Resources for Women

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2008 (2009): This Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) report provides key data on child care and kindergarten across the nation. Public policy developments over time are identified for each province. Go here to read the Manitoba statisticshttp://childcarecanada.org/publications/ecec-canada/09/11/early-childhood-education-and-care-canada-2008

Uprooted and Displaced: A Critical Narrative Study of Homeless, Aboriginal, and Newcomer Girls in Canada (2009): A growing population of homeless, Aboriginal, and immigrant girls have experienced uprooting and displacement from the home, community, and family. Individual and systematic violence are fundamental aspects of their daily lives. This study conducted by Informa Healthcare examines how uprooting and dislocation shape mental health among these three groups of girls. http://www.crvawc.ca/documents/uprooted%20and%20displaced.pdf.

If You Want to Change Violence in the 'Hood, You Have to Change the ‘Hood: Violence and Street Gangs in Winnipeg's Inner City (2009): The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives delivers a report on the level of violence in Winnipeg's North End. Particular attention is paid to young people on a path to gang involvement. Poverty as a cause for the creation of street gangs is discussed and alternatives to gang membership are offered. Read the full report.

CARS launches new website (2008) Communities Achieving Responsive Services' (CARS) new website provides resources to help rural and remote communities in Canada build more responsive local community programs. The Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN), in partnership with Rural Voices, has been working for the past nine months with young mothers from across the country on the CARS for Women and Children project. The new website makes CARS resources more accessible to these moms after the completion of their training, and will improve accessibility to CARS resources for other interested communities. See their website at www.carsprocess.com

Connecting Supply and Demand in Canada's Youth Labour Market (released 2008). This study examines the youth labour market and Canada, and offers explanations for the parity of youth in the labour market. Key issues include how employer demand is conveyed to students and those in the schools and community who support them and the difficulty in finding meaningful employment using skills that young people gain. http://www.cprn.org/doc.cfm?doc=1864&l=en.

New study on North America's children (released 2007): A study on the effects of economic and social integration on North American children was recently released by the Canadian Council on Social Development, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and Red por los Derechos de la Infancia en México. The study documents the development of children in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico in the context of modern economic and social relationships between these countries. Findings indicate that child well-being is not improving in proportion to economic growth and technological advances. This seems to be equally true in all three countries. To view the full report, visit: http://www.ccsd.ca/pubs/2006/cina/index.htm.

Get connected: The guide "Connecting Youth with Youth" (previously named "An Inventory of Canadian HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs for Youth") connects youth, youth workers and community-based organizations serving youth with each other to ensure that youth have the information and supports they need in their own communities on HIV/AIDS and related issues. To request a copy, e-mail: youth@cdnaids.ca. The guide can also be downloaded at: http://www.cdnaids.ca/web/casmisc.nsf/cl/cas-gen-0058!OpenDocument&Language=english.

Know how to access Addictions Services for Youth: The provincial government recently announced new resources that provide information about the new centralized intake service for youth, addictions services and supports available to Manitobans, and the new Youth Drug Stabilization (Support for Parents) Act. To access these resources online, visit: http://www.gov.mb.ca/healthyliving/ydsa.html.

Report on street youth: Adolescence without Shelter: A Comprehensive Description of Issues Faced by Street Youth in Winnipeg by Jennifer Bodnarchuk, David Patton and Troy Rieck is available for download at the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) website: http://www.afm.mb.ca/Research/documents/StreetYouthReport.pdf.

Kids that click: Safe Kids Canada has teamed up with Hudson's Bay Company to publish a new resource to help parents select and use car and booster seats appropriate to their child's age and size. http://www.safekidscanada.ca/Parents/Safety-Information/Car-Seats/Index.aspx .provides parents with tips for buying and using car and booster seats.

Resources for feminist parents:

Rights of Youth Pamphlets (2009-2011): The Youth Rights pamphlets were prepared through a joint initiative of the Office of the Children's Advocate, the Manitoba Human Rights Commission and the Office of the Manitoba Ombudsman. The pamphlets are designed to promote an increased awareness and knowledge of youth rights as well as avenues through which rights concerns can be addressed.  They include information such as the rights of youth on the job and at school; and other areas such as: adoption, disabilities and neglect and abuse.  They are available at:  http://www.ombudsman.mb.ca/rightsofyouth.htm.

A magazine called Brain, Child: The Magazine for Thinking Mothers has a strong feminist approach and some web-content. The quarterly print publication has been called "The New Yorker for cheeky mothers" and "a literary time-out for moms", a community, for and by mothers who like to think about what raising kids does for (and to) the mind and soul. See http://www.brainchildmag.com. They offer words from women in the field: mothers like Barbara Kingsolver, Jane Smiley, Alice Hoffman and Susan Cheever. Each issue features essays, humor, reviews, fiction, art, cartoons and readers' own stories.

Youth Leaving Care - How do they Fare? (released 2005): A 31-page briefing paper by Anne Tweedle, titled Youth Leaving Care - How Do They Fare, was prepared for the Modernizing Income Security for Working Age Adults (MISWAA) Project to support and inform short- and long-term recommendations respecting challenges facing youth leaving care. It is available at: http://www.laidlawfdn.org/youth-leaving-care-%E2%80%93-how-do-they-fare