Resettlement Agency Staff

Would you like to share your experience and knowledge with the
YARI-Collective?

The YARI-Collective is currently inviting managerial and non-managerial staff from Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth (CBFY), Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS), Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) and Centre for Newcomers (CFN) to join the project as focus group participants.

Your input will be an important component of YARI-Collective, providing insight into the creation, delivery, and modification of resettlement programs and services.

Through a series of focus groups, you will have the opportunity to discuss the work you are currently doing to address the unique requirements of newcomer youth as they resettle and integrate into Calgary.

We are particularly interested in hearing about your experiences tackling such important issues as race and racism in the everyday lives of newcomer youth, the place of anti-racism as a guiding lens in your programs and services, and what programming improvements you believe are required for newcomer resettlement.

We want to hear from you!

Please consider volunteering as a participant if you are:

* Over the age of 18

* Are presently employed as a staff member at one or more of the following 4 Calgary resettlement agencies

All focus group participants will receive transit passes and light refreshments.

Your participation will contribute significantly to the success of this collective and to improving the capacity of resettlement agencies to design and implement anti-racist programs and services.

Use the form below to volunteer as a participant in the YARI-Collective focus groups.

Focus groups will be conducted in English and take place at the University of Calgary.

Only the results of this project will be shared with anyone outside of the research team. All recorded data will be anonymised.

This focus group research has received ethics approval from the University of Calgary’s Internal Review Board. Click here for a copy of the ethics certificate.

Volunteer as a participant for the YARI-Collective Focus Groups!

Fill out the form below and we will be in touch soon!