UM Connecting to Kids: A Project About Working Within Our Community Building the University’s Commitment to Helping Children Reach their Full Potential A Project Funded by the 2010 Academic Enhancement Fund University of Manitoba Faculties of Medicine, Social Work, and Kinesiology and Recreation Management Submitted to: Dr. David Barnard, President and Vice-Chancellor Dr. Joanne Keselman Vice-President (Academic) and Provost October 2011 Acknowledgements We wish to acknowledge the support for this project received from the University of Manitoba’s Academic Enhancement Fund through the Office of the Vice–President (Academic) and Provost and the Deans of Medicine, Social Work and Kinesiology and Recreation Management. The work could not have been completed without input from many people who took the time to share their stories, both in the community and at the university. The guidance of Aboriginal Elders, Margaret Lavallee, Mae Louise Campbell and Myra Laramee is valued. Debra Diubaldo and Darlene Klyne brought their knowledge of the community and shared their wisdom with the project team. Contributing to the project throughout the year and in many ways were Joannie Halas, Noralou Roos, Marianne Cerilli as a community member and project coordinator and research assistants Ryan Reyes, Adriana Brydon and Aynslie Hinds. We thank everyone who contributed. Your willingness to share your thoughts and ideas on how the University of Manitoba and the inner city community can work together is appreciated. Any errors or omissions are the responsibility of the lead authors responsible for the final product. This can be considered a start to the work that needs to be done, not the end, and your ongoing input is valued. Sharon M. Macdonald Kim Clare A. Elizabeth Ready i Table of Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................i Executive Summary .............................................................................................................v Chapter 1: Introduction ......................................................................................................1 1.1 Community Voices: Listening During the Consultation .......................................................2 1.2 The Story: Makoonsag Intergenerational Learning Centre (MILC) .................................3 1.3 The Story: The Community Recreation and Active Living (CRAL) Diploma ................5 Chapter 2: The Process of Consultation with the Community and the University .....7 2.1 Consultation with Organizations and Networks ...................................................................7 2.2 Consultation with the Inner City Community .........................................................................7 2.3 Consultation within the University of Manitoba .....................................................................10 2.3.1 Consultation with Faculty Members ..................................................................................10 2.3.2 Student Groups ...........................................................................................................................10 2.3.3 Faculty Programs and Initiatives ..........................................................................................10 2.3.4 Informal Gatherings within the Project .............................................................................10 2.3.5 Meeting with Faculties ............................................................................................................11 2.3.6 Meeting with UM Central Administration and University Wide Programs .......11 Chapter 3: The External Environment ..............................................................................12 Chapter 4: Listening to their Stories: The Community Consultation ............................14 4.1 Community/University Engagement and Collaboration .....................................................14 4.1.1 Opportunities for Community/University Engagement and Collaboration .....16 4.2 Improving Access to Post Secondary Education (PSE) .......................................................16 4.2.1 Opportunities to Improve Access to Post Secondary Education ..........................18 4.3 Student Placements, Service Learning and the UM Co–Curricular Record .................18 4.3.1 Opportunities to Improve Student Placements ............................................................19 4.4 Knowledge Exchange and Research ............................................................................................20 4.4.1 Opportunities for Knowledge Exchange and Research ............................................21 4.5 Community Funding Support .........................................................................................................22 4.5.1 Opportunities to Provide Community Funding Support ..........................................23 ii 4.6 Advocacy ..................................................................................................................................................23 4.6.1 Opportunities for Advocacy and for University Advocates .....................................24 4.7 Summary of Selected Community Agency Activities ...........................................................25 Chapter 5: What is Happening at the University ............................................................26 5.1 Opportunities to Support UM Advocates .................................................................................27 Chapter 6: Programs that Work for Children and Families ............................................28 6.1 Program Summary from Healthy Child Manitoba—Interventions and Programs ..28 6.2 Other Winnipeg Initiatives Related to Poverty Reduction and Social inclusion .......28 6.3 Review of the Literature and Bibliography ................................................................................28 6.4 Helping Our Children Reach Their Full Potential: A Research Update for UM Connecting Our Kids and the Academic Enhancement Fund (AEF) ..............................29 Chapter 7: Synthesis of Models and Opportunities for Enhanced Community/ University Engagement ......................................................................................................44 7.1 Community–Engaged Scholarship ...............................................................................................44 What is Scholarship? ............................................................................................................................44 What is Engagement? .........................................................................................................................44 What is Community–Engaged Scholarship (CES)? .................................................................45 The Benefits of Engaged Scholarship ...........................................................................................47 The Challenges to Engaged Scholarship ....................................................................................47 7.2 Social Medicine .....................................................................................................................................51 7.3 Service Learning in Canada .............................................................................................................53 7.4 Co–Curricular Record at the University of Manitoba ...........................................................55 Chapter 8: Conclusions and Summary of the Opportunities for the University of Manitoba .............................................................................................................................56 Appendix A: List of the Members of the UM Connecting Kids Project Team .............60 Appendix B: List of Community Engagement Meetings by Organization and Numbers of Attendees .........................................................................................................................61 Appendix C: Community Voices—Feedback from the Community ..............................63 Appendix D: A List of Winnipeg, Manitoba and Other Provincial Cross Sector Initiatives ..............................................................................................................................66 Appendix E: Bibliography of Community Resources .....................................................74 Appendix F: Database of Selected Inner City Community Agencies ............................78 iii Appendix G: Synopsis of the Community Engagement Activities of the University of Manitoba’s Faculty, Staff and Students with Winnipeg’s Inner City, 2010 ..................85 Appendix H: Other Winnipeg Initiatives Related to Poverty Reduction and Social Exclusion in Winnipeg’s Inner City and West Broadway Community Areas ...............170 Appendix I: Bibliography of Early Childhood Development, Best Practises, Benefits of Programs, Community Resources, Community/University Collaboration, Supporting Student Skills, and Other ....................................................................................................178 Appendix J: Engaged Scholarship, Social Medicine and Service Learning .................190 List of Figures Figure 1: Map of the Geographic Area Where the Community Consultations Were Held ..............................................................................................................................8 Article Figure 1: A New Framework for Early