Alleviating Homelessness: Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISE) Research (Quasi-Experimental Design)

Authors:SRDC SRSA

This project being led by the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet) in partnership with SRDC and Social Enterprise Toronto (SET) will provide a longitudinal assessment of the effectiveness of WISEs and compare them with other interventions for people who are homeless and at risk of homelessness. The first study of its kind in the Greater Toronto Area, the project will identify the impact of WISEs on both hard and soft outcomes including employment and housing stabilization, as well as the returns for government investment in these types of WISEs. Finally, it will identify effective practices to maximize impacts for several models of training under various circumstances. As evaluation partner, SRDC will be responsible for leading the measurement of the impact and effectiveness of WISEs on social and labour market outcomes for people who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness through a quasi-experimental design study. An additional objective is to build the capacity of participating WISE to measure their social outcomes using professionally designed research tools.

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Project Details

Capability: Experimentation
Policy Area: Community Capacity, Employment - Employment Supports and Services - Employment Programs, Housing Policy and Homelessness 
Population: Low-income Populations - Low-skilled Workers - Social Assistance Recipients
Start Date: June 2017
Completion Date: May 2022
Sponsors: Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet)

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