Report

Affordable Access to Recreation: Policies, Procedures, and Programs in Wellington, Dufferin, and Guelph

Prepared for in motion in collaboration with the Guelph & Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination, this report presents results from a survey of service providers on policies and procedures related to affordable access to recreation. Implications for removing barriers to physical activity are discussed.

Author(s): 
Amanda Peters, Randalin Ellery
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Guelph and Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination

Youth Harm Reduction Programs in Ontario: Expansion Report

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.

Author(s): 
Andrea LaMarre
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy

Getting to Withdrawal Management Services in Guelph-Wellington

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.

Author(s): 
Safiya Pindare, Anne Bergen
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy

Social Service Collaboration: Moving Towards Integration of Forms and Services

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.

Author(s): 
Jane Robson
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop

Teaching and Learning in a Digital World: A Developmental Evaluation of Virtual Learning Environments in the Upper Grand and York Region District School Boards

This report summarizes the findings of a mixed methods developmental evaluation of a virtual learning environment (VLE) pilot program.

Author(s): 
Anne Bergen, Laura French
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Upper Grand District School Board
York Region District School Board

Examining Organization Supporting Positive Change: A Report Prepared for 10 Carden

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.

Author(s): 
Clare Morgan
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
10C

Immigrants, Agriculture, and Settlement Outside the GTA

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
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
FarmStart

Farmer Foodbank Linkages

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.

Author(s): 
Greta Chiu, Michaelo CoDyre
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
FarmStart

Food Security Scan of Dufferin County

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.

Author(s): 
Rebecca Ivanoff, Erin Nelson
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Wellington Dufferin Guelph Public Health

Pathways to Withdrawal Management in Guelph: Experiences of Services Users

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
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy