ENGLISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES of Thegaspésie – Îles-De-La-Madeleine

ENGLISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITIES of theGaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine

A REGIONALPROFILE

NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2018 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This document was produced in collaboration with the Committee for Anglophone Social Action (CASA), the Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders (CAMI) and Vision Gaspé- Percé Now (Vision). It was made possible through financial contributions from Health Canada as part of the Action Plan for Official Languages – 2018-2023: Investing in our future and from the Fonds d’appui au rayonnement des régions of the ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation.

Research support was provided by Mary Richardson, PhD and Joanne Pocock, PhD.

Data is drawn from the 2016 Census of Canada.

The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.

Health Santé Canada Canada This document is available in the document centre at Santé Health Canada Canada www.chssn.org TABLE OF CONTENTS

English speakers Unemployment 5 in Quebec 12

English-speaking Age groups 6 population in GIM 13

Our collective approach Our response 7 18

Target populations Summary key points 8 19

Educational attainment Communicating 10 20 our values

Income Regional community 11 21 mobilization model THE GASPÉ COAST

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts 198 132 MRC St. Lawrence River 299 DE LA HAUTE-GASPÉSIE Rivière-au-Renard 132 MRC L'Anse-au-Griffon Cap-des-Rosiers Matane CÔTE-DE-GASPÉ Gaspé Wakeham 198 York Centre Haldimand Douglastown Gulf of 195 St. Lawrence

Sainte-Flavie Barachois MRC Bridgeville Percé 132 ROCHER-PERCÉ 132 299 MRC BAS- BONAVENTURE Chandler Grande-Rivière SAINT-LAURENT MRC Cascapedia- Newport 132 St-Jules Marcil AVIGNON Gascons Grosse-Île New Richmond Old Harry Escuminac Port-Daniel Shigawake Hope Town Matapédia Bay of Chaleur New Carlisle Cap-aux-Meules Île d'Entrée NEW BRUNSWICK ÎLES-DE- LA-MADELEINE

Total population English population Distance Province of New Carlisle to Gaspé 176 km Québec MRC d’Avignon 14 040 2 570 18,3% New Carlisle to Matapedia 151 km Rimouski MRC de Bonaventure 17 195 2 510 14,6% New Carlisle New Carlisle to Rimouski 328 km Îles-de- MRC du Rocher-Percé 17 045 1 230 7,2% la-Madeleine New Carlisle to Quebec 649 km Québec N. B. MRC de La Côte-de-Gaspé 16 700 1 735 10,4% New Carlisle to Montreal 871 km Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine 12 190 695 5,7% Gaspé to Matapedia 323 km Montréal

U.S.A.

Committee for Anglophone Council for Anglophone Vision Gaspé-Percé Now Social Action Magdalen Islanders 28 Rue St. Patrick 168 Gerard D. Levesque 787 chemin Principal Douglastown New Carlisle, QC Grosse-Ile, QC Gaspé, QC G0C 1Z0 G4T 6B5 G4X 1H0

Tel: 418-752-5995 / 418-752-2127 Tel: 418-985-2116, extension # 1 Tel: 418-368-3212 Toll-free: 1-877-752-5995 www.micami.ca www.visiongaspeperce.ca www.casa-gaspe.com 4 ENGLISH SPEAKERS

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts 198 132 MRC St. Lawrence River in Quebec 299 DE LA HAUTE-GASPÉSIE Rivière-au-Renard 132 MRC L'Anse-au-Griffon Cap-des-Rosiers There are about one million (1,097,925) Matane CÔTE-DE-GASPÉ Gaspé IN THE GASPÉSIE - ÎLES-DE-LA- Wakeham individuals living in Quebec whose first official 198 York Centre Haldimand Douglastown Gulf of language is English. MADELEINE REGION, THE 195 St. Lawrence

