Civic Hacknight #460: Open Data at Toronto Shelter & Support Services
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Topic: How committing to Open Data has helped change how Toronto talks about homelessness.
Over the last 5 years, the Toronto Shelter & Support Services division has been investing more intentionally in its data work. During this time, the challenges of social service delivery have shifted dramatically. Making key data open and available can play a critical role in shifting the narrative about homelessness service delivery in Toronto.
Speakers:
Heath Priston is manager of a dedicated data team at Toronto Shelter & Support Services. He has worked in data & policy for community and social services teams at the City of Toronto for 15 years.
Agenda:
7:00-7:20 = Welcome and Introductions
7:20-7:50 = Presentation and Q&A/discussion
7:50-9:00 = Breakout groups
Code of Conduct:
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Our weekly civic tech hacknights bring together Torontonians (designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policy-makers, students, communications strategists, community organizers, and more) who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable, and equitable through design, tech, and data. Come and be part of it!
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We missed you this time around!
Platform Sponsors
WorkOS is a modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. It provides flexible and easy-to-use APIs to ship user management, SSO, SCIM, and other enterprise features in minutes instead of months. Some of the hottest startups in the world are powered by WorkOS, including Perplexity, Vercel, and Webflow.
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Civic Hacknight #460: Open Data at Toronto Shelter & Support Services
Topic: How committing to Open Data has helped change how Toronto talks about homelessness.
Over the last 5 years, the Toronto Shelter & Support Services division has been investing more intentionally in its data work. During this time, the challenges of social service delivery have shifted dramatically. Making key data open and available can play a critical role in shifting the narrative about homelessness service delivery in Toronto.
Speakers:
Heath Priston is manager of a dedicated data team at Toronto Shelter & Support Services. He has worked in data & policy for community and social services teams at the City of Toronto for 15 years.
Agenda:
7:00-7:20 = Welcome and Introductions
7:20-7:50 = Presentation and Q&A/discussion
7:50-9:00 = Breakout groups
Code of Conduct:
Check in with us on the Civic Tech Toronto Slack:
About Us:
Our weekly civic tech hacknights bring together Torontonians (designers, coders, urban planners, government staff, mappers, policy-makers, students, communications strategists, community organizers, and more) who share an interest in making Toronto more responsive, prosperous, sustainable, and equitable through design, tech, and data. Come and be part of it!
For more info:
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