Community Development / Community Economic Development Research Guide

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1. Community Development / Community Economic Development Research Guide
   1. Circulating Books
   2. Videos and DVDs
   3. Periodicals (Paper)
   4. Periodicals (Electronic)
   5. Web Sites and Searches
   6. Online Reference Sources
   7. Career Information
   8. Writing and Citing
   9. RRC Library Links
   10. Red River College Links
   11. Return to Research Guides List

Web Sites and Searches

Click on the following links for useful web links and/or automatic web searches.

• 2005 Report Card on Child Poverty in Canada Sixteen years ago the House of Commons unanimously resolved to "seek to achieve the goal of eliminating poverty among Canadian children by the year 2000." Yet, more than 1.2 million children - one child out of every six in Canada - still lives in poverty. (www.campaign2000.ca/rc/rc05/05NationalReportCard.pdf)
• Canadian Council on Social Development CCSD is a major publisher in the social development field. Our titles cover such subjects as economic security and poverty, employment and labour market issues, and social policies and programs. (http://www.ccsd.ca/pubs/pubcat/index.htm)
• Cdn Council on Social Development Stats & Facts Users will find informative facts sheets organized by topic areas covering demographics, families, health and education. Plans are underway to add more fact sheets on the labour market and economic security in the coming months. All of these fact sheets will be regularly updated to reflect the most current data available. (http://www.ccsd.ca/factsheets/)
• Community Development Handbook by Flo Frank and Anne Smith (Human Resources Development Canada). "This introductory handbook is not designed to be a textbook for practitioners, but as an introductory guide to community development and capacity building. It is designed primarily for those who have an interest in community development but who may not have an indepth understanding of the concept, the process or the resources available across Canada.
• The Progress of Canada's Children and Youth The Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD) has been producing Progress since 1996. This magazine-style publication provides a wealth of information on different factors that influence the health and well-being of Canadian children and youth. This 7th edition reports on many indicators, including family life, economic security, physical safety, learning, and more. Because the report tracks this information over time, it helps identify trends, successes, and challenges. (http://www.ccsd.ca/pccy/2006/)
• Urban Poverty Project 2007 (Canadian Council on Social Development) Poverty is not only about the numbers. It's about the stark realities of daily life for millions of Canadians. We hope that the numbers provided here will help communities share information, leverage resources and create solutions to the blight of urban poverty in Canada. Products in the Urban Poverty Project include community profiles, a time-series analysis of urban poverty trends over the 1990s, and a detailed snapshot of urban poverty using the 2001 Census data. (http://www.ccsd.ca/pubs/2007/upp/index.htm)
• Institute for the Future The Institute for the Future (IFTF) is an independent nonprofit research group. We work with organizations of all kinds to help them make better, more informed decisions about the future. We provide the foresight to create insights that lead to action. (http://www.iftf.org/index.html)
• Social Planning Council of Winnipeg Reports and papers on identifying and defining social planning issues, needs and resources in the community. (http://www.spcw.mb.ca)
• Sustainable Development International Institute for Sustainable Development Environmental, economic and social well-being for today and tomorrow. (http://www.iisd.org/sd/)