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First Rung on the Ladder: Community-Based Literacy Programming in Public Housing Complexes
October 8, 2014 | Authored by: Jim Silver
A wealth of evidence—both global and local—confirms the value of literacy, and the importance of programs that promote literacy. !is is especially the case for low-income individuals and communities, for whom gains in literacy can be transformative. Th …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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We’re All in this Together: Factors that Influence and Support Success for Female Post-Secondary Students in Northern Manitoba, Canada
September 22, 2014 | Authored by: Marleny Bonnycastle, Maureen Simpkins
At the University College of the North, women make up approximately 80% of the student population in the Faculty of Arts and in the Nursing program (UCN, 2012). In the University of Manitoba’s Northern Social Work Program, 87% of students are female. T …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Education, Training, and Capacity Building
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Every House Counts: First Nations Housing in Manitoba
September 12, 2014 | Authored by: Rachel Bach
A lot has been written about the housing crisis in Canada’s First Nation communities. Adequate housing is not available in many communities, resulting in high rates of overcrowding and long waitlists. The current housing crisis is embedded within a ser …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Tribulations and Tears: Stories from the Youth of Norway House Cree Nation
September 10, 2014 | Authored by: Gilbert Fredette
The nuances within the youth of the Norway House Cree Nation along with the escalation in drugs, gangs and violence have led to climbing incarceration rates within the youth population. This has resulted in social devastation in the community over the …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Community Economic Development
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Street Gangs in Winnipeg: Inner-city Youth Prevention Programs as Sites of Resistance?
September 9, 2014 | Authored by: Daniel Levin
Drawing on both post-colonial literature and critical gang studies research, this Master’s thesis situates the advent and growth of Indigenous street gangs in the context of settler colonialism, global economic restructuring, and the turn to a New Righ …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Justice, Safety and Security
