A big congratulations to the Niagara Homelessness Emergency Liaison and Peer Support (HELPS) program team, the 2022-23 recipients of McMaster's President's Award for Community-Engaged Research. The Niagara HELPS program is a program where Peer Support Navigators with lived experience of homelessness provide nonclinical assistance, supportive counseling, advocacy, and referrals for individuals experiencing homelessness who attend at the Emergency Departments of Niagara Health.

Applications are now open for the Building Safer Communities Grant, a collaborative effort between the City of Hamilton and Public Safety Canada. This initiative offers multi-year funding for community-led projects dedicated to preventing and addressing youth gun and gang violence. Informed by community input and research, the grant focuses on two key areas: Preventative Programs to strengthen youth connections, capacity, and awareness Comprehensive Support Services for

Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP) has opened calls for proposals for folks working to address substance use issues across the continuum of care. Applications are due November 22, 2023 . Budget 2023 committed $359.2M over five years, starting in 2023-24, to support a renewed Canadian Drug and Substances Strategy (CDSS). The CDSS guides the federal government's work in an effort to save lives and minimize substance-related harms for people who use drug

Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education Annual Conference Saturday, June 15 - Thursday, June 20, 2024 CALL FOR CONFERENCE SUBMISSIONS The Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) invites you to participate in its annual conference in 2023, to be held as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2024 (Congress) at McGill University in Montreal. CSSHE invites proposal submissions from researchers, practitioners, graduate students,

BIG NEWS! Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) is launching its next research project, the Recover Study! This longitudinal community-led study aims to better understand what it means to have cancer as a young adult and how it affects your quality of life over time. It takes longer to recover from cancer than to be treated for it. At YACC, recovery is about more than remission, it is about living a life worth loving – hopefully for the long road. Who can take part? Young adul

Trent Community Research Centre Expands Community-Based Research And Community-Service Learning Opportunities to Address Sustainability, Stewardship, and Build Capacity for a Net-Zero Economy The Trent Community Research Centre (TCRC) has secured funding from the Business and Higher Education Roundtable (BHER) to support community-based research projects and community-service learning opportunities focused on sustainability, climate change, and a net-zero economy. As a pa

The 10th Living Knowledge Conference with its theme “Building and sustaining next generation engagement” serves anybody who is interested in supporting, facilitating, or doing community-driven, collaborative research, hereby fostering a ‘community of practice’ of both old and new friends. We want to hear from new minds and young researchers and practitioners working with community-based research, engaged research and citizen science. Living Knowledge Conferences favour inter

THE WALNUT FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH PRINCESS MARGARET CANCER CENTRE UHN IN A RESEARCH STUDY TO UNDERSTAND THE GENETIC FACTORS Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men. Black men are at higher risk of developing and dying from prostate cancer, and this is partly because of genetic risk factors, in addition to a lack of knowledge in the community about prevention and access to the right care. To understand the genetic factors leading to increased risk of p

Women’s Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund and Women’s Capacity Fund: Calls for Proposals           Women and Gender Equality Canada has opened two calls for proposals.   Call 1: Women’s Economic and Leadership Opportunities Fund (Systemic change)   Women and Gender Equality Canada invites the following organizations to apply for funding: Canadian not-for-profit organizations that are legally constituted. They must have experience advancing equality for women. Only t

Nominations Open: 2023 SFU CERi Awards Recognizing Outstanding Contributions! About the award:  These awards are celebrating outstanding contributions in the following categories: - Emerging Community-Engaged Researcher - Community-Engaged Research Achievement - Community-Engaged Graduate Scholar  - Community-Engaged Research Partner  CERi may grant one or multiple awards in each category, depending on nominations. Awardees receive a $1,500 cash prize to further their impactf

Graduate Diploma in Community Engaged Research and Evaluation available through the School of Social Work at McMaster University. This relatively new Graduate Diploma offers students the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in community-engaged research and evaluation, and to contribute to community and agency learning, effectiveness, and change. We are currently accepting applications for the January 2024 cohort! In this program students who have undergraduate degr

The University of Alberta is seeking a Program and Outreach Lead. Reporting to the Director, CSL, the Program & Outreach Lead is primarily responsible for program administration, all co-curricular CSL project management and community outreach/engagement with diverse stakeholders. They analyze, develop and present on outreach promotional materials and strategies for both new and existing initiatives. This position supports administrative duties and provides ongoing management

The Journal of Urban Health has an ongoing call for submissions for to their new Collection on Reducing Poverty and Its Consequences, in support of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and the UN Sustainable Development Goals: SDG1 and SDG10. Learn more > #MemberNews

The Environmental Justice journal is calling for papers on two special issues: Special Issue: Indigenous Peoples & Environmental Justice Full-papers Submission Deadline: All manuscripts should be submitted by October 13, 2023. Special Issue: Make it Matter: Action research, community science, and participatory approaches that change the status quo Manuscript Submission Deadline: March 15, 2024 #MemberNews

The Italian Journal of Sociology of Education is calling for papers on the thematic issue of "Changing Values and Value of University and Research". The special section is calling for empirical studies and theoretical contributions on value and values of Higher Education (HE) and research that can help provide a better understadning of the changes in the HE and research landscape. Key dates: October 1, 2023 : Abstract submission deadline October 9, 2023 : Communication of acc

The CURNcast is a podcast made BY students FOR students to explore the world of undergraduate research. Hosted by students at Thompson Rivers University, our goal is to break down the barriers to research and debunk common myths that may prevent students from pursuing research opportunities. In each episode, we’ll have casual conversations with guests from various academic backgrounds, sharing their experiences and insights on the research process. This season, we’ll cover ev

Stoneman, S. (Host). (2023, September 11). Sarah Marie Wiebe searches for strategies to resist disaster and incite joy [Audio podcast episode]. In Pretty Heady Stuff. https://soundcloud.com/user-650466923/sarah-marie-wiebe-searches-for-strategies-to-resist-disaster-and-incite-joy #MemberNews

The Halton Suicide Prevention Coalition (HSPC) is a collaborative of individuals and organizations in the Halton communities of Burlington, Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills. They work together to provide leadership, advocacy and education in the areas of suicide awareness, suicide prevention, suicide intervention and suicide postvention. The HSPC is seeking a consultant to: • Support the gathering and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data pertaining to suicide rates

The Access to Public Washrooms in Guelph Project, a collaboration between the City of Guelph, the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics (U of G), and the Guelph Lab, is working to identify ways to improve access to public washrooms in the City of Guelph. The now-published Maps Report showcases what type of washrooms are available and when washrooms are available at different times of year, different times of day, and different days of the week. Already in its nex

Published 35 years ago, the 1988 Future of Public Health report was a watershed moment that defined the mission and core functions of governmental public health while also describing the “disarray” of the public health system and offering several recommendations for a fundamental course correction. In addition, the 2002 Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century report proposed six areas of action for the public health field focused on considering multiple determinants