In May 2021, the Anti-Racism Policy Resolution for the settlement sector was passed by MANSO member organizations to reflect this commitment. In the Summer of 2021, funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), MANSO developed and produced a sector-wide Anti-Racism project, which included three live training sessions for different groups of participants, three workbooks…
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Volunteer Management Handbook: A Resource for Service-Providing Organizations Assisting Newcomers to Canada
This handbook, funded by IRCC, is developed by Volunteer Canada in collaboration with the Volunteer Action Centre of Kitchener-Waterloo and Area in 2016. This handbook provides a general overview of the volunteer management process with a focus on volunteers supporting newcomers. It includes links to useful tools, resources and templates to help develop and implement…
Read More...Analytical Frameworks for Building Equity: An Educational Resource for the Immigrant and Refugee Serving Sector
This educational resource provides key information and considerations for comparing different analytical frameworks and theories to build and promote accessibility, equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. It supports organizations in assessing and strengthening their capacity to build equitable policies, programs, procedures, and practices within the immigrant and refugee serving sector. The analytical frameworks and theories…
Read More...GBA Plus 101: Resource for Immigrant and Refugee Service Providers
This tool introduces the concept of Gender-Based Analysis Plus by outlining its core elements. It highlights the application of GBA plus in developing programming, such as the use of targeted or flexible approaches to service delivery. Lastly, it provides some high level ‘’Do’sand Dont’s” with examples for integrating GBA plus at an organizational level. Audience:…
Read More...Gender-Based Violence: Sectors Collaboration Toolkit
This resource was created as part of the National Gender-Based Violence Settlement Strategy Project, a national strategy to address GBV in newcomer, immigrant, and refugee communities. In a national survey conducted in 2019, 96% of service providers identified improved coordination between the immigrant-serving and anti-violence sectors as a priority in a national strategy. Intersectionality recognizes…
Read More...Imagine Canada: What are the rules, anyway? A guide for Charities to Engage and Advocate in and after Elections
This presentation by Imagine Canada and the Ontario NonProfit Network explains the Canada Revenue Agency and Elections Canada rules around public conversations and advocacy during elections.
Read More...MANSO Anti-Racism Framework 2022
The MANSO Anti-Racism Framework was created in response to a unanimously supported 2021 MANSO policy resolution that became the MANSO Anti-Racism Policy for the Settlement Sector. The Policy outlines the need and opportunity for Service Provider Organizations (SPOs) to address systemic racism. The creation of the Framework was a collaborative effort. The Policy called for…
Read More...Migration Policy Institute (MPI) research – Volunteers and Sponsors: A Catalyst for Refugee Integration?
This report assesses the barriers that organizations and service providers of the settlement & integration sector face in engaging volunteers. “While volunteer efforts cannot replace specialized social service agencies or well-resourced social assistance programs, they offer unique resources that can be an invaluable complement to the services that professional agencies and case workers provide….
Read More...Multilingual brochure: Support for Refugee Claimants in Manitoba
It is important that refugee claimants arriving in Manitoba are quickly connected to legal, financial, and settlement support. This brochure is designed to be printed by shelters and others who are meeting refugee claimants in their first days in Canada, and handed directly to the claimant. It lists the key resources and connections they will…
Read More...OCASI – Mental Health Promotion in Immigrant and Refugee Serving Organizations Project
This project is funded by Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada (IRCC) through the Settlement Program Service Delivery Improvements Funding (SDI) Stream. As the lead organization on this project, OCASI is partnering with community organizations across three sectors (immigrant and refugee serving organizations, primary health, and community mental health) to carry out the project over three years…
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