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Social Housing as a Human Right: A Housing Rights Primer
April 14, 2023 | Authored by: Kimberly Langille, Shauna MacKinnon, Sarah Cooper, Shayne St. Denis, Sahla Mitchell
The 2017 National Housing Strategy (NHS) was intended to reduce core housing need and homelessness through a range of programs, research, and funding initiatives. Five years after the launch of the NHS, social housing experts and advocates describe the …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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The Burden of Concern: The Healthy Environment, Healthy Neighbourhoods Project
March 21, 2023 | Authored by: Alexandra Caporale, Heather Fast
The Healthy Environment, Healthy Neighbourhoods project documented first-hand experiences of Winnipeg residents in inner city and mature neighbourhoods who live near industrial and contaminated sites, most notably in Point Douglas and St. Boniface. Th …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Justice, Safety and Security
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Building Stronger Boards: A Study on the Diversity of Settlement Organizations in Winnipeg
November 25, 2022 | Authored by: Marleny Bonnycastle, Jessica Praznik, Kathleen Vyauren, Robert Daudet
Boards of directors are ubiquitous in Winnipeg’s social service sector, including in newcomer and refugee settlement organizations. Existing research shows that representative boards are more connected with community issues, better adapt to challenges, …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Social Inclusion
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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
