Wellesley Institute: Advancing Urban Health
The Wellesley Institute advances the social determinants of health through community-based research , capacity building , and the informing of public policy.
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Enabling Grants

Enabling Grants, offered once a year through a competitive application process, seed developing research projects and encourage the pursuit of larger funding and partnership opportunities.

See list of successful Enabling Grant applications for 2007 here.

Grant Titlesort iconYear
A Day in the Life: Representing the Social Determinants of Health using Photovoice2007
A Study on Issues that Impact on the Holistic Health of Two Spirit Youth in Toronto2004
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD Services and the Chinese-Toronto Community: A Partnership
Building Capacity for CBR with racialized Groups: Towards a Richer Understanding of Health Disparities2006
Building Healthier Urban Communities: National Research Conference on Homelessness2006
Building School Inclusiveness2006
Community Sector Transitional Jobs for Individual with Barriers to Employment
Creating a Community Development Framework, Partners, and Community Asset Maping Methods to Engage Aurora-King City-Oak Ridges Communities Around HomelessnessInco
Cultural Mapping of Regent Park
Effecting policy change in the fight against HIV/AIDS among African communities living in Toronto
Effects of Housing Circumstances on Health, Quality of Life and Health Care Use for People with Severe Mental Illness: A Review2005
Engaging Substance Using, Pregnant or Parenting Aboriginal Women, Child Welfare Services and Drug Treatment Providers in a Collaborative Process - Enabling Process2007
Exploring the needs and resilience of immigrant and refugee youth who have been affected by war, trauma and displacement to enhance integration in post-migration settings.2007
Falling Through the Cracks: An evaluation of the need for integrated mental health services and harm reduction services.2003
Healthy Access: Barriers to Accessing Prescription Medication and Suitable Medical Treatment
Healthy Ecosystems = Healthy Communities2007
Homelessness and Learning Among Youth
Homelessness Clearing HouseInco
Identifying Urban Health Issues Among Somali Youth2005
Mapping Civic Participation Among Chinese Canadian Youth
New Refugee/Immigrant Homeless Prevention ProjectInco
Nurturing the Spirit of Urban Aboriginal Adults: Symbolic Reflection of Experiences with Cultural and Recreation Programs2006
Pathways to Homelessness Among Caribbean Youth 15 - 25 in Toronto
Perceptions of Oral Health Care in Canada - A view from the trenches
Private Personal Care: Homes and the 'Hardest to House'2007
Queer Youth Speak
Racialized People’s Perceptions of and Responses to Differential Health Care2007
Seeds, Soil, and Stores: A Pilot study of commuity gardening in Southeast Toronto
Street Health Pilot Study2004
The Episodic Disabilities Project2006
The Impact of Supportive Housing: Neighborhood Social, Economic and Attitude Changes2005
The Indaba Southeast Toronto New Immigrant Youth Project2005
The Struggle to Eat Well: The Report of the Concurrent Disorder Nutrition Project2006
Toronto Crack Users Perspectives: Inside, Outside, Upside Down2006
Toronto Teen Survey Research Project2005
Violence Intevention Project2004