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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
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North End Wellbeing Measure: Prototype Implementation and Learning
February 18, 2020 | Authored by: Dr. Jaime Cidro, Courtney Bear, Kate Rempel
“The Winnipeg Boldness Project is an Indigenous social innovation initiative. Working alongside the North End community to identify effective mechanisms to improve outcomes for young children in the Point Douglas …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Growing roots: A newcomer nutrition program designed using action research methods
August 27, 2019 | Authored by: Henderson, A. and Slater, J.
Many newcomers to Canada struggle with food insecurity and the health impacts of dietary acculturation. “Growing Roots” is a newcomer nutrition program designed through a community development approach to help …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Community Economic Development
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Futures Forward Enhancement Project: Qualitative Research of Youth Housing First Pilot Project
August 22, 2019 | Authored by: Rachel Antonia Dunsmore
This report is a qualitative evaluation of the Futures Forward six month intensive Housing First pilot project. As such, this report will provide a qualitative analysis of: (1) the pathways to …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Housing Needs of Indigenous Women Leaving Intimate Partner Violence in Northern Communities
August 22, 2019 | Authored by: Allison Groening, Colin Bonnycastle, Marleny M. Bonnycastle, Kendra Nixon, Judith Hughes
The problems of intimate partner violence and housing insecurity are independent issues and each worthy of discussion on their own. However, for women in northern communities these issues are often …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Justice, Safety and Security
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Re-establishing their Lives
August 22, 2019 | Authored by: Colin Bonnycastle, Judith Hughes, Marleny M. Bonnycastle, Kendra Nixon, Allison Groening
This qualitative report looks at the experiences of women and children escaping violent relationships when they leave temporary solutions such as crisis centres in Northern Manitoba. Through our research, we …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Justice, Safety and Security
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Resettling Refugees’ Social Housing Stories
June 3, 2019 | Authored by: Ray Silvius, Emily Halldorson, Hani Ataan Al-ubeady
This paper is a companion piece to the report, Making Social Housing Friendly for Resettling Refugees. The intention with the present paper is to build on our assessment in the previous …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Making Social Housing Friendly for Resettling Refugees
April 29, 2019 | Authored by: Emily Halldorson, Ray Silvius, Hani Al-ubeady
This work is an extension of a longer-term project that began in 2015, in which we partnered with Welcome Place, the housing arm of the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council (MIIC), …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Fast Facts: The unique social housing needs of resettling refugees
April 29, 2019 | Authored by: Emily Halldorson, Ray Silvius, Hani Al-ubeady
War and persecution force refugees to leave behind all that they know to embark on new and challenging experiences of resettlement. In Winnipeg, they meet a web of service providers …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
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Fast Facts: The changing nature of social housing in Manitoba
April 24, 2019 | Authored by: Sarah Cooper
What makes social housing ‘social’? In part, social housing is different from private-market housing because it intentionally provides low-cost housing for low-income households. But it is also a way of …
Grant: Partnering for Change: Community-Based Solutions for Aboriginal and Inner-City Poverty - 2012-2019
Stream: Housing and Neighbourhood Revitalization
