WELCOME TO COIN

– THE COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY & INNOVATION NETWORK –

 Training Opportunities now available with COIN Food Services

WHAT IS COIN?

The Community Opportunity & Innovation Network Inc. (COIN) is a non-profit community economic development (CED) corporation serving the Peterborough area of Central Ontario.

COIN is a community organization that promotes equality, wellness and empowerment through innovative and sustainable economic development.

Our goal is to build stronger communities, communities with heart. The COIN model of community economic development (CED) coupled with social enterprise is the beginning of a sustainable community. 

HOW DOES COIN MEET THESE GOALS?
• COIN works to maximize resources including natural, economic and human resources. In practical terms, COIN helps communities identify community issues and then works with them to solve these issues through strategic programs that use community economic and social resources.

• At the moment, COIN runs four small enterprises and five programs, while actively working to develop three new businesses identified as needed by the community.  Enterprises are encouraged to meet environmental, economic and social bottom lines…to be sustainable. Our enterprises also train people with barriers to employment, help place them in jobs and give job coaching support – meeting the definition of social enterprise -- trading for a social purpose.

• For fifteen years, COIN has been delivering successful CED programs with our partners to communities throughout Peterborough County and neighbouring regions. During this period, a number of new enterprises have launched – many still in operation today.

• COIN is also learning to develop the environmental bottom line.  Through reBOOT, computers have been recycled and reused for years.  COIN has done its own recycling program as well.  Working with the Peterborough Green-Up, World2Go Foods is learning to green the catering by a) buying food that is grown locally and organically, b) limiting waste, and c) lowering our energy costs.

An INVITATION

Please explore our website! COIN is a social enterprise “family” so there are numerous programs as well as the four enterprises to investigate. We are also working slowly on food issues and a possible Food Co-Op as well as  a “Living – Ed Centre” to bring lifelong, skills and leisure learning to Peterborough and area.

If you have any comments or questions, please contact us (info@coin-ced.org). If you want to get involved, please let us know your interests, skills and your availability. We’ll match your skills and interests to our enterprise and program needs.

Thank you for visiting COIN & our Social Enterprise Family!