{"id":3148,"date":"2016-02-25T10:56:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T15:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/?p=3148"},"modified":"2016-04-07T08:59:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T12:59:35","slug":"partners-in-action-station-20-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communityfirst\/2016\/partners-in-action-station-20-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Partners in Action: Station 20 West"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Omar Elsharkawy, CFICE Admin RA<\/em><\/p>\n

Story in brief<\/a><\/dt>

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Station 20 West is a Community Enterprise Centre, located in the heart of Saskatoon\u2019s west-side core neighbourhood. It aims to reduce poverty and build healthy communities through a collaborative community development approach. Station 20 West partnered with CFICE\u00a0to examine community-campus engagement (CCE) at the community enterprise center and explore the effectiveness of CCE partnership in supporting innovative capacity building.<\/p>\n

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The Community First: Impacts of Community Engagement (CFICE) project has many community partners across Canada and one organization that CFICE\u2019s Poverty Reduction<\/a> hub has partnered with is Station 20 West<\/a>. Station 20 West is a Community Enterprise Centre (CEC), located in the heart of Saskatoon\u2019s west-side core neighbourhood, which aims to reduce poverty and build healthy communities through a collaborative community development approach.<\/p>\n

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A little girl gets her face painted as part of Station 20 West’s community activities. \u00a9Station 20 West<\/p><\/div>\n

To further understand Station 20 West, I interviewed Lisa Erickson, Manager of Community Engagement at University of Saskatchewan\u2019s Community Engagement Office at Station 20 West, and Colleen Christopherson-Cote, Community Partnership Facilitator for the Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership.<\/p>\n

According to Lisa, Saskatoon\u2019s inner city faces many challenges including extensive systemic barriers for the residents; however, the vibrancy and resilience of Saskatoon\u2019s inner city is remarkable. Station 20 West is one organization that is working to address these barriers, but in a very unique way.<\/p>\n

Station 20 West is one building that houses several organizations and initiatives, referred to as co-locators. Each co-locator addresses a different aspect of poverty reduction and community development, but all sharing the same overarching mandate of improving the livelihood of people living in Saskatoon\u2019s inner city (west-side core neighbourhoods).<\/p>\n

Station 20 West started as a collaboration between Chep Good Food Inc.<\/a>, which is primarily focused on food security and sovereignty, and Quint Development<\/a>, which is focused on community economic development, specifically affordable housing and access to employment and training. Their collaboration led to a vision of a space where organizations could\u00a0pool their capacity for collective impact.<\/p>\n

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Station 20 West ribbon cutting ceremony. \u00a9Station 20 West<\/p><\/div>\n

Lisa and Colleen see Station 20 West as a distinctive collaborative space, and what makes it unique is that, while all the co-locators have individual mandates, there is ample opportunity for informal conversation and connectivity through\u00a0deliberate and collective committees that have representation from each co-locating organization. These committees include an educational committee focused on planning shared professional development and a social committee aimed at bringing the building together.<\/p>\n

Colleen believes the co-locator diversity within the building and the continuous effort to maintain it, is one of Station 20 West’s many accomplishments. For example, despite the recent closure of the\u00a0Good Food Junction co-op grocery store, Colleen is confident that another, equally important organization will take its place. “The\u00a0resiliency and phoenix-like resurrection of knowing something grows out of challenges without losing [the] integrity of Station 20\u2019s mandate,\u201d is what impresses Colleen most.<\/p>\n

\"Teaching<\/a>

Teaching the younger generation about ceremonial drumming at Station 20 West. \u00a9Station 20 West<\/p><\/div>\n

CFICE and Station 20 West worked together to examine community-campus engagement (CCE) at the community enterprise center and explore the effectiveness of CCE partnerships in supporting innovative capacity building. In Lisa’s view, \u201cCFICE is exploring questions that we spend a lot of time thinking about \u2026 and it creates opportunities to connect and reflect with key partners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Colleen believes CCE was historically oriented toward post-secondary research needs. However, the current landscape and the relationship at Station 20 West between the university and community partners, has created opportunity for community driven inquiry with university allies. Additionally, she believes that these relationships have created an environment where scholars are producing more relevant and easier to use documents and evidence.<\/p>\n

Given the demographics of the inner city, the work from Station 20 West is also mindful and respectful of the contemporary impacts of historical injustices toward Indigenous peoples. \u201cIn response to recommendations and Calls to Action from TRC [the Truth and Reconciliation Commission], we have a responsibility to honor the work that went into the TRC,\u201d says Colleen.<\/p>\n

Both Colleen and Lisa agree that, \u201cAll strong relationships within the \u00a0community are rooted in reciprocity.\u201d Station 20 West is a solid example of reciprocity at work in the community.<\/p>\n

For more information about Station 20 West, please visit their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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