Sainte-Flavie Barachois Quebec’s English-speaking communities com- ENGLISH-SPEAKING COMMUNITY IS MRC Bridgeville prise 13.8% of the Quebec population. Percé COMPRISED OF 8,790 INDIVIDUALS 132 ROCHER-PERCÉ 132 Regional populations vary greatly, as does the 299 AND MAKES UP 10% OF THE MRC proportion of the population made up of English BAS- BONAVENTURE Grande-Rivière Chandler speakers, from 32.8% in Montreal to 0.6% in the REGIONAL POPULATION. SAINT-LAURENT MRC Cascapedia- Newport Lower Saint-Lawrence. 132 St-Jules Marcil AVIGNON Gascons Grosse-Île New Richmond Old Harry Escuminac Port-Daniel Shigawake Hope Town Matapédia Bay of Chaleur New Carlisle Cap-aux-Meules Île d'Entrée PROPORTION OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING POPULATIONS NEW BRUNSWICK OF QUEBEC, BY HEALTH REGION, 2016 ÎLES-DE- Populations of Quebec by Health Regions, 2011 LA-MADELEINE 0,0% 5,0% 10,0% 15,0% 20,0% 25,0% 30,0% 35,0% Province of Quebec 13,8% Total population English population Distance RSS de la Montérégie 11,8% Province of New Carlisle to Gaspé 176 km Québec MRC d’Avignon 14 040 2 570 18,3% New Carlisle to Matapedia 151 km RSS des Laurentides 6,5% Rimouski MRC de Bonaventure 17 195 2 510 14,6% New Carlisle New Carlisle to Rimouski 328 km 2,9% Îles-de- RSS de Lanaudière la-Madeleine MRC du Rocher-Percé 17 045 1 230 7,2% New Carlisle to Quebec 649 km RSS de Laval 22,2% Québec N. B. MRC de La Côte-de-Gaspé 16 700 1 735 10,4% New Carlisle to Montreal 871 km 0,9% Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine 12 190 695 5,7% Gaspé to Matapedia 323 km RSS de la Chaudière-Appalaches Montréal RSS du Nord-du-Québec 2,9% RSSRSS dede lala GaspésieGaspésie -- ÎlesÎles-de-la-Madeleine-de-la-Madeleine 10,0% RSS de la Côte-Nord 5,7% U.S.A. RSS de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue 3,6% RSS de l'Outaouais 18,7% RSS de Montréal 32,8% RSS de l'Estrie 8,1% RSS de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec 1,2% RSS de la Capitale-Nationale 2,0% RSS du Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean 0,7% RSS du Bas-Saint-Laurent 0,6%

5 English-speaking POPULATION IN GIM

The smallest English-speaking population is the Magdalen Islands, while the largest is in Avignon.

In terms of the proportion of the overall population, the Magdalen Islands has the lowest proportion of the population that is English-speaking, while Bonaventure and Avignon have the highest.

ENGLISH SPEAKERS

ENGLISH-AND FRENCH-SPEAKING POPULATIONS BY CENSUS DIVISION

English- and French-speaking Populations by Census Division 2018

11 465 Avignon 2 570

14 690 Bonaventure 2 510

14 970 Côte-de-Gaspé 1 735

15 810 Rocher-Percé 1 230

11 495 Îles-de-la-Madeleine 695

- 2 000 4 000 6 000 8 000 10 000 12 000 14 000 16 000 18 000

French Speakers English Speakers 6 OUR COLLECTIVE approach

Access to services Collaboration and and information partnership We aim to increase access to services We support shared planning and action and information for our English-speaking with relevant stakeholders. community members.

Volunteerism and leadership Knowledge development development and evaluation We aim to involve community members We aim to develop and share knowledge and develop their community leadership on regional realities to support interests and capacity. evidence-based action.

Three community-based BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE organizations in the VITALITY OF THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine region are pooling their efforts COMMUNITY OF THE GASPÉSIE— to meet a shared goal: ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE 7 TARGET POPULATIONS and our shared goals

PRE-SCHOOLERS CHILDREN YOUTH 0-5 6-14 15-29

Promote early childhood Support children in adopting Motivate youth to become development such as healthy lifestyle behaviours, bilingual, increase their sense attachment, early literacy, developing resiliency and of belonging, foster social school readiness and school attachment, and and linguistic integration parenting support. discovering their cultural and and promote education and linguistic identities. employment.

