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Research Partners and Collaborators

Access Alliance believes that building strong partnerships and collaboration is the key to mobilizing positive social/policy change. All our research projects are grounded in a multi-collaborative framework. We have developed several frameworks and tools to support collaborative work. We thank each of these partners for their valuable contributions.

Academic Partners (2007-2009):

  • Farah Ahmed, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
  • Sarah Flicker, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University
  • Grace-Edward Galabuzi, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University
  • Denise Gastaldo, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto
  • Nazilla Khanlou, Faculty of Health and School of Nursing, York University
  • Ilene Hyman, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
  • Michaela Hynie, Department of Psychology, York University
  • Patricia Landolt, Department of Social Sciences, Scarborough College, University of Toronto
  • Carles Muntaner, Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
  • Claus Rinner, Department of Geography, Ryerson University

Community (Agency) Partners (2007-2009):

  • Across Boundaries
  • Afghan Women's Organization
  • Black Creek Community Health Centre
  • Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture
  • Canadian Mental Health Association, Toronto Branch
  • Community Resource Connection of Toronto
  • COSTI
  • Delta Family and Resource Centre
  • Griffin Centre
  • Ontario Women's Health Network
  • Planned Parenthood Toronto
  • Regent Park Community Health Centre
  • Southern Sudanese Settlement Association of Ontario
  • Tamil Eelam Society of Canada
  • Thorncliffe Neighborhood Office
  • Toronto Public Health
  • Women's Health in Women's Hands CHC
  • Working Women’s Centre

Access Alliance research team members participate in advisory/steering committees for these projects and initiatives:

  • Color of Poverty Campaign
  • Joint Action to Reduce Health Inequalities in Canada
  • Opening Doors: Strengthening Participation for Immigrants and Refugees with Mental Health Issues
  • Policy Group, Immigrants and Precarious Employment Public Outreach Project
  • We are Visible project, Ethno-Racial Disability Coalition of Ontario (ERDCO)

Funders

We view funding agencies as partners in social change and believe in building long-term collaborative relationships with them if possible. We work closely with many of our funders to ensure that our projects have maximum impact in terms of community building and policy change.

For example, Colette Murphy from Metcalf Foundation has helped to strengthen our Income Security CBR project by connecting us to John Stapleton and his research on 'systemic disincentives.' She has also helped us develop links with the media.

Similarly, we have worked with Brenda Roche from The Wellesley Institute to strengthen CBR approach in our Income Security project.

We hope to continue working with these and others funding agencies committed to social change.

We gratefully acknowledge the funders who supported our efforts within the past several years:

Research Funders 2007-2008

  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Community Research Capacity Enhancement Program (CRCEP) - ($10,000; July 2007; one year grant) for Exploring Mental Health of Government Assisted Refugees.
  • The Laidlaw Foundation ($15,000; December 2007) for research capacity building for newcomer and refugee youth.
  • The Metcalf Foundation - grant ($80,928; January 2007; two year grant) for Income Security, Race and Health project
  • Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO grant (together with Dr Nazilla Khanlou from University of Toronto). Grant Amount: $142,000; year 2007-2009) for Mental Health Services for Newcomer Youth project.
  • Toronto Arts Council - community arts grant ($4,200; October 2007) for hosting artist-in-residence (photographer Rodrigo Moreno) for the Photovoice project in Income Security, Race and Health project.
  • The Wellesley Institute - Advanced Grant ($79,928; July 2007; two year grant) for Income Security, Race and health project.
  • Young Canada Works – grant to established a nine month full-time paid Youth Researcher internship position ($20,104; January 2007).

Research Funders 2008-2009

  • The Centre for Urban Health Initiatives seed grant (for 'Building Community Health Mapping Tools to Investigate and Reduce Racialized Health Disparities' pilot project).
  • Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Immigrant Settlement and Adaptation Program ISAP
  • Health Force Ontario
  • Ontario Arts Council
  • Public Health Agency of Canada