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Do you plan programs or services in the community for low-income individuals or families? Do you do research that includes individuals or families living with poverty? How difficult is it for you to recruit or engage this population?

Laurie Schnirer, a researcher at the University of Alberta, is seeking input on your experiences with the challenges of recruiting low income families to participate in projects and programs. Input is also being sought on the issues that arise in dealing with system or organizational policies that limit the time that can be spent engaging a family.

This research is important because invariably, we are missing “hard-to-reach” families living in poverty, and also because it is very difficult to plan both programs and research projects without knowing the time and resources that are needed to engage families. Laurie is building an evidence-based model of recruitment and engagement that will assist researchers and community partners in designing and implementing their work.

The linked survey should take approximately 20-25 minutes to fill out. The deadline is December 7, 2009.

• If you are a researcher, please click here
• If you are a community partner, please click here

Please share this email with colleagues or relevant networks. Thank-you very much for your participation in this initiative.

For more information, please contact:

Laurie Schnirer, Ph.D.
Community-University Partnership for the Study of Children, Youth, and Families
Phone: 780.492.6173
Email: schnirer@ualberta.ca
Web: www.cup.ualberta.ca