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Dr. Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker
Dr. Tiffany L. Gallagher
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42413-022-00186-2
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Dr. Kevin Gosine
Dr. Darlene Ciuffetelli Parker
Dr. Tiffany L. Gallagher
We report selected qualitative results from a large, multi-phase evaluation of an anti-poverty initiative funded by the Local Poverty Reduction Fund of the Province of Ontario. In the evaluation research phase undertaken by the presenters, non-profit literacy programs in a region of southern Ontario were studied with the following objectives: To learn about service users' specific needs, the benefits service users accrued from their participation in programs, how agencies (administrators and staff) might better meet service users' needs, and the ongoing challenges that agencies and service users face. Qualitative findings from individual interviews and focus groups were triangulated across all participants. This research illuminated the mechanisms and outcomes of social capital production within community literacy programs. In addition to supporting literacy, programs presented participants with opportunities to cultivate bridging and bonding forms of social capital. That is, social and organizational ties that encompass resources, information, connections, mutual aid, and various opportunities. By way of the conditions created and programmatic measures employed within programs, bridging social capital often strengthened into deeper bonding ties between and amongst service users and, in many cases, staff and volunteers. The social capital generated provided service users with a sense of community, belonging, acceptance and ongoing opportunities for bridging social capital outcomes, all previously lacking in the lives of many. This countered the isolation, marginalization, and demonization service users endured in other settings and, for many, instilled a sense of optimism and hope. Administrators and staff described efforts to create program cultures conducive to the development of social capital and mutual support. The study contributes to the existing literature by highlighting how non-profit community entities can benefit individual service users and their communities beyond their stated missions by fostering social and organizational connectedness, promoting communal cohesion and social trust, and cultivating the typically unacknowledged talents, strengths, and assets within marginalized communities and populations.
This paper was originally presented at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Sociological Association, 03 June 2021. A revised version of the paper has since been published in the International Journal of Community Well-Being (2022, Vol. 5, No. 4).
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42413-022-00186-2
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- an identification system for homeless people, preferably an RFID bracelet to avoid loss (this would enable access to all services including food, clothing, shelter, transportation…)
- a shared information data system between all organizations (non profit, congregational and governmental)
- a digital interface available at bus stops mostly which would give information (such as directions) about available services in the city
- a housing first model (which is what our main client had been trying to push)
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1. June 24, 2005
To Whom It May Concern,
I would like to recommend Jenna Kellam as a candidate. I worked with Jenna at the
Urban Conservancy where she volunteered under the Stay Local program, through one of
her sociology classes at Tulane University during the Fall of 2005.
Stay Local (http://www.urbanconservancy.org/contents.htm) is a citywide initiative for
creating a strong economy based on locally owned and operated business. Jenna and some
of her fellow classmates worked together to publish a neighborhood business directory in
support of a local New Orleans community and their struggling businesses. Jenna worked
on all stages of this project including gaining local support, collecting the business’ contact
information, organizing the directory, and distributing the published directories. Jenna took
lead of the student group by volunteering to act as project manager.
While advising Jenna, I learned that she is motivated and devoted to her goals. She is a
true humanitarian. Jenna worked well with the other volunteers and formed strong
relationships with members of the community we were working to support. She was
always on time and always prepared for our weekly meetings. Jenna offered many useful
suggestions and kept the group on track. Dedication was further demonstrated, when she
composed a press release for the project and worked with Tulane’s Office of Public
Relations to have it released. Jenna went above and beyond by revisiting the community
after the directories were published to help distribute the directories and visit with the
business owners. Jenna is enthusiastic, organized, responsible and dependable. It was a
pleasure to work with her.
Jenna was motivated by a good cause and was dedicated to seeing our project through. I
was proud of the work she did for the Stay Local program and am confident in
recommending her.
Sincerely,
Sean Gerowin