2012 State of the Inner City Report: Fast Facts

This State of the Inner City Report adds to the mounting knowledge we now have about what works in the inner city and what doesn’t.  This year’s report also reminds us that we have a lot more to learn from each other, and more work to do as a community …

We’re All in this Together: Factors that Influence and Support Success for Female Post-Secondary Students in Northern Manitoba, Canada

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 …

2013 State of the Inner City: A Youth Lens on Poverty in Winnipeg

Sixteen youth from North and West End Winnipeg were given an important assignment: tell the stories of their neighbourhoods to the rest of Winnipeg for this year’s State of the Inner City Report. The CCPA’s Manitoba office worked with two youth-serving …

They have stood by me: Fast Facts

As Manitoba has welcomed many newcomers over the last few years, it has developed services to help these individuals and families adapt. Refugee families and individuals struggle with multiple challenges such as language, literacy and trauma-related me …

They Have Stood By Me: Supporting Refugee Families in Winnipeg

The Family Centre of Winnipeg approached the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Manitoba (CCPA-mb) to do a qualitative study on their Family Supports for Refugees Program to better understand the needs and challenges of settled refugee families in …

Breaking Barriers / Building Bridges

On October 13th, 2012, CCPA’s Manitoba Office facilitated an intergenerational learning and youth exchange at Thunderbird House in Winnipeg. In attendance were four elders and 30 students from Community Education Development Association’s (CEDA) Pathwa …

2012 State of the Inner City Report: Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges

The 2012 State of the Inner City Report is titled Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges. We called it this because we believe it captures the essence of the two chapters included this year. The first chapter, titled Who’s Accountable to the Community?, s …

Losing Ground: How Canada’s Employment Insurance system undermines inner-city and Aboriginal workers

Marginalized workers, many of whom live in Winnipeg’s inner city and in Aboriginal communities throughout Manitoba, exist at the fringe of the labour market. Their marginalized status is entrenched by their inability to access programs such as Employme …

An Evaluation of Parental Perspectives on Children’s Education in Skownan First Nation

Exploring the impact of a culturally restorative post-secondary education program on Aboriginal adult learners: The Urban Circle Training Centre model

The educational attainment gap between Canada’s Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples both reflects and perpetuates a parallel disparity in socioeconomic conditions. Aboriginal peoples’ distrust of and disengagement from educational systems can be link …