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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
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Finding her home: A gender-based analysis of the homelessness crisis in Winnipeg
March 8, 2017 | Authored by: Jenna Drabble, Sadie McInnes
This gender-based analysis looks at the intersectionalities of gender, race, class, sexual identity and other factors. This is important since a “gender-blind” approach—of looking at men and women’s experiences together—just scratches the surface of wo …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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What Does it Take to House a Syrian Refugee? Supporting refugee housing and resettlement beyond the Syrian refugee crisis
January 31, 2017 | Authored by: Ray Silvius, Hani Ataan Al-Ubeady, Emily Halldorson, Dylan Chyz-Lund, Carlos Colorado
This report on the settlement of Syrian refugees in Winnipeg finds that public policy played an important role, particularly when it comes to an often-overlooked area of settlement: housing refugees. What Does it Take to House a Syrian Refugee? Support …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Fast Facts: Newcomer Families: The role of housing and wrap-around supports in Winnipeg
November 22, 2016 | Authored by: Jill Bucklaschuk
As housing advocates across the country recognize National Housing Day on November 22nd, we must continue to acknowledge the central role of housing in building inclusive communities and seek ways to ensure that all low-income families have access to …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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The IRCOM Model: Housing and wrap-around supports for newcomers in Winnipeg
November 22, 2016 | Authored by: Jill Bucklaschuk
The successful settlement and integration of immigrants and refugees is a multifaceted, complex, and long-term process that requires the dedication and involvement of both newcomers and the community in which they settle. Arriving to a new home is ov …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Category: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
