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Putting Home at the Heart of Refugee Resettlement
July 8, 2021 | Authored by: Ray Silvius, Emily Halldorson, Hani Ataan Al-Ubeady
The culmination of a 5-year study based on interviews with recently arrived former refugees finds that securing good housing is a key part of successful settlement. However, a tight rental …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Staffing the Crisis: The Capacity of Eleven Municipal Housing Departments Across Canada
February 17, 2021 | Authored by: Stefan Hodges
This research turned to ten other Canadian cities to ask how municipal housing departments supported the creation of affordable rental housing, and how much staff capacity was dedicated to that …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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West Broadway Methamphetamine Strategy
February 5, 2021 | Authored by: Erica Charron, Laura Canfield
The West Broadway Methamphetamine Strategy was born from the collaborative efforts and communal concerns of members who sit on the West Broadway Directors Network (WBDN), a committee spearheaded by the …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization, Justice, Safety and Security
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Displacement, Housing and Homelessness in Northern Manitoba Communities
November 5, 2020 | Authored by: C. Lee Anne Deegan, Marleny M. Bonnycastle
Displacement, Housing and Homelessness in Northern Manitoba Communities by Lee Anne Deegan and and Marleny Bonnycastle was developed in two communities, Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) and Thompson from 2018-2020. Community-Based …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Communities are Partners: Workers Occupational Health and Safety Rights with Newcomers
October 23, 2020 | Authored by: Dorothy Wigmore
For the past 20 years, newcomer and migrant workers in Manitoba have learned about occupational health, safety and compensation rights thanks to the Cross Cultural Community Development Program at the …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Education, Training, and Capacity Building
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Indigenizing the Co-operative Model
October 15, 2020 | Authored by: Mark Intertas, Jim Thunder
Indigenizing the Co-operative Model by James Thunder and Mark Intertas begins with a delineation of the diversity and complexity of Indigenous peoples and their distinct cultures and history. The authors …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Community Economic Development
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State of the Inner City Report 2019
April 15, 2020 | Authored by: Ellen Smirl
The 2019 State of the Inner City report “Forest for the Trees: Reducing Drug and Mental Health Harms in the Inner City” finds that there is no clear strategy in how the …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Community Economic Development, Justice, Safety and Security
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Nisichawayasihk: A Future Net-Zero First Nation?
April 15, 2020 | Authored by: Lawrence Deane
Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) (Nelson House, MB), has embarked on a comprehensive program of economic development that addresses employment, training, healing from trauma, infrastructure development, and energy self-reliance. The First …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Community Economic Development
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Indigenous Student Experiences with Racism in Winnipeg
April 15, 2020 | Authored by: Jacqueline Romanow
While racism in the United States receives a great deal of media attention, in Canada it is less so. Canadians like to see themselves — and are generally seen by …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Justice, Safety and Security
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Old Grace A History of the Organization and Construction of the Old Grace Not-for-Profit Housing Co-operative
April 15, 2020 | Authored by: Doug Smith
In June 2019, Old Grace Not-for-Profit Housing Co-operative (OGHC) held its grand opening. The first members of the 64-unit co-op in Winnipeg’s downtown Wolseley neighbourhood had moved in a little …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization