Supporters of TCDI 

• Israt Ahmed – Community Social Planning Council of Toronto (CSPCT)
• Mehrnoosh Aghdasi
• Michael Balkwill – Social Work, York University
• Deborah Barndt – Environmental Studies, York University
• Jackeline Barragan – Black Creek Community Health Centre
• Bev Brewer – Seneca College
• Shabnum Budhwani – Skills for Change
• John Campey – CSPCT
• Eduardo Castro – Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
• Chris Cavanagh – Catalyst Centre
• Richard De Gaetano – CSPCT
• Judy Duncan – ACORN
• Grace-Edward Galabuzi – Politics & Public Administration, Ryerson University
• Tanya Gulliver – Toronto Neighbourhood Centres (TNC)
• Naomi Ives – Delta Family Resource Centre
• Michael Kerr – Colour of Poverty Campaign
• Deborah Konecny – Family Services Association
• Deena Ladd – Workers Action Centre
• Lawlor William “ Bill”Lee – Social Work, McMaster University
• Karen Lior – Toronto Training Board
• Bob Luker – Community Studies
• George Brown College
• Paulina Maciulis – Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
• Susan McGrath – Social Work, York University, Centre for Refugee Studies
• Christe Okonkwo-MacKenzie – Toronto Public Health
• Abigail Moriah – TNC
• Blake Poland – Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto
• Jack Quarter – Adult Education/Community Development (AECD), OISE/UT
• Chris Rahim – CSPCT
• Judy Rebick – Politics & Public Administration, Ryerson University
• CAW/Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice & Democracy
• Betty Jane “ BJ” Richmond – Education, York University
• Brenda Roche – Wellesley Institute
• Daniel Schugurensky – AECD, OISE/UT (Transformative Learning Centre)
• Uzma Shakir – South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario, Atkinson Fellowship
• Neethan Shan – Council of Agencies Serving South Asians
• Sharon Simpson – Labour Community Services
• Josh Stuart – ACORN
• Lisa Tolentino – Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition
• Nicole Wall – Labour Education Centre
• Alissa Von Bargen – CSPCT

Sponsoring Organizations for the 2008 Institute included:

• ACORN
• Atkinson Charitable Foundation
• Centre for Urban & Community Studies
• Community Social Planning Council of Toronto
• George Brown College: Office of the Vice President-Academic
• School of Social and Community Services Community Worker Program
• George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation
• Public Interest
• OCASI [Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants]
• Toronto Neighbourhood Centres
• Toronto Training Board
• Transformative Learning Centre OISE/UT
• United Way
• Wellesley Institute

Sponsors have made a financial or in-kind contribution (including significant human resources) to the planning of the Toronto Community Development Institute