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From repairs to rent hikes: Tenant perspectives on above-guideline rent increases in West Broadway
February 12, 2025 | Authored by: Amanda Emms, Sarah Cooper, Indira Cowkur
Feeling like the system is rigged against them was a common theme for the tenants interviewed in this Manitoba Research Alliance study focused on above-guideline rent increases (AGIs) in West Broadway. In a neighbourhood of 93 percent renters, these te …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Featured, Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Thinking Inside the Box: Rediscovering How to Build Social Housing in Manitoba
March 6, 2024 | Authored by: Lynne Fernandez
Despite years of advocacy by Manitoba’s Right to Housing Coalition urging government to increase the supply of social housing, politicians seem convinced that the social housing crisis is an unsolvable problem that can only be tinkered with using priva …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Featured, Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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The Transition to Adulthood for Young Adults with Disabilities in Manitoba: A “Winding Up-Hill Road”
May 9, 2023 | Authored by: Nadine Bartlett, Anne Kresta, Eefa Khan, Rebeca Heringer
There is mounting evidence that a formal process for supports in the transition from youth to adult, and access to person-centred care play a critical role in improving life outcomes for persons with disabilities (PwDs). This research reveals that, dur …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Featured, 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
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Safer Schools Without Policing Indigenous and Black Lives In Winnipeg
October 5, 2022 | Authored by: Fadi Ennab
School safety is important for all students and families. Feeling safe in schools can provide the optimal learning space where students feel a sense of belonging and are able to thrive, academically and socially. Yet, for many Indigenous and Black stud …
Grant: Community-Driven Solutions to Poverty: Challenges and Possibilities - 2020-2027
Category: Featured, Justice, Safety and Security
