▁places ▁of ▁opportunity ▁and ▁activity . ▁Its ▁a ims ▁are : ▁ ▁O ng o ing ▁community ▁participation ▁in ▁decision - making ; ▁New ▁job ▁and ▁learning ▁opportun ities ; ▁In cre ased ▁neighbourhood ▁volunte ering ▁and ▁other ▁support ; ▁Up grad ed ▁community ▁facilities ▁and ▁open ▁spaces ; ▁Gre ater ▁participation ▁in ▁cultural , ▁recre ational ▁and ▁sport ing ▁activities ; ▁and ▁Im pro ved ▁feelings ▁of ▁safety ▁and ▁well be ing . ▁ ▁Frank ston ▁North ▁Community ▁Ren ew al ▁will ▁build ▁on ▁the ▁initi atives ▁of ▁previous ▁community ▁strength ening ▁programs ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁delivered ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁five ▁years , ▁including ▁P ines ▁Connect ing ▁the ▁Community , ▁Best ▁Start ▁and ▁Commun ities ▁for ▁Children . ▁ ▁Key ▁facts ▁ ▁Community ▁renew al ▁works ▁in ▁dis adv ant aged ▁urban ▁neighborhood s ▁in ▁rapidly ▁changing ▁sub ur bs ▁that ▁don ’ t ▁have ▁a ▁high ▁concentration ▁of ▁public ▁housing . ▁ ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁Victoria ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁Frank ston ▁North ▁ ▁Has ▁more ▁single ▁person ▁households ▁and ▁more ▁single ▁parent ▁families ▁Is ▁more ▁dis adv ant aged ▁by ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁measures ▁including ▁un emp loyment , ▁resident ▁income ▁and ▁level ▁of ▁education ▁Has ▁more ▁homes ▁that ▁are ▁being ▁purchased ▁or ▁r ented ▁from ▁the ▁government , ▁and ▁fewer ▁that ▁are ▁owned ▁Has ▁more ▁Ind igen ous ▁but ▁fewer ▁non - English - spe aking ▁residents ▁including ▁from ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and ▁Germany . ▁ ▁In ▁terms ▁of ▁community ▁eng agement , ▁compared ▁to ▁Victoria