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Supportive Housing: A key Ingridient in the Safety and Well-being of Thriving Communities
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By Christopher M. Stephen, Date of Project Submission: April 2015., Completed for: Peterborough Police Service; Supervising Professor: Sharon Beaucage-Johnson; Trent Community Research Centre, FRSC4890 - Forensic Community-Based Research Project, The Peterborough Police have a great interest in social programs through their mandate of
community policing through a harm reduction model, which means understanding and aiding
where they are able in social programs such as supportive housing. The purpose of this project
was to determine the scope, amount and level of need of supportive housing in Peterborough and
the surrounding areas, and then to compare these needs and models to other communities to
begin the development of best practices that could be implemented in Peterborough. In these
comparisons, it was essential to determine the cost of these programs, and if they effectively
reduced costs and stresses on public emergency services. Major positive findings of this study
indicate that supportive housing is a reliable method for the development and support of at-risk
populations. While there is a lack of supportive housing for specific high risk individuals in the
Peterborough area, the framework for continued and improved support does exist. Finally,
supportive housing has been shown to drastically reduce the cost and stresses that high risk
individuals who would greatly benefit from support, put on public emergency services, including
hospital visits, emergency shelter use and 911 calls.
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Arthur evaluation
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Executive summary -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Results -- Recommendations -- Conclusions -- References -- Appendices., by Tammy Stenner and Miriam McFadyen. --, Includes: Final Research Report ; bibliography., Completed for: Arthur, Trent University Student and Community Newspaper ; Supervising Professor: Chris Beyers, Trent University ; TCCBE., Date of project submission: April 2005., Coursework., An author-generated executive summary is available., International Development Studies, IDST 422 - Assessment of development projects.
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Analysis of Regional Acutley Elevated Risk (AER) "Situation Tables"
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By Callum Stanford, Date of Project Submission: April 2015., Completed for: HKPR Regional HSJCC; Supervising Professor: Sharon Beaucage-Johnson; Trent Community Research Centre, FRSC4890 - Forensic Community-Based Research Project, The purpose of this project was to analyze three regional Situation Tables located in Northumberland, City of Kawartha Lakes and Peterborough. A literature review was conducted to explain the history, working practices and Provincial guidelines of Situation Tables. Data that each regional Situation Table records was analyzed in order to identify trends among the three regions in regards to which human services and justice organizations are most involved and what risk factors are most commonly present. Surveys and interviews were completed to capture the experiences and opinions of individuals who participate at each regional Table and gather their ideas for improvements.
Findings include that police services are heavily involved in both the referral process and intervention responses across all three regional Tables. Mental health services are also very commonly involved in the intervention responses as mental health was found to be the most common risk factor discussed and actioned at all three regional Tables. Ideas for improvements such as ensuring a more fulsome understanding of Situation Tables among all members are presented. Additionally, possible missing agencies for each regional Table are suggested based on the survey and interview responses of participating Situation Table members. Potential future research and limitations in this study are also discussed.
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Cultural heritage inventory of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan Township
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This report is part of a database that will be used to signify the importance of heritage in the Kawartha regions. The township of Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan was surveyed and documented concerning its cultural and natural heritage., 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature review. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 What is heritage? 2.3 Heritage value. 2.4 Heritage conservation. 2.5 Heritage designation. 2.6 Displaying and promoting heritage data. 2.7 Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan Township. 2.8 Conclusion -- 3. Definition of terms and methodology. 3.1 Key research terms. 3.2 Methodology -- 4. Results -- 5. Analysis of data. 5.1 Pattern analysis. 5.2 Discussion -- 6. Future applications. 6.1 Fieldwork. 6.2 Heritage inventory -- 7. Conclusion -- 8. References -- 9. Appendix., Erica Springate, Sasha Sztajdocher. --, Prepared for: Steven Tufts, Trent University; Carol Andrews, Kawartha Heritage Conservancy; Trent Centre for Community-based education., [Date of project completion]: April 4th, 2007., Includes 2 page brochure: "Cultural heritage inventory, getting started. Kawartha Heritage Conservancy.", Includes bibliographic references (p. 39-41)., Geography 470, Research in Human Geography, Community-based research project.
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Do Trent University Students Support the Divestment From Fossil Fuels Movement? A Methodology Development
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By Alaine Spiwak & Kristina Dergacheva, Date of Project Submission: April 2015., Completed for: Climate Justice Trent; Supervising Professor: Dr. Michal Avram; Trent Community Research Centre, IDST 4220 - Assessment of Development Projects, This paper explores the divestment from fossil fuels movement, which is a recent socioenvironmental movement aimed at pressuring Canadian universities and colleges to dissolve current investments, stocks, or bonds in the fossil fuel industry. This divestment campaign took
place at Trent University from 2012-2015, but was unsuccessful in their lobbying for full fossil fuel divestment. As this is a recent movement at Trent, this paper aims to collect data on how to
best survey the level of knowledge and support Trent students have for the divestment campaign.
The specific research questions investigated are: What is the best method of collecting data to
determine if Trent students support divestment from fossil fuels? What is the best method to
engage students with the divestment from fossil fuels movement?
The methods used to answer these research questions involved implementing and testing
four different types of data collection: online surveys, focus groups, semi-structured interviews,
and opportunity sampling. After analyzing all of the data collected, a methodology was developed which will be used by Part II of this project to survey the widest student population
possible, and to break into previously untapped student demographics.
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report on background research into the feasibility of establishing a co-operative canoe marketing venture in the region
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The attached report is a summary of background research into the feasibility of developing a co-operative marketing venture with regional canoe and kayak builders. The research questions are: 1) is the proposed project viable according to CED theory? 2) is it viable according to flexible production theory? 3) what are the economic factors that affect the proposed marketing co-op?, by Rose Spencer. --, For: Professor James Struthers, CAHISO 300., Includes bibliographic references., CAST 300: Canada, Communities and Identities.
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Community Gardening in Peterborough: Growing More than Food
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By Abby Sparling, Completed for: Nourish; Supervising Professor: Stephanie Rutherford; Trent Community Research Centre, ERST 4830Y - Community-Based Research Project, Community gardening is integral to the creation of sustainable local food systems, providing fresh, healthy, nutritious food, while fostering resilient community spaces. The purpose of this study is to build on existing knowledge about the social benefits of community gardens and explore their application in the context of Peterborough. This research is conducted on behalf of Nourish, a community organization actively working to address food issues. Through this research, the social values of community gardening in Peterborough will help inform Nourish programming, outreach, and future grant proposals. In Peterborough, the unique social benefits experienced by community gardeners revealed a health-conscious orientation, supported by evidence of social cohesion and enhanced food security.
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