-
Putting Home at the Heart of Refugee Resettlement
July 8, 2021 | Authored by: Ray Silvius, Emily Halldorson, Hani Ataan Al-Ubeady
The culmination of a 5-year study based on interviews with recently arrived former refugees finds that securing good housing is a key part of successful settlement. However, a tight rental housing market, insufficient financial support and limited supp …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
-
Staffing the Crisis: The Capacity of Eleven Municipal Housing Departments Across Canada
February 17, 2021 | Authored by: Stefan Hodges
This research turned to ten other Canadian cities to ask how municipal housing departments supported the creation of affordable rental housing, and how much staff capacity was dedicated to that effort. It was surprising to find that every surveyed cit …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
-
West Broadway Methamphetamine Strategy
February 5, 2021 | Authored by: Erica Charron, Laura Canfield
The West Broadway Methamphetamine Strategy was born from the collaborative efforts and communal concerns of members who sit on the West Broadway Directors Network (WBDN), a committee spearheaded by the West Broadway Community Organization. In 2015, mem …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization, Justice, Safety and Security
-
Displacement, Housing and Homelessness in Northern Manitoba Communities
November 5, 2020 | Authored by: C. Lee Anne Deegan, Marleny M. Bonnycastle
Displacement, Housing and Homelessness in Northern Manitoba Communities by Lee Anne Deegan and and Marleny Bonnycastle was developed in two communities, Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) and Thompson from 2018-2020. Community-Based Participatory Resear …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
-
Communities are Partners: Workers Occupational Health and Safety Rights with Newcomers
October 23, 2020 | Authored by: Dorothy Wigmore
For the past 20 years, newcomer and migrant workers in Manitoba have learned about occupational health, safety and compensation rights thanks to the Cross Cultural Community Development Program at the MFL Occupational Health Centre. Community Trainers …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Education, Training, and Capacity Building