8 ADULTS SENIORS 30-54 55 AND OVER

Mobilize adults to volunteer Provide opportunities for and be engaged in seniors and caregivers to community development reduce isolation, engage in efforts, including physical, social and cognitive employment and education activities, maintain health opportunities and caregiver and autonomy, and access support. services.

9 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

POPULATION WITH HIGH LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR LESS (% OF POPULATION AGE 15 AND OVER)Low educational attainment (% of population age 15 and over) At the provincial level, the proportion of English speakers Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- Madeleine with a high school diploma or less is similar to the level found Côte-de-Gaspé in the French-speaking major- ity population. Rocher-Percé In GIM, English speakers are Avignon more likely to have low levels of educational attainment. Bonaventure This is true for all territories.

Gaspésie–Îles

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

French Speakers English Speakers

POPULATION WITH HIGH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT UNIVERSITY B.A. OR HIGHER (% OF POPULATION AGE 15 AND OVER) High educational attainment Provincially, English speakers (% of population age 15 and over) are more likely than French Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- speakers to have high educa- Madeleine tional attainment. Côte-de-Gaspé In GIM, however, English speakers are much less likely to attain higher levels of education. Rocher-Percé

This is true for all territor- Avignon ies with the exception of the Magadalen Islands. Bonaventure

Gaspésie–Îles

0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14%

French Speakers English Speakers 10 INCOME

POPULATION WITH LOW INCOME * POPULATION WITH

Low educational attainment (% WITH LESS THAN $20,000)Population with low income LOW INCOME (% of population age 15 and over) (% with less than $20,000) Provincially, English speakers Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- Îles-de-la- have a greater tendency than Madeleine Îles-de-la-Madeleine Madeleine French speakers to have low Côte-de-Gaspé Côte-de-Gaspé income. In GIM, the tendency is Rocher-Percé Rocher-Percé much higher among English speakers. Avignon Avignon This is true for all territor- Bonaventure Bonaventure ies with the exception of the Magadalen Islands. Gaspésie–Îles Gaspésie–Îles

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

French Speakers English Speakers French Speakers English Speakers

POPULATION WITH HIGH INCOME * POPULATION WITH (% WITH $55,000 AND OVER) HIGH INCOME Population with high income (% with $55,000 and over) In the province of Quebec, the tendency to have high Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- Madeleine income is similar among English speakers and French Côte-de-Gaspé speakers.

Rocher-Percé In GIM, English speakers are much less likely than French Avignon speakers to be living with a high income. Bonaventure This is true for all territories with the exception of the Gaspésie–Îles Magadalen Islands. 0,0% 5,0% 10,0% 15,0% 20,0% 25,0% 30,0% 35,0%

French Speakers English Speakers

* Caution should be used when assessing the situation of Îles-de-la-Madeleine given the census is conducted during 12-14 weeks of the year that this small English-speaking population is most likely to be actively employed. A survey limited to the active period of their seasonal work rather than off-season may not accurately reflect their overall socio-economic status. 11 UNEMPLOYMENT

POPULATION UNEMPLOYED BY LANGUAGE GROUP In the province of Quebec, the tendency to be unemployed is much higher among English speakers compared to French speakers.

In GIM, the levels of unemployment are also much higher among English speakers than French speakers.

This is true for all territories with the exception of the Magadalen Islands. The gap between unemployment levels for French and English- speakers in Côte-de-Gaspé is small. UNEMPLOYMENT * (% OF THE POPULATION AGE 15 AND OVER) Unemployment (% of the population age 15 and over)

Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- Madeleine

Côte-de-Gaspé

Rocher-Percé

Avignon

Bonaventure

Gaspésie–Îles

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

French Speakers English Speakers

In the province of Quebec, children ages 0-5 make up a smaller percentage of the English-speaking population than among French speakers.

