Studies/Études : Second homes, amenity migration and rural exclusion in Washington State

Source:Landscape and Urban Planning.
"Our research explores second-home owners as contributors to processes of amenity migration. (...) second-home owners’ desire for privacy and escape is reflected in patterns of spatial isolation among second homes in the study area. These patterns have potentially significant ecological effects."

"Second-home owners also seek to protect their investments by supporting regulations which support their version of a rural idyll. Therefore, policy-makers should be wary of strategies to promote regulations which promote aesthetic rather than social and ecological function."


Michelle C. Kondoa, Rebeca Riverab, and Stan Rullman Jr. (2012). Protecting the idyll but not the environment: Second homes, amenity migration and rural exclusion in Washington State. Landscape and Urban Planning. Available online 29 March 2012.

WWW: www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01692046

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Funding/Financement : Rural Youth Homelessness in Alberta

Source: Alberta Rural Development Network.
ARDN is interested in supporting the development of a project relating to Rural Youth Homelessness in Alberta. This project would complement the current call for proposals on Youth Homelessness: Promising Practices for Prevention and Reduction for up to $80,000. The deadline is February 29, 2012 (23:59 Pacific Time).

ARDN has also entered into discussions with a research funder to further enhance that amount.

If you are interested in ARDN’s assistance in obtaining funding and developing a proposal, please contact Paul Watson Research Director for ARDN by email or phone, 780-449-1006 ext 222.

WWW: www.ardn.ca

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Funding/Financement : Youth Homelessness: Prevention and Reduction / Itinérance chez les jeunes : prévention et réduction

Le texte en français suit l’anglais.
Source: HRSDC / RHDCC.
Communities have consistently requested evidence-based promising practices to provide them with tools to prevent and reduce homelessness. In order to provide such practices, the department seeks to fund research projects that will evaluate the effectiveness of prevention and reduction strategies. Deadline: February 29, 2012.

Effective prevention strategies allow youth who are at risk of homelessness to avoid the disruption caused by housing loss, while reduction strategies help the existing homeless population rise out of homelessness. There is a need for studies examining the relative effectiveness of these strategies. Such strategies need to take into account the diversity of the homeless youth population, including any mental health or addiction issues, and current living arrangements. In short, what works best and for whom? This information can help communities tailor programs to the needs of homeless and at-risk youth in their own area.

Other intervention-related issues that will be considered for the current CFP include, but are not limited to the following:

* What is the social return on investment (SROI) of a particular prevention or reduction program?
* How do social networks of family or friends contribute to intervention effectiveness?
* How do individual needs influence intervention effectiveness? How can interventions be best matched to the individual?
* How do youth who have benefited from interventions fare over the longer term? This may involve follow-up with clients who have benefited from a promising practice.
* What are effective strategies for maintaining contact with homeless youth clients who migrate between cities?

All projects should include a focus on community involvement and dissemination. Research should be applicable to other communities in Canada. Successful applicants will receive funding to enable them to deepen their understanding of youth http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhomelessness and to contribute to charting the development of effective solutions to address the issue.

Read Call for Proposals (Deadline: February 29, 2012 (23:59 Pacific Time).

Rural and Remote Homelessness.

WWW: www.hrsdc.gc.ca

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Les collectivités ont constamment demandé des pratiques prometteuses fondées sur des données probantes pour avoir des outils pour prévenir et réduire l’itinérance. Afin d’offrir de telles pratiques, le Ministère cherche à financer des projets de recherche qui évalueront l’efficacité des stratégies de prévention et de réduction.

Les stratégies de prévention efficaces permettent aux jeunes qui sont à risque d’itinérance d’éviter le dérangement causé par la perte de logement, alors que les stratégies de réduction aident la population sans abri actuelle à sortir de l’itinérance. Il faut des études portant sur l’efficacité relative de ces stratégies. Celles‑ci doivent tenir compte de la diversité de la population des jeunes itinérants, notamment les troubles de santé mentale ou les problèmes de dépendance et les conditions de vie actuelles. En résumé, qu’est‑ce qui fonctionne le mieux et pour qui? Cette information peut aider les collectivités à adapter les programmes aux besoins des itinérants et des jeunes à risque de leur région.

D’autres questions liées aux interventions qui sont prises en considération pour le présent AP incluent, entre autres :

* Le rendement social des investissements d’un programme précis de prévention ou de réduction;
* La façon dont les réseaux sociaux familiaux ou d’amis contribuent à l’efficacité de l’intervention;
* La façon dont les besoins des personnes influencent l’efficacité de l’intervention; la meilleure façon de choisir les interventions en fonction des personnes;
* La façon dont les jeunes qui ont bénéficié des interventions s’en sortent à long terme; cela peut inclure un suivi auprès des clients qui ont profité d’une pratique prometteuse;
* Les stratégies efficaces qui permettent de maintenir une communication avec les jeunes clients qui migrent vers d’autres villes.

Tous les projets devraient inclure un accent mis sur la participation à la collectivité et la diffusion. La recherche devrait pouvoir s’appliquer à d’autres collectivités au Canada. Les soumissionnaires retenus recevront du financement leur permettant d’approfondir leur compréhension de l’itinérance chez les jeunes et de contribuer à l’élaboration de solutions efficaces pour aborder le problème.

Appel de propositions.

Itinérance dans les collectivités rurales et éloignées.

