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North End Connect: A community network in the heart of Winnipeg
August 4, 2023 | Authored by: Joel Templeman
Most urban centers in North America have access to quality high-speed Internet connectivity. However, often in low-income pockets of these same cities there are neighbourhoods where residents cannot afford or have other barriers to accessing technology …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Education, Training, and Capacity Building, Social Inclusion
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Manitoba Government Cuts Undermine Safety and Justice
July 25, 2023 | Authored by: Elizabeth Comack, Amelia Curran
Previously Published in the Winnipeg Free Press July 5, 2023 Manitoba Government Cuts Undermine Safety and Justice As the Winnipeg Free Press reported on June 27, 2023, the Manitoba government has recently earmarked $3.4 million to add 19 Crown prosecu …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Justice, Safety and Security
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A “Made in Manitoba” Crisis
July 25, 2023 | Authored by: Katherine Burley, Robert Chernomas, Ian Hudson
Previously Published in the Winnipeg Free Press July 14, 2023 A “Made in Manitoba” Crisis On July 11 a rally to “ Save Public Health Care” took place, timed to coincide with the meetings of the Canadian premiers in Winnipeg. While provinces across the …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Social Inclusion
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The Chasm Widens: Inequality in Manitoba Update
May 25, 2023 | Authored by: Ian Hudson
Income inequality is getting worse in Manitoba: the market income of the bottom 20 percent of Manitoba families declined while the top 20 percent of Manitoba families received greater income increases than the national average. The Chasm Widens: Inequa …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Community Economic Development, Social Inclusion
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The Transition to Adulthood for Young Adults with Disabilities in Manitoba: A “Winding Up-Hill Road”
May 9, 2023 | Authored by: Nadine Bartlett, Anne Kresta, Eefa Khan, Rebeca Heringer
There is mounting evidence that a formal process for supports in the transition from youth to adult, and access to person-centred care play a critical role in improving life outcomes for persons with disabilities (PwDs). This research reveals that, dur …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Featured, Social Inclusion
