OMSSA's Year in Review

OMSSA's been busy working to align ourselves to members' evolving priorities and needs.
Have a look at some of our highlights from 2018:

Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations

• Member-driven submissions on social housing modernization, inclusionary zoning, and provincial and federal budget priorities

• Kept members informed on party platforms and promises through the provincial election campaign

• Published four Policy Briefs highlighting the role and value of service system management

• Met with incoming Ontario Ministers of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Education, and Children, Community and Social Services at the AMO conference in Ottawa

• Brought members’ priorities and recommendations to the Province on Social Assistance Reform

Education and Events

• Hosted three Leadership Table meetings, bringing human services leads together to convene and hear from senior provincial staff and other key sector players

• Mobilized senior housing leads to build consensus around social housing modernization at our Housing Summit

• Welcomed 275 delegates to Windsor for our annual Leadership Symposium & AGM

• Hosting our annual Policy Conference on December 4-5 in Toronto

• Expanded access to training with 16 workshops hosted across Ontario, from Ottawa, Windsor and Sault Ste. Marie to Goderich and Toronto

Member Engagement and Knowledge-Exchange

• Enabled member networking and knowledge-exchange, hosting 11 Network meetings and facilitating 100+ Requests for Information (RFIs) for our four member networks

• Launched new website to make it easier to find out what’s happening with the association and the sector

• Rolling out a login-only Members’ Portal for members featuring a resource library, discussion forums, network areas and more

• Provided timely updates and resources through 25 editions of the “OMSSA Today” newsletter

• Shared the latest career opportunities in human services with 250+ postings featured on OMSSA’s Job Board

• Shared OMSSA and sector updates and stories through 450 tweets with 225,000+ impressions

Your association has momentum, and with so much change, uncertainty and opportunity on the horizon, there’s never been a more important time to be a part of OMSSA.

In 2019, we’re looking forward to:

• expanding and improving our professional development, events and networking opportunities

• investing in technology to make our events and workshops more accessible than ever

• providing deeper opportunities for dialogue and knowledge-exchange, in-person and online

• keeping you updated and informed on key sector developments, as they happen

• refocusing our policy engagement to bring your priorities forward with a strong, united voice