Elizabeth Fry Society Manitoba Bail worker project

This project is done in collaboration with the University of Winnipeg Inner City Development department with work placements at various inner city organizations for students at the University of Winnipeg. The goal is that students will develop practical work skills while learning about how different organizations are tackling the unique challenges of improving the life of people living in inner city Winnipeg. During the project the students will also be working on a project about the work that they are doing with included class time to present at the end of the work placement. My particular placement will be at the Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba, where I will be working with another student as Bail Workers, a placement that is a form of support to eligible Indigenous women who are in the criminal justice system. We will be learning how to support them and the types of resources and strategies to break the cycle of high recidivism rates among this community, This will be done in an office environment in the form of interviews, reports and court accompaniment, both on behalf of the Elizabeth Fry Society and the University of Winnipeg.

Faculty Supervisor:

Shauna MacKinnon

Student:

Partner:

Elizabeth Fry Society of Manitoba

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Indigenous Affairs; Education

University:

University of Winnipeg

Program: