Browsing by Subject "Winnipeg Social Services"

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    • An Assessment of STD/HIV Prevention Health Care and Youth Service in Winnipeg: The Youth and STD/HIV Prevention Project 

      Paula, Migliardi; John, Schellenberg; Margaret, Ormond
      The aim of this study was to identify current STD resources and services in Winnipeg and to identify barriers hindering the provision of STD prevention by health care and youth service providers. The study also examined ...

    • Enhancing Delivery Models and New Partnerships 

      Polevychok, Mechyslava; Carter, Tom
      Recent years have witnessed a shift in the nature of models to deliver housing and support services for low income and marginalized groups in society. This shift has been prompted in part by a change in the role governments ...

    • Final Report: First Nations/Metis/Inuit Mobility Study 

      Distasio, Jino; Sylvester, Gina; Jaccubucci, Christa; Sargent, Kurt; Mulligan, Susan
      The First Nations/Métis/Inuit Mobility Study examines the mobility patterns of Aboriginal persons moving into the city of Winnipeg. The intent is to interview the same persons, over successive periods, in order to examine ...

    • First Nations/Metis/Inuit Mobility Study, Interim Report Two: Draft One 

      Distasio, Jino; Sylvester, Gina; Jaccubucci, Christa; Sargent, Kurt; Mulligan, Susan
      The First Nations/Métis/Inuit Mobility Study examines the mobility patterns of Aboriginal persons moving into the city of Winnipeg. The intent is to interview the same persons, over successive periods, in order to examine ...

    • Housing for Assisted Living in Inner-City Winnipeg: A Social Analysis of Housing Options for People with Disabilities 

      Owen, Michelle; Watters, Colleen
      People with disabilities who have complex health and housing needs have limited housing options. Younger adults with disabilities, for example, are inappropriately placed in personal care homes with seniors when the cost ...

    • Male Reading Teachers: Effects on Inner-city Boys 

      Sokal, Laura; Katz, Herb; Sych-Yereniuk, Anastasia; Chochinov-Harder, Lori; Adkins, Matthew; Grills, Tannis; Stewart, Crystal; Priddle, Greg
      Eighteen inner-city first and second grade boys participated in a pilot study on the effect of sex of reading teacher on boys’ attitudes toward and performance in reading. Each boy participated with either a male or a ...

    • A Profile of Income Assistance Recipients in Winnipeg’s Inner City 

      Sheldrick, Byron M.; Dyck, Harold; Myers, Troy; Michell, Claudette
      The objective of this study is to examine the experiences of welfare recipients with the welfare bureaucracy in the city of Winnipeg. For many inner city residents some form of income assistance is a vital part of their ...

    • Shared Responsibility: Building Healthy Communities in Winnipeg's North End 

      Brown, Jason; Higgitt, Nancy; Wingert, Susan; Miller, Christine; Williams, Mary; Morrissette, Larry
      The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of inner-city residents and service providers and represent their ideas about building healthy communities. The term “inner city” is often associated with a variety ...

    • Voices from the Margins: Experiences of Street-Involved Youth In Winnipeg 

      Higgitt, Nancy; Wingert, Susan; Ristock, Janice; Brown, Mellisa; Ballantyne, Melvina; Caett, Sammy; Coy, Kristin; Quoquat, Rachel
      In this study we sought to hear the voices of street-involved youth. We wanted to give them a forum through which to tell their stories. We wanted to know: 1) How they came to be involved with the street? 2) What their ...