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Future research / gaps identified: Investigate how communities are individually managing applicants to the Rural Renewal and Rural Entrepreneur streams, and identifying promising practices that communities and government could review. Integration timeline: not defined Locations: Rural Alberta Brooks Hanna...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: Resources, services and programs are provided for the following categories: 1) 211 resources 2) Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) 3) Bridges FASD Program 4) Family Resource Network (FRN) 5) Addiction and mental health resources 6) Financial resources 7)...
Integration timeline: newcomers not defined Community organizations Sagesse (Calgary) Canadian Pakistani Support Group Association (Calgary) The Today Centre (Edmonton) Indo Canadian Women’s Association (Edmonton) Future research / gaps identified: The women themselves were not interviewed (only s...
Community organizations: ActionDignity Habitus Consulting Collective Future research / gaps identified: Conduct a comprehensive review of City policies and practices to identify systemic barriers to equity and inclusion. Collect disaggregated data on the experiences of Indigenous, Black, and diverse racial...
Integration timeline: Newcomers not defined Key findings Loneliness was magnified by social distancing, fear of contracting COVID-19, and lack of in-person mosque activities Online services created barriers to accessing social supports through the mosque Due to a lack of culturally sensitive resources and servi...
Gaps identified Cause-and-effect relationships cannot be determined by this research. Additionally, certain factors were not accounted for (e.g. immigration class, ethnicity). Key recommendations Initiatives for community belonging and increased social support may improve maternal depression and/or anxiety of A...
Integration timeline Key recommendations IPV service providers should receive mandatory trainings on working with different marginalized groups. A client-centered and intersectional approach is recommended. Increasediversity of providers and community partners may help increase safety and trust. Barriers t...
Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: primarily newcomers from the Oromo nation-state who now live in Edmonton Open access: Yes Community organizations: FOCAS (Foundation for Oromian Culture Education and Art Services) Key findings: 1) FOCAS became a registe...
Key recommendations: The results also indicate that programs such as IPLAY can have important and positive impacts on youth participants, and how future programming may be able to adapt to further support the growing demographic of newcomer youth. Location: Calgary, AB Community organizations: 1) WinSport 2) CCIS...
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