In GIM, the situation is reversed: children ages 0-5 make up a larger portion of the English-speaking population.

Provincially, children ages 0-5 live in lone- parent families in similar proportions. PROPORTION OF CHILDREN 0-5 IN THE ENGLISH- In GIM, however, a much larger propor- AND FRENCH-SPEAKING POPULATION tion of English-speaking pre-schoolers Proportion of children 0-5 in the English- and French-speaking population live in lone-parent families. 8,0%

7,0% 6,7% 6,1% PROPORTION OF CHILDREN 0-5 6,0% 5,6% 4,9% LIVING IN LONE-PARENT FAMILY 5,0% Proportion of children 0-5 living in lone-parent family 4,0% 40% 36,4% 3,0% 35% 2,0% 30% 1,0% 25% 0,0% 20% 17,6% Province of Quebec Gaspésie–Îles 14,4% 15% 13,8% English Speakers French Speakers 10%

0% Province of Quebec Gaspésie–Îles

English Speakers French Speakers 13 AGE GROUPS 0-14 CHILDREN

The proportion of children between 0-14 years of age is much higher among English speakers than among Franco- phones in Avignon.

A high proportion of children live in lone-parent families (40% overall in GIM compared to 23% among Francophones). This may help explain why a high percentage of English-speaking children are living below the low-income cut-off. PROPORTION OF CHILDREN 0-14 Proportion of children 0-14 in the English- and French-speaking population Proportion of children 0LIVING-14 living in loneIN -LONE-PARENTparent families FAMILIES

Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- Madeleine Madeleine Bonaventure Bonaventure

Avignon Avignon

Côte-de-Gaspé Côte-de-Gaspé Rocher-Percé PROPORTION OF CHILDREN 0-14 IN THE Rocher-Percé

Gaspésie–ÎlesENGLISH-Proportion of childrenAND 0FRENCH-SPEAKING-14 in the English- and French-speaking POPULATION population Gaspésie–Îles Proportion of children 0-14 living in lone-parent families

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la- Madeleine Madeleine French Speakers English Speakers French Speakers English Speakers Bonaventure Bonaventure

Avignon Avignon

Côte-de-Gaspé Côte-de-Gaspé

Rocher-Percé Rocher-Percé

Gaspésie–Îles Gaspésie–Îles

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

French Speakers English Speakers French Speakers English Speakers

14 AGE GROUPS 15-29 YOUTH

Compared to their French-speaking neighbours, English-speaking youth aged 15-29 in GIM are more likely to:

• have a high school diploma or less (and less likely to have a university degree)

• be unemployed (29.6% vs 15.1%)

• be living on less than $20,000 a

Low educationalyearattainment among English- and French-speaking youth aged 15- Unemployment rate among English- and French-speaking youth aged 15-29 29 PROPORTION OF YOUTH 15-29 IN THE • be living below the low-income 29,6%ENGLISH- AND FRENCH-SPEAKING POPULATION 70% 66,3% 30% Proportion of youth 15-29 in the English- and French-speaking population cut-off 25% 60% 25% 51,6% 50,7% 52,6% 20,5% 50% 20% 20% 17,5% 40% 15,1% 13,7% 15% 13,3% 15% 13,1% 30% 9,8% 10% 10% 20% AMONG ENGLISH- AND FRENCH-SPEAKING YOUTH AGED 15-29 5% 10% 5%

0% LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT0% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 0% Low educationalLow educationalattainmentattainmentamongamongEnglishEnglish- and French- and French-speaking-speakingyouth agedyouth15aged- 15- UnemploymentUnemploymentrate amongrate amongEnglishEnglish- and French- and French-speaking-speakingyouth agedyouth15aged-29 15-29 Province of Quebec29 29 Gaspésie–Îles Province of Quebec Gaspésie–Îles Province of Quebec Gaspésie–Îles 29,6%29,6% 70%70%English Speakers French66,3%66,3% Speakers 30%30%English Speakers French Speakers EnglishProportionProportion ofSpeakers youth of 15youth-29 in15 the-29 Englishin the English- andFrench French- and French-speaking-speaking Speakerspopulationpopulation 25%25% 60%60% 25%25% 51,6%51,6%50,7%50,7% 52,6%52,6% 20,5%20,5% 50%50% 20%20% 20%20% 17,5%17,5% 40%40% 15,1%15,1% 13,7%13,7% 15%15% 13,3%13,3% 15%15% 13,1%13,1% 30%30% 9,8%9,8% 10%10% 10%10% 20%20% 5%5% 10%10% 5%5%

0%0% 0%0% 0%0% ProvinceProvince of Quebecof QuebecGaspésieGaspésie–Îles–Îles ProvinceProvince of Quebecof QuebecGaspésieGaspésie–Îles–Îles ProvinceProvince of Quebecof QuebecGaspésieGaspésie–Îles–Îles

EnglishEnglish Speakers Speakers FrenchFrench Speakers Speakers EnglishEnglish Speakers Speakers FrenchFrench Speakers Speakers EnglishEnglish Speakers Speakers FrenchFrench Speakers Speakers

15 AGE GROUPS 30-54 ADULTS

Adults between 30-54 years of age are often parents of young children and sometimes caregivers to older relatives, so their living conditions and quality of life may have a direct effect on those close to them.

Data for the 30-54 age group is not available. However, as we have seen for the population age 15 and over as a whole, compared to French speakers, English speakers in the Gaspésie—Îles-de- la-Madeleine region are more likely to:

• have low levels of education

• have low incomes

• be unemployed

• be living in lone-parent families

This suggests that their work prospects, resources and support with child-rearing may be limited. PROPORTION (%) OF ADULTS, AGE 30-54 GIM 30-54 adults

50% 45% 45% 40% 34% 35% 31% 30% 25% 25% 19% 20% 20% 20% 15% 11% 10% 5% 0% Low education Income below 20,000 Unemployment Lone Parent Families

English Speakers French Speakers 16 AGE GROUPS 55 AND OVER SENIORS

The proportion of seniors in the population is higher among English speakers than among Francophones in all territories with the exception of Avignon.

We can also break seniors down into different age categories: age 55-64, 65-79 and 80 years old and over.

PROPORTION (%) OF SENIORS, AGE 65 AND OVER French Speakers English Speakers

Îles-de-la-Madeleine

Côte-de-Gaspé

Rocher-Percé

Avignon

Bonaventure

Gaspésie–Îles

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Proportion (%) of seniors, age 65 and over* SENIORS, POPULATION BY MOTHER TONGUE Seniors, population by mother tongue** 55-64 65-79 80+ 3500

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0 Eng B onaventure Fr Bonaventure English Avignon French Avignon English Rocher-Percé French Rocher-Percé English Côte-de-Gaspé French Côte-de-Gaspé Eng Îles-de-la-Madeleine French Îles- de-la- ENGLISH FRENCH ENGLISH FRENCH ENGLISH FRENCH ENGLISH FRENCH ENGLISH FRENCHMadeleine BONAVENTURE AVIGNON ROCHER-PERCÉ CÔTE-DE-GASPÉ ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE 17 OUR RESPONSE

WORKING WITH LOCAL, REGIONAL AND PROVINCIAL PARTNERS, CASA, CAMI AND VISION COLLABORATE The role of TO OFFER THE FOLLOWING community organizations PROGRAMS AND SERVICES:

In English-speaking communities in Quebec, local community organizations play an important role in providing information and services. According to the CHSSN/CROP BRIGHT BEGINNINGS Survey on Community Vitality (2015-2016), This program supports English- only 24.7% of English-speaking respondents speaking children and their families had received information about public by adapting existing programs and health promotion or prevention programs in services and creating new services English from the public health system in the where none exist. previous 2 years.

