This rapid response research for the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy addresses the ways in which programs and shelters in cities closer in size to Guelph manage harm reduction and/or needle exchange programs, as well as issues related to health and safety.
This rapid response report prepared for the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy examines service providers' perspectives about barriers to clients “getting to withdrawal management services” and use of these services based on distance of client residence from the treatment facility.
This report reviews considerations underlying efforts for collaboration and integration in the field of social services including models of engagement, integration frameworks and challenges to integration.
Based on interviews with representatives from seven non-profit organizations in Canada supporting positive social change and/or social innovation, this report examines how these organizations work in innovative ways with respect to governance, membership, decision-making, and power sharing.
Prepared in collaboration with FarmStart, this report focuses on settlement services for new Canadians in four municipalities in Ontario where there is significant potential for agricultural production: Durham Region, London and Middlesex County, Guelph and Wellington County, and Hamilton-Wentworth Region.
Author(s):
Kelly Janz, Frances Dietrich-O'Connor, Erika Stewin
This report presents the results of a study on opportunities for farmer-food bank partnerships in Ontario. Carried out in collaboration with FarmStart, this study was undertaken in order to gain a better understanding of the current status of farmer-food bank relationships, and to identify key opportunities and challenges involved in building and strengthening partnerships.
Created in collaboration with Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, this report examines the current state of food security work in Dufferin County, including active stakeholders and the nature of work being carried out.
Carried out for the Wellington-Guelph Drug Strategy, this report investigates services users' experiences of getting to withdrawal management (detox) services through thematic analysis of survey data.
Author(s):
Patricia Altass, Alberto Salguero, Ceilidh Wilson, Anne Bergen
This report investigates solutions for an affordable multi-user document-sharing platform to meet the requirements of the Sustainable Local Food Systems Research Group.