One in 12 Torontonians have no close family or friends post-pandemic — how can they rebuild a sense of community?
Why It Matters
Community services organizations can play a major role in helping Toronto’s population regain their sense of social connectedness. But the decline in community engagement poses a huge barrier to recovery from the social impacts of the pandemic.
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Toronto’s communities are fragmented.
The physical and social isolation caused by the pandemic has driven a wedge in the city’s sense of connectedness, community, and social cohesion. A recent study on Toronto’s social capital by the Toronto Foundation compares findings from a similar study done in 2018 to understand the impact of the pandemic on the city’s population.
The first study done in 2018 asked questions such as: ‘do Torontonians feel connected to each other
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