SHARING SETTLEMENT AND INTEGRATION PRACTICES THAT WORK - EAST COAST KITCHEN PARTIES PROJECT FOR AND BY 2SLGBTQIA+ NEWCOMERS

OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM Name: East Coast Kitchen Parties Project for and by 2SLGBTQIA+ Newcomers Description: The East Coast Kitchen Parties Project for and by 2SLGBTQIA+ Newcomers has four components: 1) kitchen parties and mental health discussions, 2) a home gardening workshop, 3) the production of an animated film about uninformed or unhealthy eating habits, and 4) the development of a project. [...] Human Resources: The program is administered by the Newcomer 2SLGBTQIA+ Youth Program coordinator at the YMCA of Greater Halifax and Dartmouth, a health promoter, assisted by several language interpreters, and a researcher and filmmakers from the Wicked Bodies Project. [...] Project organizers gather and use the feedback and suggestions provided by participants after each Kitchen Party session to improve the efficiency and impact of the next one. [...] During these discussions, they compare the strengths and weaknesses of the latest session to previous ones and examine the effectiveness of introduced interventions. [...] Together with the feedback provided by 7 participants and project administrators, the project measures and evaluates the achievement of immediate and intermediate outcomes.