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Key recommendations Same-sex professional interpreters are required for medical appointments; Kurmanji-speaking interpreters are needed because they’re either functionally illiterate in Arabic or they’re not comfortable speaking in Arabic due to their traumatic interactions with their Arabic-speaking captor...
Community organizations: AAISA Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: While a claim is being processed, refugee claimants have limited access to services such as education, social assistance, emergency housing, health, and legal aid. The inability to access basic services violates human rights and...
Key findings Refugees tend to live in the far north part of Calgary, some small portions in the Southwest, and a large concentration in the Forest Lawn/Northeast part of Calgary because housing is more affordable there Single refugees are likely to face housing affordability issues far more than their counterparts...
Future research / gaps identified: There is a lack of research on the experiences of refugees who have experienced homelessness in urban areas of Canada. Need for more research on the effectiveness of social justice-oriented counselling in addressing the unique needs of refugees who have experienced homelessness....
Key recommendations NA Gaps identified Compared to Brookes , Edmonton, Lethbridge, and Red Deer, the refugees in Calgary have the loWest attendance rate. Moreover, Calgary has the highest percentage of employed services used by the refugees for the purpose of finding work. Key findings This study assesses the serv...
Key recommendations The need to build on the experiences, capacities, and strengths of rural communities to solve the issue of homelessness Building comprehensive housing Creating service infrastructure plan to address housing instability Acknowledging the issue of homelessness as a part of the disaster managem...
Open-access – Yes https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12134-014-0396-7.pdf Location Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; Fort McMurray, Alberta; Grande Prairie, Alberta; Lethbridge, Alberta; Medicine Hat, Alberta; Red Deer, Alberta Key recommendations “Our work suggests that the topic has dif...
Community organizations: Edmonton Community Foundation (ECF) Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: Edmonton’s newcomer population is on the rise- from 2005 to 2015, the number of newcomers increased by 178.2%. Statistics and information on the followi...
Future research / gaps identified Lack of empirical research in Canada that focuses directly on hidden homelessness, particularly with identifying the causes. This probably reflects the difficulty associated with its inquiry more than it does the seriousness of the topic. Difficulty in identifying the hidden homele...
Community organizations: Future research / gaps identified: There is little research on housing issues as a part of the lives of immigrants. Lack of understanding what specific challenges immigrants face in finding affordable and secure housing, as well as the impact of housing insecurity on their overall settle...
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