publications

United Way of Guelph & Wellington regularly conducts studies and publishes research regarding the social service issues for people living in the community.

The research documents reflect issues and conditions related to the following populations: persons living in poverty; children; youth; individuals; families; seniors; newcomers (immigrants and refugees); and persons with health conditions and disabilities (mental and physical). The United Way also studies topics related to philanthropy, volunteerism and community capacity building.

The following is a list of recent research reports released by the Social Planning Committee. These documents are provided in PDF format, which requires the Adobe® Acrobat Reader for viewing and printing.

Research Newsletters

Our Research Newsletter has been combined into our organization-wide newsletter Community Connections as of May 2007. Community Connections can be found on our News page.
March 2007
January 2007
November 2006
September 2006
July 2006
May 2006

Community Forum Reports

Community Forum Report: Addressing the needs of Children, Youth, Individuals and Families living in Guelph-Wellington (November 2004)

A Snapshot of Children, Youth, Individuals and Families Living in Guelph-Wellington. Part 1: Pre-forum Report (August 2004)

Community Forum Report 1: Creating Community and Basic Needs (June 2003)

Snapshot of Guelph & Wellington (May 2003)

Basic Needs Information Brief (May 2003)

Creating Community Information Brief (May 2003)

Documents Related to Housing & Homelessness

Creating Partnerships and Best Practices in Housing in Guelph-Wellington Forum
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Report – Report of the Spring Housing Forum (Wellington & Guelph Housing Committee, June 2005)

Community Plan to Address Homelessness in Guelph-Wellington – 2003 Update (Wellington & Guelph Housing Committee, March 2003)

Community Plan to Address Homelessness in Guelph-Wellington (Wellington & Guelph Housing Committee, June 2002)

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