Adaptations and Nimbleness at the Time of Crisis: Some Questions for Evaluators

5 MAY 2020 / SANJEEV SRIDHARAN Adaptiveness as a Clunky Dance The pandemic provides a reminder of how dynamic the world can be.  It continues to surprise and challenge the creativity of even the most experienced program implementer working in community settings.  In almost all of the public health interventions I know, the pandemic has forced a …

Towards an Ecology of Care during the Pandemic: Questions to help Frame System-Level Responses for Chronic Homelessness

Staff of the Evaluation Centre in Collaboration with Our Partners at Margaret’s Housing and Community Support Services and other Community Organizations 25 July 2020 / APRIL NAKAIMA AND RACHAEL GIBSON As part of an evaluation that the Evaluation Centre is conducting with Margaret’s Housing and Community Support Services, and through speaking to other providers of …

Some Reflections on Learning from the Pandemic: Reimagining the role of Community Organizations During the Pandemic

Diane Walter, Executive Director, Margaret’s Housing and Community Support Services Margaret’s Housing and Community Support Services is a multi-service agency that provides a continuum of housing options and wrap-around supports to women living with mental illness and substance use, as well as community-based support services including several drop-in centres and respite services in Toronto for …