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Rooming Houses to Rooming Homes
May 7, 2014 | Authored by: Jovan Lottis, Molly McCracken, Art Ladd, Isabel Jerez, Mary Burton
In Winnipeg’s inner city, and especially in West Broadway and Spence neighbourhoods, older homes converted to rooming houses are an important type of housing for many people living on low …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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2013 State of the Inner City: A Youth Lens on Poverty in Winnipeg
December 15, 2013 | Authored by: CCPA Manitoba
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 …
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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A Family Living Wage for Manitoba: 2013 Calculation Guide
November 22, 2013 | Authored by: Scott Jarosiewicz
The purpose of this guide is to assist others in calculating a living wage for their own communities, using the method developed by the CCPA-BC and First Call to calculate …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Community Economic Development
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A Family Living Wage for Manitoba: 2013 Update
November 22, 2013 | Authored by: Scott Jarosiewicz, Lynne Fernandez
With approximately 38,600 Manitobans earning minimum wage ($10.45/hour) and fully 73,700 Manitobans making only 10% more, we need to ask if the minimum wage provides sufficient income to raise a …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Community Economic Development
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Preserving Aboriginal Institutional History in Winnipeg
October 22, 2013 | Authored by: John Loxley, Darrell Chippeway, Darryl Nepinak
Darrell Chippeway together with film maker Darryl Nepinak interview key Aboriginal leaders regarding the formation of many key Aboriginal organizations in Winnipeg.
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Community Economic Development
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It’s Getting Great: Government Investment in Gilbert Park and Lord Selkirk Park
June 1, 2013 | Authored by: Sarah Cooper
Over the last few years, the Province of Manitoba has invested millions of dollars in renovating and providing resources in two public housing complexes in Winnipeg, Lord Selkirk Park and …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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They have stood by me: Fast Facts
May 17, 2013 | Authored by: Lindsay Larios
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 …
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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They Have Stood By Me: Supporting Refugee Families in Winnipeg
May 17, 2013 | Authored by: Lindsay Larios
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 …
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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Social Impact Bonds
January 30, 2013 | Authored by: John Loxley
Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) are a relatively new method of funding and delivering social services. Under this approach the private or social sector finances and delivers services under contract to …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Community Economic Development
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Creating Opportunities with Green Jobs: The story of BUILD and BEEP
January 6, 2013 | Authored by: Kirsten Bernas, Blair Hamilton
Social enterprises have emerged as viable business models that create a blended return on investment as a result of the multiple economic, social, and environmental benefits they bring to local …
Grant: Transforming Inner-city and Aboriginal Communities - 2007-2012
Stream: Community Economic Development