English-speaking communities in GIM show MENTAL HEALTH the highest tendency to receive information about health and social services in English AND WELLNESS from a community organization. They are The Mental Health Task Force works to also the most likely regional community to increase access to mental health and turn to a community resource as a source of addiction services for English-speakers support in the case of illness. This underlines and to provide community-based the important role of community organiza- wellness activities. tions in supporting community needs. SENIORS WELLNESS Cooperation with partners in adapting and implementing services provides seniors with the opportunities to re- HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES duce isolation and maintain health and NETWORKING AND autonomy. PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE Collaboration and partnerships with the health and social services system ensure that the community has access to the programs, services and information it needs in English. 18 SUMMARY Key points

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OUR RESPONSE: VULNERABILITY BUILDING COMMUNITY VITALITY Statistics Canada’s Census of Canada shows Three community-based associations (CASA, that the English-speaking population of the CAMI and Vision) serving English-speaking Gaspésie—Iles-de-la-Madeleine is the most communities in the Gaspésie—Îles-de-la- vulnerable socio-economic group among Madeleine region are aligning their efforts all official language minority communities in to build community vitality. These efforts are Canada. grounded in the values of identity, inclusion and equity. As shown above, English speakers in GIM are more likely than their French-speaking neigh- Together, they take an approach focused on bours to have low levels of education, low raising awareness of the situation, develop- incomes and high levels of unemployment. ing knowledge, supporting volunteerism, This is in a region that, as a whole, is more and collaborating with relevant regional part- disadvantaged in social and economic terms ners. than many other regions of the province. Actions are then developed to address In addition, the English-speaking popu- specific issues for different age groups, lation has a higher percentage of seniors focusing on improving access to services (65+) and of children aged 0-5. and supporting community English-speaking pre-schoolers and economic development. are more likely than their French-speaking peers to live in Community engagement is lone-parent families; and youth central to all actions, as com- 15-29 are more likely to have munity members are encour- low educational attainment, to aged to be involved in setting be unemployed, and to have priorities, in taking action and low incomes. in developing leadership skills.

19 COMMUNICATING our Values

Identity Strengthening and promoting the English-speaking community’s unique characteristics and assets is an important aspect to ensuring a strong and vibrant Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Our English-speaking community is rich in culture, language and history, and contributes to the overall social, cultural and economic conditions within our region. Efforts to pre- serve our identity should be focused on valuing our members and mobil- izing them to take leadership in improving the conditions for a healthier future for all Gaspesians. Social Inclusion Social inclusion reflects an approach to social well-being that aims to close physical, social and economic distances separating people. This can be supported by French and English communities in the GIM all working together to recognize people’s differences, nurturing their capacities, and engaging them in making a positive contribution to our communities. For example, a sense of belonging is fragile for many English-speakers, and efforts to strengthen their attachment to our region would be a significant step towards social inclusion. Equity Equity is also an important value for our English-speaking community as we seek to gain a fair share of resources and opportunities. Our govern- ment, institution and community partners can play an important role in staying aware of our unique needs and developing policies and programs that specifically aim to address them. Our English-speaking community must also play a proactive role in representation, awareness and advo- cacy efforts as a way to support our partners in becoming more aware of our community’s needs and offering solutions to address them.

20 REGIONAL COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION MODEL GOAL Build and strengthen the vitality of the English-speaking community of the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine

KEY ACTION STRATEGIES

Access to services Collaboration Volunteerism Knowledge and information and partnership and leadership development development and evaluation

DESIGN AND ADAPT INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES for all age groups in the population

PRE-SCHOOLERS CHILDREN YOUTH ADULTS SENIORS 0-5 6-14 15-29 30-54 55 early childhood healthy lifestyles bilingualism community AND OVER development attachment to school employment and development social inclusion attachment to family resiliency educational opportunities employment and health and autonomy education opportunities literacy and school discovering cultural and sense of belonging access to services readiness caregiver support linguistic identities social and linguistic physical, social and parenting support integration cognitive activities

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

VALUES

identity inclusion equity

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