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Faith Communities
Research Report

Diakonia Project

Eight initiatives across the country in which Canadians of faith are serving their community.

Masked volunteer giving food out from the back of a van.
Faith Communities
Research Report

Ve’ahavta

A Case Study on Jewish Humanitarian Response to Poverty

Andrew P.W. Bennett

March 9, 2021

Child's activity table
Family
Research Brief

Child Care by the Numbers: Canada

Child-care policies should be equitable for all families, regardless of the type of care they choose. Universal child-care systems fail to recognize the diverse care needs of Canadian parents and their reasons for the type of care they choose.

February 12, 2021

Lineup of people outside of a stately, white historical home on a sunny day with a bright blue sky.
Faith Communities
Research Report

The Welcome Home

The Welcome Home is a Catholic ministry in the North Point Douglas neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s North End. It serves as a gathering place for residents of the neighbourhood and offers weekly and monthly programs that respond to Jesus Christ’s beckoning in the Gospel of Matthew: “Come to me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you” (Matthew 11:28).

Andrew P.W. Bennett

February 5, 2021

Elderly person hands folded on lap
Faith Communities
Research Report

Pastoral Home Care of the Archdiocese of Montreal / SASMAD

A Case Study in Faith-based Social Service Le Service d’accompagnement spirituel pour les personnes malades ou âgées à domicile (SASMAD), or as it is known in English, Pastoral Home Care, is an outreach program of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. It is a free and confidential service that provides spiritual support through home visits to those who are sick or elderly. It is volunteer based and is supported by the archdiocese and by a private Catholic foundation.

Andrew P.W. Bennett

February 1, 2021

Child finger painting
Family
Research Report

Will a “universal” early-learning and child-care system get mothers back to work?

January 28, 2021

Child finger painting
Family
Research Report

Cash benefits for families and a national daycare system?

January 28, 2021

Child finger painting
Family
Research Report

Is there a shortage of child care in Canada?

January 28, 2021

Child finger painting
Family
Research Report

Should the federal government introduce a new child-care model?

January 28, 2021