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The Working Centre in the downtown core of Kitchener, Ontario, is a widely recognized and successful model for community development. Begun from scratch in 1982, it is now a vast…
How do low-income communities learn to advance economically and build wealth? Low-income communities and communities of color, in challenging structural economic and social inequality, have historically grappled with tensions inherent…
Workshop Summary The ‘New pathways to health and well-being through social enterprise’ workshop held in February 2015 was co-hosted by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research – Institute of Population…
A Scan and Discussion Paper of What is Happening and Could Happen in Canada Building Capacity, Sharing Values: Shared Spaces and Social Purpose Real Estate has two interrelated components: a scan of…
The Dollars & Sense: Opportunities to Strengthen Southern Ontario’s Food System study identifies ways Ontario can make changes to its food system to increase the supply of local food, create…
Provincial, territorial and local government spending across Canada is in excess of $400 billion annually. And even at these current levels, budgets continue to be squeezed, cut and restricted. Meanwhile social challenges…
This report reviews the economic inclusion achievements and challenges of the East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative, a major community development project. It examines the use of local residents in construction jobs…
It took 3500 people almost three years to come up with Resetting the Table – A People’s Food Policy for Canada. This grassroots response to the crises in our food…
REDF commissioned a first-of-its-kind jobs study to evaluate the impact of social enterprise for people facing barriers to work and its benefits for society. Social enterprises (SEs) are mission-driven businesses…
Focusing on the development of a sustainable future for rural and northern regions, this eBook touches on the themes of governance, community, economic, and social development, as well as development…
Collective enterprises in the social and solidarity economy are economic actors, engaged in market activity while committed to and meeting larger societal objectives. They are now part of an ensemble…
As an older industrial city, Newark continues to rebuild and reimagine its economy. The large anchor organizations headquartered in the city are a tremendous asset. They are the largest employers…
