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Peel Family Pathways Project

A partnership between Family Services of Peel, including the Peel Institute of Research and Training, and the Institute for Management & Innovation at the University of Toronto and sponsored by the Tamarack Institute. This project focuses on building an equitable economy for government-assisted refugee and immigrant families in the Peel Region.

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Our Mission 

  • Focusing on the population of government-assisted refugees and immigrants who arrived in Canada at any time over the past seven years

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  • Fully understand the needs of government-assisted refugees and immigrants by developing an evidence-based Family Needs Framework.

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  • Epistemically, what we learn from this project will update the existing knowledge of government-assisted refugees and immigrantsand their integration process.

Objectives

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Developing an Evidence-Based Family Needs Framework for Government-Assisted Refugees and Immigrants Clients

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Understanding the Family as the Unit of Analysis

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Establishing Responsive Service 

Pathways that Prioritize Pathology Prevention

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Why is the Peel Family Pathways Project Important? 

There is a significant level of assimilation during / post-migration that affects families and their relationships

 

Adjusting to a new country requires learning a new language, upgrading skills, attending educational training programs, and seeking a career.

 

There is a great need to strengthen the intersection of settlement and mental health services – such as crisis, trauma, addictions, and abuse – increasing potential community partnership opportunities as well as areas for focused settlement-worker support and capacity-building.

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Helping services provide effective and immediate procedures for government-assisted refugees and immigrants

Timeline and Key Milestones

May

2022

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October 2022

 OBJECTIVE 1:

Developing an evidence-based Family Needs Framework for Government-Assisted Refugees and Immigrants

October 2022

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March

2023

OBJECTIVE 2:

Data Analysis: Government-Assisted Refugee and Immigrant families as the unit of analysis

March

2023

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April

2023

OBJECTIVE 3:

Map Responsive Service Pathways that prioritize Pathology Prevention

April 

2023

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May

2023

OBJECTIVE 4: 

Develop evaluation tools, disseminate knowledge, submit a final report to funders

Partners

(1) Family Services of Peel (FSP) including the Peel Institute of Research and Training

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(2)  The Institute for Management & Innovation at the University of Toronto

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To ensure successful collaborations, we have established clear and transparent processes for the sharing of information, agreed-upon standards and expectations, shared objectives, and measured outcomes.

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This project is 
sponsored by the

Tamarack Institute and WES  Mariam Assefa Fund

The Peel Family Pathways Project was selected to be a recipient of the Building Equitable Economies for Immigrants and Refugees in the Peel Region. 

The funding opportunity is sponsored by the Tamarack Institute and WES Mariam Assesfa Fund. 

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