Pathways to Prosperity 2023-2024
Annual Evaluation and Future Planning Survey
Deadline: April 26, 2024
We are interested in finding out how we did in engaging interested parties in the Pathways to Prosperity Partnership in 2023-2024 and are also seeking your input for future planning (e.g., Annual National Conference, Promising Practices themes). In order to do so, we have developed a short survey that we ask all interested parties to complete. We take your feedback and suggestions seriously and use it to continually improve our activities and products. Your input will help us greatly in designing future activities and products to best meet your needs. This survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Please take the time to complete it by April 26.
New Promising Practices
Developing an Evidence Base and Sharing Settlement and Integration Practices that Work
We are excited to announce that two new videos and briefs on promising practices in settlement and integration are now available on the P2P website:
- Operating in Toronto, the Willing to Work (W2W) Program is a food entrepreneurship program for newcomer women
- Based in Halifax, the East Coast Kitchen Parties Project for and by 2SLGBTQIA+ Newcomers addresses the unique needs of 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers
Funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), P2P’s Promising Practices project highlights promising practices in immigrant settlement and integration with an empirical basis for their effectiveness. This includes video interviews of those who developed and are administering the practices, and briefs that highlight the key aspects of the practices that make them effective and innovative. To date we have produced 46 videos and briefs for this purpose.
Featured Practices
Willing to Work (W2W) Program
Organization: Newcomer Kitchen Inc.
About the Program: The East Coast Kitchen Parties Project addresses the unique challenges faced by 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers in Canada. The program’s primary goal is to facilitate connections among 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers by providing a safe space for discussions about their mental health, settlement needs, and identity, and how these aspects intersect with their lived experiences. The focus is also on reducing social isolation and fostering a sense of community by creating opportunities to connect and share experiences. In addition, the program seeks to reduce the stigma associated with mental health discussions and illness, particularly among 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers who face an increased risk of developing eating disorders as they adjust to their new life in Canada.
East Coast Kitchen Parties Project for and by 2SLGBTQIA+ Newcomers
Organization: YMCA of Greater Halifax and Dartmouth
About the Program: The East Coast Kitchen Parties Project addresses the unique challenges faced by 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers in Canada. The program’s primary goal is to facilitate connections among 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers by providing a safe space for discussions about their mental health, settlement needs, and identity, and how these aspects intersect with their lived experiences. The focus is also on reducing social isolation and fostering a sense of community by creating opportunities to connect and share experiences. In addition, the program seeks to reduce the stigma associated with mental health discussions and illness, particularly among 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers who face an increased risk of developing eating disorders as they adjust to their new life in Canada.
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