Open-access – Yes
Pdf
Key populations
community partners and staff of BCIS/FCIS/ RVIS/WCIS; newcomers living in Southern Alberta
Integration timeline
At what point during the integration process the study was conducted?
NA
Key recommendations
Continue to provide services and supports for newcomers in rural Sout...
Key populations
Staff, Committee members, and project participants of “Welcoming Claresholm” Settlement, Integration, and Language Project (SILP)
Key recommendations
Continue the project
Key findings
The Welcoming Claresholm Settlement, Integration, and Language Project (SILP) made significant progress toward and c...
Key findings
The CCIS Cultural Brokerage Program (CCBP) is integral to the practice of Children’s Services (CS), providing cultural and language interpretation that is essential to achieving accurate assessments and positive and sustained outcomes for children and families.
There are a number of factors that influence...
Open-access – Yes
http://habituscollective.ca/cultural-brokerage-program-evaluation/
Integration timeline
At what point during the integration process the study was conducted?
NA
Gaps identified
NA
Location
Calgary, Alberta
Key recommendations
Continue and expand the CCIS Cultural Brokerage Program (CCBP)
Key...
Key populations
Clients of the program
Key recommendations
1. Continue to provide specialized supports for culturally diverse families with Children’s Services involvement and family violence concerns.
2. Continue to offer support to victims and perpetrators of family violence with FV Specialists dedicated to both.
3...
Open-access – Yes
Pdf
Key recommendations
Educate and empower community members (residents, organizations, businesses, etc) to become guides/mentors for newcomers to access information personalized to their needs and adapt to the culture and environment (ex. Winter tires, TFSAs, how to qualify for mortgages, etc.) -b...
Key populations
NA
Key recommendations
1. Continue to provide specialized supports for newcomer families with Children’s Services involvement and family violence concerns.
2. Seek opportunities to build on learnings to expand the FV Specialist role and Apartment 1310 Program.
3. Continue to evaluate the FV...
Gaps identified
Employment:
• Earnings of newcomers involved in various sectors of the economy, and the influence of Edmonton’s boom and bust cycle on this.
• Experiences of economically successful immigrant groups and the strategies that worked for them to transition out of low-income socioeconomic levels.
Health and...
Open-access – Yes
http://habituscollective.ca/strategic-actions-for-change-2/
Key populations
Immigrant children and youth
Key recommendations
The priority areas identified, within which strategic actions and activities are likely to promote equitable outcomes for CYIF, are:
1. Anti-discrimination: recognizing the...
LocationNorthern Alberta; Edmonton region
Key recommendations
Debriefing and mental health supports for sponsors, including peer support
Ensuring roles of sponsor and refugee roles are clear
Use of brokers to assist with the cultural barriers
Key population
Kosovo, kosovar refugees, refugees
Key findings...