Our Mission:

We actively and impartially participate in building and strengthening our community through social change, innovation, research, analysis and facilitation.

Our Vision:

Vision Statement: We envision a healthy community for Cambridge and North Dumfries where the SPC fosters social and community change through informing and developing relationships as well as conducting social planning efforts. This leads to gaps and action steps being identified and useable knowledge being developed and implemented

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The Social Planning Council of Cambridge and North Dumfries promotes the "democratization of data" to build a healthy community with active citizens involved in multi-sector networks and accessible organizations that work together. The role of the SPC is to collect, analyze and openly share data on: community trends; demographics (current and projections) and best practices (local and beyond).

Value Statements:

The core values for the SPC are: Integrity, Leadership, and Community

• Integrity: The SPC promotes social justice, equality and ethical research practices by being respectful, responsible, reliable and accountable.
• Leadership: The SPC guides and influences social change in the community utilizing a healthy dose of curiosity and a commitment to learning.
• Community: The SPC is grounded in Cambridge and North Dumfries supporting local voices, conducting ongoing research, developing relationships and networks, fostering inclusiveness and facilitating community building. At times, the SPC is called upon to act as a voice for Cambridge and North Dumfries.