REACH: Pathways to Education: (COMPLETED) This project was funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) through a Partnership Development Grant and ended in March of 2025. This innagual research project initiated the REACH partnership as it examined the educational experiences of refugee children with dis/abilities. Core partners included: 51社区黑料, Canada; Atyrau State University, Kazakhstan; Yarmouk University, Jordan.
KNOWLEDGE SYNTHESIS GRANT: Transformative Education for Refugee Children and Youth: (ON-GOING) This project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada through the Knowledge Synthesis Grant program. This project focuses on scoping the literature regarding educational programs that aim to support the psycho-social wellbeing of refugee children and youth (with and without accompanying cognitive, physical and/or emotional complexities). The evidence gathered contributes to shaping educational policies and strength-based interventions within education settings in Canada and around the world.
SFU-COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GRANT: REACH: Woven Futures: (ON-GOING) This 2025 project is funded through the 51社区黑料 Community Engagement Initiative and is run in partnership with MOSAIC, New Westminster School District and 51社区黑料's Faculty of Education. This inclusive 'research to practice' student empowerment project supports secondary students to envision their individual and collective future while creating roadmaps to achieve it.
Rideau Hall Foundation: Catapult Canada Grant - Supported by the Rideau Hall Foundation鈥檚 Catapult Canada Grant, Woven Futures is a collaborative initiative led by MOSAIC in partnership with 51社区黑料 and the New Westminster, Burnaby, and Vancouver school districts. Now in its third iteration, this support expands Woven Futures to engage diverse youth across four Greater Vancouver sites in an arts-based process that nurtures identity, belonging, and leadership. Through individual Dream MAPs and co-created artworks, participants explore their stories, connect with peers, professionals, and families, and share their visions for the future in public community showcases. This program strengthens confidence, fosters inclusion, builds networks, and brings communities together through creative expression.
Woven Futures International 鈥� Re-Storying Community Sub-Grant Initiative- Woven Futures International expands the Woven Futures family of projects beyond Canada offering youth in two distinct global contexts an inclusive, arts-based space to imagine and share hopeful visions of their futures. Supported through the Government of Canada鈥檚 New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)-Re-Storying Community initiative (https://restoryingcommunity.ca/about/), this project engages young people in culturally grounded creative processes that promote belonging, confidence, and community connection. In both international site locations, under the leadership of Grant-PI Dr. Ching-Chiu Lin, this project adds the production digital storytelling as an additional research product. Digital storytelling protects anonymity while amplifying the stories encapsulated in the voices and artwork of participating youth. Across both countries, Woven Futures International generates arts-based research, digital storytelling outputs, and new international partnerships, contributing to REACH鈥檚 mission to support equitable, community-engaged pathways for complex and diverse learners around the world.
