least once a year to review its pastoral plan and provide an annual update on community chaplaincy to the Regional Management Committee (RMC)

action:
Regional Chaplains (a) meet with community boards annually to review their pastoral plan and (b) provide an annual update on community chaplaincy to the Regional Management Committee (RMC)
accountability:
A.D.C., Regional Chaplain, community board or contracting faith community (Vancouver and Toronto), community chaplain
timeframe:
yearly

(c) This item has been replaced by three recommendations and decisions made by the Commissioner's Management Team Meeting of March 14, 2007:

  • that CSC provides adequate funding* to sustain and increase chaplaincy services in the interest of improved public safety (*dependant on funding available)
    • Approval in principle. Executive Committee directed that further discussion on resourcing for chaplaincy in the community take place at the National Finance Committee.
  • that CSC and community chaplains work in collaboration to develop a system of notification concerning offenders coming to their service area, making community chaplains aware of their presence in the community and their risk factors/dynamics.
    • Approved contingent on compliance with the requirements of the Privacy legislation.
  • that community chaplains and CSC parole offices/halfway houses collaborate to establish visitation schedules for regular, ongoing community chaplaincy presence (including available meeting space) in order to support chaplaincy services.
    • Approved
accountability:
EXCOM, Director General of Chaplaincy/ Restorative Justice, Parole Office Directors
timeframe:
September 2007 and ongoing

II Community Ministry Boards

Regional Chaplains meet with each community ministry board to review the findings and recommendations of the Community Ministry Board section of the Community Engagement Report

action:
The Regional Chaplains arrange a meeting with each community ministry board to discuss the findings and recommendations of the community ministry board section of the Community Engagement Report
accountability:
Regional Chaplains, community ministry boards, community chaplains
timeframe:
December, 2007

III Interfaith Committee

The IFC executive presents the findings and recommendations of the IFC section of the Community Engagement Report to the IFC for appropriate action.

action:
The IFC executive reviews the findings and recommendations of the IFC section of the Community Engagement Report to review the key findings and implement, where appropriate, the recommendations of the report.
accountability:
IFC President and executive
timeframe:
December, 2007