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June 18, 2024

Rural Employers’ Awareness on Diversity and Inclusion (READI) Training

Newcomers, Rural Immigration, Workshops & Training

Introducing READI: The Rural Employers' Awareness on Diversity and Inclusion training program. Elevate your business's sustainability and tackle labour shortages head-on with our customizable training. Learn proven strategies for successful recruitment, hiring, and retention of newcomer employees, ensuring a diverse...

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June 18, 2024

Shared Services

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In rural communities, every dollar counts, and every hour matters. Our Shared Services model offers flexible, reliable support across multiple areas, so you can focus on serving your community, not managing administrative overload.

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June 18, 2024

Workshops & Training

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Our tailored sessions cover a spectrum of essential skills and knowledge areas. We can also customize workshops and training to your needs. 

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June 18, 2024

Guidebook to Enabling Housing Choice in Rural Alberta Communities

Enabling Housing Choice, Housing

Diversifying Housing in Rural Communities is meant to assist rural areas both in Alberta and across Canada in examining their local housing landscape and then using that information to update local policies, bylaws and processes, so that diverse housing development...

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June 13, 2024

Consultation, Research & Strategy

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Our team works alongside you to successfully address community needs in many areas. We can help with:  Needs assessments  Strategy development & action plans  Accessing project & capital funding  Community engagement  Data collection  Collaboration and partnership-building Policy development  

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June 13, 2024

Affordable Housing Pre-Development Services

Consultation Research Strategy, Housing, Newcomers

Our Sustainable Housing Initiative (SHI) is your partner in overcoming barriers to affordable housing development. Our dedicated team is committed to guiding your organization through every stage of the process. From defining the need, creating a strategy, to accessing funding,...

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June 12, 2024

Placemaking for Inclusion

Housing

Placemaking for Inclusion was a project within RDN's Sustainable Housing Initiative which aimed to enhance social inclusion in affordable housing communities and combat negative stereotypes. Supported by funding from the Community Housing Transformation Centre's Community-Based Tenant Initiative, the project explored...

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June 12, 2024

Housing Education to Support Ukrainian Evacuees in Alberta

Housing, Housing Education to Support Ukrainian Evacuees in Alberta

This project aimed to improve Ukrainian newcomers’ ability to secure and retain long-term housing in rural Alberta. We developed a guidebook that provided resources on various aspects of tenancy and ownership, support for general settlement, and information on topics including...

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June 10, 2024

Join a Network

RDN facilitates dialogue, partnerships, and resource-sharing among rural communities and community based organizations from coast to coast to coast. One of the ways we do this is by hosting networks, whose members meet periodically to share information, ideas, and learn...

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June 10, 2024

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