G.A.P. Steering Committee

G.A.P. Organizational Overview

Gravenhurst Against Poverty Governance

Gravenhurst Against Poverty is an incorporated not-for-profit organization with three volunteer directors:

Bonnie Dart, Phil Tomassetti, Joanne Twist

Gravenhurst Against Poverty Steering Committee

Gravenhurst Against Poverty is governed by a Steering Committee of the following volunteers:

Carol Aberdeen (Recorder)
Peggyann Boudreau (Treasurer)
Judy Campbell (Fundraising Lead)
Bonnie Dart (Chair)
Desarae Doolittle
Linda Harrison (Food Program Lead)
Sandra Holdsworth (Communications Assistant)
Kelly Jones

Jo Morphy
Darlene Osborne
Autumn Smith (YAC Program Lead)
Phil Tomassetti
Joanne Twist (Past-Chair)
John Twist (Organization Wellness Lead)
Lorne VanderDussen (Transportation Lead)
David Wetherald (Vice- Chair)

As part of the Steering Committee, the current Executive Committee is comprised of the following members:

Bonnie Dart, Peggyann Boudreau, Judy Campbell, Phil Tomassetti, John Twist

The Steering Committee meets by Zoom the second Tuesday of every month.
The Executive Committee meets as needed with Program Leads and as organizational issues arise.

G.A.P. Advisory Council

G.A.P. has an Advisory Council made up of individual residents (including those with lived experience), representatives of service organizations (example: Gravenhurst Rotary Club, Elizabeth Fry Society, Gravenhurst Town Council, Muskoka Children’s Foundation, Ryde Co-op, Gravenhurst Women’s Centre, Muskoka District social services, Employment North, YWCA, Muskoka Women’s Advocacy Group) and representatives of churches in the community. The advisory council meets every 3 months. G.A.P.’s activities are shared and those of any of the organizations represented. Its purpose is to share information and to shed light on the available community resources for those in need. Where gaps in service exist, the Advisory Council may make recommendations to the G.A.P. Steering Committee.

G.A.P. determines to collaborate and only provide service that does not already exist in the community. Each G.A.P. Advisory Council meeting is attended on average, by 25 individuals.

Be sure to say hi to some of our G.A.P. family members when you see them out in the community!