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Integration timeline: not defined Key populations: South Asian immigrant youth (SAIY) ages 14-24 in Edmonton, AB Key recommendations: Develop, implement and evaluate interventions to address the challenges and barriers SAIY identified in this study. Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified...
Key populations: newcomers to Edmonton Location: Edmonton, AB Community organizations: Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers (EMCN) Future research / gaps identified: n/a Integration timeline: not defined Key findings: 1) EMCN offers a wide range of services, including therapeutic and counseling services, c...
Key findings: 1) 10/38 of the included organizations provided translation and interpretation services. 2) Overall, 46 languages have translation and interpretation services in Edmonton. 3) The most commonly translated documents were legal, licenses, medical and education. 4) Although organizations would like to requi...
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...
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...
Integration timeline: newcomers not defined Community organizations: n/a Future research / gaps identified: n/a Key findings: Five themes with related strategic actions, outcomes, and performance measures to address systemic racism: Integrate racial equity accountability from the inside out Provide anti-racis...
Integration timeline: newcomers not defined Key findings: Themes from community engagements include: Lived and living experiences of hate and racial harassment in public spaces and City properties Racially inequitable processes and procedures in reporting hate crimes and incidents Systemic barriers to accessing...
Key findings: The City of Calgary is committed to removing systemic racism through education, engagement, collaboration, and policy changes. Intersectionality and adopting an anti-colonial lens are key considerations in addressing systemic racism. The framework aims to create anti-racist safe spaces and processes...
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