Community Development Halton Blog

Home Suite Hope’s work supporting single parents toward stability and independence Home Suite Hope logp By Sara Cumming, PhD. In my own life, I was raised by a teenage single mother, and I became a single mother myself at 22. Through a mentor, I eventually found my way into university—and in a surprising turn of events, I went on to earn a PhD, becoming an expert in helping single mothers move from social assistance to self-sufficiency. That’s how I was introduced to the

Youth researcher Gabe Henriquez reflects on how awareness, opportunity, and community can transform service into meaningful experience. By Gabe Henriquez What have you most loved and appreciated about the work of the organization that you are involved in? It takes the two things that I have interest in. It’s a research project, and I’ve done that a lot throughout my years as a student - in high school and now in college. Now, I’m in my second year at Humber. It’s also a t

Youth researcher Claire Liu explores what motivates students to volunteer—and what barriers still stand in their way. By Claire Liu What is your connection to the organization, and why is it so important to you? As a high schooler, the 40-hour requirement affects me. I never thought about it before, and when I learned about this research project, how the 40-hour requirement might affect other people, I started wondering is there an effect and I wanted to find out. So, I joine