This report presents the findings of an environmental scan conducted by CESI’s Research Shop in collaboration with the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy. The goal of the project was to conduct interviews and background research to determine the regulations, guidelines, requirements and programming associated with withdrawal management centres across Ontario.
This experiential First Year Seminar course challenged students to think beyond volunteering and charity as the means to have a positive impact in the community. Over the course of one semester, interdisciplinary teams of students addressed specific challenges identified by community-partners using tools and techniques from lean business models and social enterprise startups.
For the duration of the course, students worked with one of two community partners to address a problem or issue that the partner organization was facing. Through lectures and guest speakers, students gained the terminology and technical knowledge needed to produce a final report. Students also gained professional experience aggregating their findings and presenting them to an audience in their end-of-term conference.
As a mandatory course for the Masters of Applied Nutrition (MAN) program, students worked individually with a community partner to create and conduct an individual research project. Over three semesters, students learned skills and theoretical knowledge from guest lectures and applied those skills to their projects with the community partners.
The Active Citizen Project leverages the research and teaching resources of the University via the Guelph Lab, linking them with initiatives at the City that engage citizens in the governance of the city – from policy making to service design/delivery and budgeting.
This short research brief was conducted for the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy Committee. Housing First is a strategy focusing on providing non-contingent housing to chronically homeless and the traditionally hard-to-house including individuals with mental illness and/or addictions. The following report outlines existing Housing First programs across the country, detailing their service delivery, depth and, where applicable, funding sources.
Together with the Healthy Communitites Ontario Fund, the Research Shop conducted a scan of the types of collaborations related to healthy communities that exist in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph (WDG). This comprehensive report provides insight into the current state of collaborations in WDG, including their key characteristics and strategic approaches, as well as an analysis of strengths and challenges of existing collaborations.
Prepared for the City of Guelph, this report and its appendices examine policies, frameworks, and tools for community engagement from municipalities across Canada, Australia, the U.K., and the U.S.A.
Author(s):
Kim Chuong, Kathryn Walton, Morgan Marini, Sohpie Maksimowski
Created in partnership with the Guelph-Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination, this report explores current literature pertaining to eligibility strategies, as well as the types of eligibility practices currently used in Guelph-Wellington.
Author(s):
Rachel Salt
Product(s):
Environmental Scan
Literature Review
Program(s):
Research Shop
Project Partner(s):
Guelph and Wellington Task Force for Poverty Elimination
Prepared for the City of Guelph, this report reviews educational strategies used by municipalities and community-based organizations to further citizen understanding about civic processes and engagement opportunities.