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Wednesday, 25 January 2012
Literacy in Canada and Alberta
January 2012
While few Canadian citizens are fully illiterate, almost half of the adult population possess deficient reading, writing, and mathematical skills. This Fact Sheet looks at literacy statistics in Canada and Alberta.
Title: Downtown Street Outreach Initiative Final Evaluation Report
Variant Title: Downtown [Edmonton] street outreach initiative
Corporate Author: Alana LaPerle Project Services
Subject: Housing – affordable, social housing, Housing – planning, policy, Housing – temporary, emergency, homelessness LaPerle Project Services
Place of Publication: Sherwood Park, AB
Date of Publication: 2012
Abstract: This report describes the objectives and outcomes of the Downtown Street Outreach Initiative. This project was designed to help homeless individuals in Edmonton make the transition from living on the street to adopting a more stable lifestyle, to help community stakeholders learn more about this group and the unique challenges they face, and to become more aware of service gaps and systemic barriers that homeless individuals in Edmonton experience.
Notes: This project was coordinated by Edmonton Police Services, the Downtown Business Association and Boyle Street Community Services.
Language: English
Material Type: Report
Title: In this Together: Ending Poverty in Alberta)
Author(s): Kolkman, John, and Ahorro, Joseph
Corporate Author: Edmonton Social Planning Council
Publisher: Edmonton Social Planning Council, Alberta College of Social Workers, Public Interest Alberta
Place of Publication: Edmonton
Date of Publication: 2011
Abstract: Co-published by the Edmonton Social Planning Council, the Alberta College of Social Workers and Public Interest Alberta, “In This Together: Ending Poverty in Alberta” identifies the need for a province-wide poverty reduction strategy in Alberta. It also discusses how the Government of Alberta could reduce poverty by introducing new programs and expanding pre-existing ones that assist low-income individuals and families.
Language: English
Material Type: Report
This Fact Sheet looks at some of the latest statistics on the impact of small businesses in Canada, the United States, and Alberta.
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Wednesday, 09 November 2011
Economic Impact of Small Business
This Fact Sheet looks at some of the latest statistics on the impact of small businesses in Canada, United States, and Alberta
Title:Shift: The Project to End Domestic Violence: research in the Calgary aboriginal community.
Author(s):Wells, Lana|split|Goulet, Sharon
Corporate Author: University of Calgary Faculty of Social Work
Mahegun Tails Inc.
Subject:Indigenous peoples – health, welfare|split|Women – sexual assault, violence against women
Publisher:Centre for Criminology and Justice Research
Place of Publication:Calgary
Date of Publication:2011
Abstract:
Statistics show that aboriginal women are at significantly higher risk of spousal violence and spousal homicide than non-aboriginal women (Statistics Canada, 2006). This corresponds to international research which indicates that aboriginal women face significantly higher risk of exposure to violence (VicHealth, 2007).While there are some programs to address domestic violence in Aboriginal communities, there are very few examples of primary prevention initiatives targeted at/with this community, with even fewer having been evaluated (VicHealth, 2007).
Using an Aboriginal community development perspective, this research project explored the following research questions: 1. What exists in the current literature on meanings and definitions, risk and protective factors, and prevention intervention strategies within the area of domestic violence and urban Aboriginal communities? 2. What services currently exist locally (Calgary) for urban Aboriginal peoples experiencing domestic violence? 3. What is the state of readiness within the community of Calgary to address this pressing social issue from a primary prevention perspective? 4. How can domestic violence be defined from an Aboriginal perspective?
Language:English
Material Type:Report
F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.12 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE/2011 Shift-aboriginal-project.pdf