COS Financial Plan 2018 - 2022

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURE

EDUCATION & CULTURE

HEALTH & WELLNESS  Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Surrey Arts Centre Main Stage;  Expansion of participatory youth programs;  Begin strategic business planning to prepare for Surrey Art Gallery 2.0, the transition into the Interactive Art Museum;  Major 2018 exhibitions planned include a travelling show on Indigenous contemporary art from India and a national survey of contemporary textile art;  Surrey Art Gallery to receive major grant funding to support youth programming;  Implementation of recommendations from the cultural grant review for the 2019 grant cycle;  Program planning and outreach underway for Clayton Community Centre arts programs;  Launch Active PLAYces Street Play program;  Continue to support meaningful ways to involve volunteers in the work of the department through the servicing of a range of volunteer opportunities. This work will include, but is not limited to, a commitment to the review of management systems and practices, the development of resources (i.e. toolkits,

 Expanded Indigenous programming for the Surrey International Children’s Festival including ticketed performances, daily performances on community spirit stage and hands on art making activity led by Indigenous artists;  Continue to lead the Energy Wise network with Surrey staff at a number of facilities, focused on energy conservation behaviours;  Finalize the Surrey Changemakers Hub concept in partnership with SFU and KPU; and  With Engineering, complete another school year of the sustainability outreach program (with modules on waste management, water and energy conservation) across all Surrey schools.

 Develop internal and external partnerships to support key focus areas of the Afterschool for All Strategy;  Launch new Peer Mentorship Program

designed to improve services to children ages 10-14 by offering a mentorship opportunity that is developmentally supportive and captures their interest; and

 Continue to work in collaboration with community stakeholders on the Seeds of Change food security initiative in Newton and Guildford.

training) and campaigns that demonstrate the impact of our community volunteers (i.e. National Volunteer Week, Volunteer of the Month);

the future lives here.

2018-2022 Financial Plan

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