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The IRCOM Model Housing and Wrap-Around Supports for Newcomers in Winnipeg /

17 Nov 2016

Many studies have shown that newcomers In response to the arrival of Vietnamese are struggling to find affordable and good quality refugees to Winnipeg in the mid to late 1980s, a The IRCOM MOdel: hOusIng and WR ap-aROund suppORT s fOR neWCOMeR s In WInnIpeg 1 group of people rooted in Winnipeg’s social ser- are presented side-by-side to explore the many vice sector and ethnocultural communities d [...] An analysis based migrant and refugee settlement services as it fo- on tenants’ experiences of housing and other cuses on providing affordable transitional housing programs both in and beyond IRCOM will be with wrap-around services and supports offered presented in a subsequent report at the conclu- to tenants and other newcomers in the commu- sion of the three-year study. [...] Discussions and negotiations be- SEARCOM started as a settlement service tween the SEARCOM board, the provincial gov- organization, but, as they identified a large gap ernment and Welcome Place, in addition to the in the sector, the organization became increas- development of a new board called Immigrant ingly aware of the need to integrate housing into and Refugee Community Organization of Man- t [...] The IRCOM MOdel: hOusIng and WR ap-aROund suppORT s fOR neWCOMeR s In WInnIpeg 7 During this period of time, discussions to velopment of more programming, in addition to broaden the scope of SEARCOM began and it supporting a larger staff and ensuring the con- evolved into the Immigrant and Refugee Com- tinuance of services and housing. [...] As a way to try to address increas- listed in their 2015–2016 annual report, repre- ing demand for housing, IRCOM worked close- senting a diverse group of organizations that are ly with MHRC and the provincial and federal essential to ensuring the success of IRCOM and governments to determine a plan.
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ISBN
9781771253024
Pages
32
Published in
Winnipeg, MB, CA

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