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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
This plain language podcast is based on an article titled A study of living wage effects on employees' performance-related attitudes and behaviour by Zhaocheng Zeng and Benson Honig. In this article, the authors discuss the different attitudes towards their jobs held by living wage employees versus minimum wage employees. Download a copy of... More
Friday, August 19, 2016
Three Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) research assistants (RAs), two from the Poverty Reduction Hub (Amanda Lefrancois and Aaron Kozak) and one from the Secretariat (Omar Elsharkawy), teamed up to present a student perspective of community-based post-secondary education at the Canadian Alliance for Community Service... More
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
by Amy Richardson, CFICE Communications RA The Community First: Impacts of Community (CFICE) project works closely with it’s community partners to deliver a community first approach. One of those partners is Pathway to Potential, an organization committed to reducing and preventing poverty in the Windsor/Essex community of Ontario and a... More
Monday, June 6, 2016
Community-campus engagement is offered and encouraged in many higher education organizations. This presentation by Donna Jean Forster-Gill, from Vibrant Communities Canada and Tom Cooper from the Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction (Poverty Hub community partners) seeks to analyze these programs and explore ways to maximize their usefulness... More
Friday, May 20, 2016
One of the CFICE Poverty Reduction (PR) Hub partner organizations is the Community-University Institute for Social Research (CUISR), which is based out of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. One report co-authored by members of CUISR outlines a strategic communications plan to engage provincial community leaders in Saskatchewan across the... More
Friday, May 13, 2016
by Carly Foubert, CFICE Volunteer You’ve planted your garden, now what? Gardening is an excellent and rewarding hands-on learning experience. It’s also a great way to contribute to environmental sustainability and will help save money along the way. Whether it’s a community garden or one in your own backyard, gardening is also a fantastic... More
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
by Omar Elsharkawy, CFICE Admin RA April 21st marked Ottawa’s Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH) researcher community networking event titled “Building a Community with Homes for all”. The event took place at Pressed Café in Ottawa and was free and open to the public. The Alliance is a member-driven non-profit organization, representing... More
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
by Omar Elsharkawy, CFICE Admin RA As explored in the last blog post, gardening has many benefits. Gardening and growing your own food increases community food security, contributes to environmental sustainability, and will help you save money. In addition, community gardening contributes to a greater sense of community for the people involved.... More
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
by Omar Elsharkawy, CFICE Admin RA Summer is almost upon us. Time to stop worrying about shovelling your driveway and start thinking about gardening. What better way to start gardening than by joining (or starting your own) community garden with your neighbors and fellow community members? For those who don’t know, community gardens are... More
Friday, April 8, 2016
One of the Poverty Reduction Hub partners, Living Saint John, has developed a Social Renewal Strategy that outlines four social priorities they are developing in conjunction with community partnerships. These priorities include transforming low-income neighbourhoods into vibrant communities with mixed incomes, closing the gap in educational... More
Monday, March 14, 2016
Have your say. Take our survey! Have you heard? CFICE is making some exciting new changes! As was proposed in our initial SSHRC application, CFICE is getting ready to transition to Phase II of our work. In order to transition smoothly, we want to hear from YOU regarding how you might want to be... More
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
by Karen Schwartz, Natasha Pei, Aaron Kozak, Academic and Community Co-leads and Research Assistant of the CFICE Poverty Reduction Hub What is Collective Impact? Collective Impact is the model for effecting change embraced by the Poverty Reduction Hub’s community partners. Kania and Kramer coined the term Collective Impact in 2011, which... More
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