Measuring Poverty with a Material Deprivation Index (MDI): An Updated Index for Canada
Measuring Poverty with a Material Deprivation Index (MDI): An Updated Index for Canada This Food Banks Canada report shows that [...]
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06, 2024
National School Food Policy
National School Food Policy The Vison of the federal government’s 2024 National School Food Policy is: all children and youth [...]
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06, 2024
Psychosocial and Economic Impacts of Intergenerational Volunteering: Lessons Learned from the Snow Buddies Program in the Niagara Region
Psychosocial and Economic Impacts of Intergenerational Volunteering: Lessons Learned from the Snow Buddies Program in the Niagara Region Snow Buddies [...]
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06, 2024
Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Report – Ontario
Canada in a Changing Climate: Advancing our Knowledge for Action is the national assessment of how and why Canada’s climate [...]
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06, 2024
Niagara Community Foundation 2023 Annual Report – Turning Intent into Impact
Niagara Community Foundation 2023 Annual Report – Turning Intent into Impact In 2023, the Niagara Community Foundation (NCF) provided nearly [...]
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05, 2024
Food Banks Canada Poverty Report Card
The 2024 Poverty Report Card for provinces/territories is provided by Food Banks Canada. The Ontario report card can be compared [...]
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05, 2024
United Way Niagara 2023 Impact Report
This report highlights United Way Niagara (UWN) 2023 investment in solutions to local social challenges. It also extends thanks to [...]
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05, 2024
Addressing the Early Childhood Educators Labour Shortage in Canada: Challenges, Solutions, Challenges and Impacts
This report cites a lack of qualified Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) needed to staff additional spaces as a key reason [...]
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05, 2024
A Focus on Adolescent Peer Violence and Bullying In Europe, Central Asia and Canada
This WHO (World Health Organization) report shows that since 2018, many traditional forms of adolescent violence are going down, and [...]
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04, 2024
Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods – Our Community, Our Neighbours
Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods (SFEN) believes in all people, and values community. SFEN encourages collaboration to achieve collective impact. Our [...]
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04, 2024
Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods Impact 2023
This infographic provides highlights of the 2023 impact of Strong Fort Erie Neighbourhoods (SFEN). SFEN is a community-based, volunteer-driven charitable [...]
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04, 2024
Using Interpreters in Health Care Settings
Understanding the social and cultural factors that influence one’s health beliefs and behaviours is important for professionals working with newcomers [...]
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04, 2024
Municipal collaboration in regional event hosting processes: The case of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games
This policy brief examines how local area municipalities collaborated once Niagara Region was awarded the hosting rights to the 2021 [...]
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04, 2024
Sustaining Food Security in Niagara – Niagara Community Observatory Policy Brief #58
This policy brief outlines the extent of the problem of food security at a national, provincial, and local level. It [...]
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03, 2024
Niagara Region 2024-2028 Poverty Reduction Strategy
Working together to prevent and end poverty, and increase well-being in Niagara is the goal of this strategy. It includes [...]
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03, 2024
Social Prescribing for Children and Youth in Canada
This video offers a glimpse of Canada's first social prescribing pilot for children and youth, which took place at the [...]
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02, 2024
Living in Niagara-2023 report
The Living in Niagara-2023 report presents a snapshot of quality of life in the Niagara region of Ontario, in 2023. [...]
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02, 2024
Situation Table – A Risk Intervention Model for Community Safety and Well-being in the Niagara Region
In 2018, Port Cares and the Niagara Regional Police Service, along with several community agencies, launched the first Situation Table [...]
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01, 2024
Call for Positive Living Niagara Board Members
Elevate your impact and join the Positive Living Niagara family We're on the lookout for passionate individuals to join our [...]
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01, 2024
Volunteer Opportunities at Brock University
Students at Brock are eager to help various organizations across our Niagara community and are always on the lookout for [...]
