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Impact of COVID-19 on Refugee Families in Winnipeg
November 10, 2022 | Authored by: Fadi Ennab
In Winnipeg, the COVID-19 crisis worsened existing social and educational inequities for refugee families. The findings show that refugee families found it difficult to navigate school closures and remote learning. Refugee families, having limited or n …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Social Inclusion
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Grassroots & Anti-Oppressive Approaches to Safety
November 1, 2022 | Authored by: Dagen Perrott, Julie Chamberlain
What are anti-oppressive, grassroots approaches to talking about and acting on community safety? What evidence-informed strategies are appropriate at a neighbourhood level? Initiated by the South Valour Residents Association in Winnipeg, Manitoba, this …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Featured, Justice, Safety and Security
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Safer Schools Without Policing Indigenous and Black Lives In Winnipeg
October 5, 2022 | Authored by: Fadi Ennab
School safety is important for all students and families. Feeling safe in schools can provide the optimal learning space where students feel a sense of belonging and are able to thrive, academically and socially. Yet, for many Indigenous and Black stud …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Featured, Justice, Safety and Security
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Manitoba Living Wage Update 2022
September 23, 2022 | Authored by: Michael Apata, Jesse Hajer, Niall Harney
The 2022 living wage update comes alongside the fastest increases to the cost of living seen since the early 1980s. These increases are placing financial pressure on low-wage workers, amplifying calls for the adoption of a living wage in Manitoba. Usin …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Community Economic Development, Education, Training, and Capacity Building
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Alternative Municipal Budget 2022: Winnipeg at a Crossroads
May 27, 2022 | Authored by: | Edited by: Niall Harney
The 2022 Winnipeg Alternative Municipal Budget is a community effort co-written by 27 authors from 18 community organizations. After two decades of austerity and two pandemic years, the City of Winnipeg is at a crossroads. Infrastructure is crumbling a …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Featured
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“It’s A Scary Place to Come Out”: Exploring How Shelters in Westman Can Be Safer and More Welcoming for Transgender People
May 19, 2022 | Authored by: Matt Paterson
This project looks at what organizations that provide temporary housing in Westman can do to make transitional housing safe, accessible, and comfortable for transgender people. Starting from anecdotal evidence that current housing options in Brandon, M …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Understanding and Responding to the Rising Cost of Living in Manitoba
March 14, 2022 | Authored by: Jesse Hajer
Media headlines and price tags alike are sending the message loud and clear: The cost of living is increasing, with price inflation being higher than we’ve seen in decades. The most recent data on prices of goods and services show an annual increase of …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Featured
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State of the Inner City: Placing Community at the Heart of Recovery from COVID
February 24, 2022 | Authored by: Lila Asher, Sarah Cooper, Shauna MacKinnon, Owen Toews, Kayla Villebrun-Normand
Since the 2020 State of the Inner City report, which looked at the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on the inner city, we’ve had second, third and fourth waves. Both the sense of government urgency and the emergency funding available a …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Featured
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Unearth this Buried Treasure: Adult Education in Manitoba
January 25, 2022 | Authored by: Jim Silver
New report finds Adult Education struggling to meet demand. Underfunded adult education programs in Manitoba are struggling to meet the demand for literacy and grade twelve equivalency in the province. Unearth this Buried Treasure: Adult Education in M …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Education, Training, and Capacity Building
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Hard Infrastructure, Hard Times: Workers Perspectives on Privatization and Contracting out of Manitoba Infrastructure
September 3, 2021 | Authored by: Jennifer Keith, Jesse Hajer, Michael Conway
For several years, the Manitoba government led by the Progressive Conservatives has been pushing hard to reduce the number of government workers, while transferring work and contracts to the private sector. This report examines the push for privatizati …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Community Economic Development, Education, Training, and Capacity Building
