This is the second in a series of policy briefs that analyze youth-related policy implications from the St. James Town Initiative’s Voices of Multicultural Youth report and sets out recommendations and options for action. We recommend that the City of Toronto should undertake a Health Equity Impact Assessment to determine whether eliminating access to free adult, registered programs at Priority Centres has an inequitable and negative health impact on vulnerable populations — including youth — in the neighbourhoods that they serve and identify how to mitigate those risks.
Download the brief here: The Importance of Accessible Community Recreation Services
