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Social Impact Bonds and the Financing of Child Welfare
July 10, 2017 | Authored by: John Loxley
Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are a relatively new way of financing social services in Canada. They differ from the normal way of financing social services in that they are funded initially by private sector businesses or foundations, which are reimburse …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Community Economic Development
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City of Thompson: Youth Homelessness/Housing Instability Count 2016
July 8, 2017 | Authored by: Marleny M. Bonnycastle, Maureen Simpkins
The main reason for initiating a Youth Count was to begin to gather some base-line knowledge about youth homelessness in northern Manitoba and to pose questions such as: Who are the youth experiencing housing instability and homelessness? What are thei …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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A Family Living Wage for Manitoba: 2016-2017 update
July 5, 2017 | Authored by: Lynne Fernandez, Jesse Hajer, James Langridge
The 2016–17 Living Wage for Winnipeg is $14.54/ hour; for Brandon it is $14.55 and for Thompson it is $15.28. This is the amount needed for a family of four with two parents working full time to cover basic necessities, support healthy development of c …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Community Economic Development
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Kiya Waneekah: (Don’t Forget)
May 8, 2017 | Authored by: Dennis Davey
In this paper, I discuss how I planned to implement an Insurgent Research methodology articulated by Métis scholar, Adam Gaudry in his article “Insurgent Research.” I organized my historic Métis community using an insurgent research model as methodolog …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Community Economic Development
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Fast Facts: Women women speak out on homelessness
March 8, 2017 | Authored by: Jenna Drabble
This winter, a 53 year-old woman died overnight in minus 32-degree temperatures, frozen to death on the streets of downtown Winnipeg. This tragic and preventable loss serves as a reminder of how Winnipeg is failing to support people who need it the mos …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
