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November 11, 2024

Understanding Newcomer Services in Rural Alberta As immigration to rural communities increases through provincial and federal initiatives, the Rural Development Network (RDN) and community partners recognized a need to better understand the services available to newcomers in these areas. This...

November 11, 2024

Originally published in 2016, Understanding Community Broadband has been updated for 2023 to reflect the growing importance of digital connectivity in everyday life. Broadband is now recognized as an essential utility, on par with water and electricity. This updated toolkit...

October 24, 2024

Welcoming newcomers to a rural community is not only important to fill critical skill gaps in the workplace, but to create a welcoming and inclusive environment for everyone. The Rural Immigration initiative at RDN is a response to the emerging...

October 10, 2024

What is Enabling Housing Choice North?  The initial EHC project sought to understand the local housing landscape in rural communities across Alberta. It examined rural housing barriers, challenges and opportunities, then developed solutions with the community to address them. The...

September 11, 2024

A resource highlighting how rural communities can transform spaces to support diverse populations

September 3, 2024

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August 27, 2024

The Rural, Remote and Indigenous Communities' Responses to Homelessness in Alberta What We Heard Report was published in May 2024 and funded by Homeward Trust Edmonton and the Government of Canada's Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy.

August 26, 2024

The development of the training materials and toolkit builds upon the Housing First philosophy while using a place-based approach along with a person-centred and trauma-informed care lens based on Reconciliation. The was based on a bottom-up, rather than a top-down...

August 26, 2024

Guidelines on how to implement best practices and inclusive policies when writing women’s shelter policies.

August 26, 2024

Shelter Pulse Literature Review: A review of literature, research, and current policies relating to Violence Against Women shelters and the lived experience of survivors. Shelter Pulse Environmental Scan: A review of the internal and external factors affecting Canadian shelters and...