Workplaces that Work
Case Study Series
Throughout 2008 this innovative series will introduce you to organizations that have taken a unique approach to addressing a particular HR need or issue. Each case study features an in-depth article and a video with interviews and first-hand accounts from people working at the organization.

Case Study #2: Santropol Roulant

Founded in 1995, Santropol Roulant is an intergenerational Meals-on-Wheels service founded run by young people in Montréal. This organization uses food as a vehicle to address social and economic isolation between generations, and to strengthen the local community.
The concept is simple: food is prepared in a central kitchen in the Plateau Mont-Royal neighbourhood and is then delivered on foot, by bike, and by car across the city. The Meals-on-Wheels program connects and nourishes seniors or people living with a loss of autonomy in addition to providing meaningful experience and employment for young people in the community. Santropol Roulant is currently the largest independent Meals-on-Wheels organization in Montréal, and the only one run entirely by young people.
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Watch the Video on YouTube
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Trends & Issues
Jill-of-all-trades, mistress of none:
HR challenges and opportunities in rural non-profits
Anita Hayes - Foundation for Rural Living
Canada’s rural voluntary and non-profit organizations are anchors around which communities flourish. They are community partners along side the private and public sectors in building a high quality of life.
I’m often asked to define ‘rural’ and I’ve come to think of rural more as a context rather than a cause. Rural is rich in its diversity and complex in its composition. Yet despite some of its unique characteristics, rural non-profit organizations also have many attributes in common with their small urban counterparts.
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From the HR Toolkit
Workplace Wellness
A healthy workplace means more than just warding off colds and the flu. It is more holistic and takes into consideration the physical, spiritual, environmental, intellectual, emotional, occupational and mental health of employees. Wellness promotion doesn't just benefit the employee because an organization filled with healthy and fulfilled employees, is a productive workplace that retains its employees. More and more organizations are creating Health and Welfare Committees who are responsible for recognizing health and safety concerns and identifying solutions.
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