This series consists of reports and publications created by the Edmonton Social Planning Council (E.S.P.C.) and its various divisions and committees. The reports are designed to track trends, make predictions, and offer recommendations with regards to social issues. In addition, the reports provide information and opinions on various proposals, programs, or legislation. Social issues involved include day care, housing, poverty, sex work, privatization, rehabilitation, and more. The records contained within this series help demonstrate the E.S.P.C.’s role as a resource for social research. The library maintained by the E.S.P.C. was used by various other social organizations in the course of their own operations. The publications include "A Wealth of Voices" which documents the first fifty years of the E.S.P.C.'s history, including its formation.
Edmonton Social Planning CouncilThis series consists of a set of service profiles and their priorities created by the United Community Fund of Greater Edmonton. The profiles document social problems and areas of concern while highlighting potential solutions and challenges involved. They define the problem and its significance, list objectives, provide a program, document the volume of services already provided, identify gaps and redundancies in service delivery, effectiveness of service, projection of needs, and identifying patterns of financing for the service. This series is significant as it demonstrates the forward thinking and research conducted by the Community Fund in addition to how the fund prioritized its work and financing. The first file in the series also provides context for the codes used in the service profiles.
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