WWW: www.rhdcc.gc.ca

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Funding/Financement : rural and remote homelessness / itinérance dans les régions rurales

Le texte en français suit l’anglais.
Source: Homelessness Partnering Secretariat/ Secrétariat de lutte contre l'itinérance.
The Homelessness Knowledge Development team is pleased to announce a Call For Proposals (CFP) on rural and remote homelessness under the Homelessness Knowledge Development (HKD) funding stream of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS). The total amount of available funding is $500,000 with a maximum of $75,000 for each funded project. The deadline for applications is September 30, 2011.

Background

Gaps exist in understanding the varying needs of homeless people or people at risk of homelessness in rural and remote areas of Canada. Rural homelessness is less visible than urban homelessness. A number of challenges contribute to individuals and families being homeless or at risk of homelessness: poverty; insufficient affordable housing; inadequate income and employment opportunities; job loss; family breakdown; domestic violence; lack of services; and lack of public transportation.

This CFP focuses on knowledge development research projects related to homelessness in rural and remote areas. The HPS is looking to fund research projects on the following issues associated with rural and remote homelessness:

* the migration of homeless people and those at risk of homelessness, especially youth and Aboriginals, from rural and remote areas to urban centres; and

* the role that networks of family and friends play as a means to address homelessness.

Applicants are required to demonstrate that their research project is relevant to the community. In addition, applicants will have to define how communities are active partners with the projects.

For more information, please check the HKD website:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/homelessness/funding/knowledge_development.shtml

The Homelessness Knowledge Development team, Homelessness Partnering Secretariat

WWW: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/home.shtml

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Nous sommes heureux d'annoncer le lancement d'un appel de propositions (AP) sur l'itinérance dans les collectivités rurales et éloignées, sous le volet de financement Développement des connaissances sur l'itinérance (DCI) de la Stratégie des partenariats de lutte contre l'itinérance (SPLI). Le montant total du financement disponible est de 500 000 $ avec un maximum de 75 000 $ pour chaque projet financé. La date limite des demandes est le 30 septembre 2011.

Contexte

Des lacunes limitent notre compréhension des différents besoins des sans-abri et des personnes à risque dans les collectivités rurales et éloignées du Canada. L'itinérance en milieu rural est un problème caché et est moins visible qu'en milieu urbain. Différents facteurs peuvent amener des personnes et des familles à devenir sans abri ou à risque d'itinérance, comme la pauvreté, un nombre insuffisant de logements abordables, un revenu inadéquat et un manque de possibilités d'emploi, une perte d'emploi, une séparation, la violence familiale, un manque de services ou encore le manque de transport en commun.

Le présent appel de propositions porte sur les projets de développement des connaissances liés à l'itinérance dans les collectivités rurales et éloignées. La SPLI cherche à financer des projets de recherche qui porteront sur les problèmes liés à l'itinérance dans les collectivités rurales et éloignées :

* la migration des personnes sans abri et de celles à risque (en particulier les jeunes et les Autochtones) des régions rurales et éloignées aux centres urbains; et

* le rôle que jouent les réseaux de parents et d'amis dans la lutte contre l'itinérance.

Les soumissionnaires doivent démontrer que leur projet sera utile à la collectivité. De plus, les soumissionnaires devront définir de quelle façon les collectivités participeront activement à leur projet.

Pour plus d'informations, svp veuillez consulter le site Web DCI:
http://www.rhdcc.gc.ca/fra/sans_abri/financement/developpement_connaissances.shtml

L'équipe de Développement des connaissances sur l'itinérance, Secrétariat de lutte contre l'itinérance

WWW: http://www.rhdcc.gc.ca/fra/accueil.shtml

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RuralTube : Urban-rural home price disparity causes problems

Source: The Vancouver Sun.
"The value on paper of a home doesn't mean much if you already own one and you're staying put. But if you have to move from a low-priced region to a high-priced one — especially if you have to move to find a job — it can cause huge complications, as I argue in this video commentary"


View video.

WWW: www.vancouversun.com

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Reports/Rapports : Housing Strategies for Immigrants in Rural Southern Manitoba

Source: RDI.
The number of immigrant arrivals in the Province has increased from 3,000 in 1998 to 13,500 in 2009. An increasing number of these immigrants are moving to centres outside Winnipeg – 510 in 1998 up to 3,551 in 2009.

Approximately eighty percent of those moving outside Winnipeg settle in ten communities but over 100 centres have been destinations for new arrivals.

Immigrants arriving in small centres fill labour force shortages and provide many other benefits but they also generate a demand for housing. The housing options they need are not always available in small rural centres, although adequate, affordable housing is essential to successful integration and retention.

Download report.

WWW: www2.brandonu.ca/rdi

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Report/Rapport : Under Pressure: Affordable Housing in Rural Ontario

Source: Canadian Policy Research Networks / Réseaux canadiens de recherche en politiques publiques.
This paper examines the provision of affordable housing in rural Ontario by analyzing current housing market trends in the province and in two case study communities located in southeastern Ontario.

It outlines major affordable housing issues in rural communities and obstacles that have prevented affordable housing development. The report finds that rural Ontario communities face significant challenges to encouraging affordable housing development, including the old age of many homes, current environmental legislation that limits compact multi-family dwelling development, and a limited rental housing supply that restricts the housing available to low-income households. It subsequently recommends a number of policy reforms for all levels of government to facilitate place-based approaches that meet the diverse housing needs of rural
communities.

Report.

WWW: www.cprn.org

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