Can anybody help me with suggestions of where I can find documentation of
the benefits of social integration of people from different socio-economic
backgrounds in adult recreation programs?

There is much research evidence that supports the positive effects on
health and well-being when poor children are integrated into quality
recreation programs with children from middle and upper income groups.

I am a member of a volunteer health advisory committee for the YMCA. YMCA
programs provide opportunities for people of all ages from all parts of the
community, and the YMCA believes that this integration is important for
adults, as well as children. In fact, the YMCA believes that there are
substantial benefits to all involved, and a strengthening of the social
fabric of the community, when individuals and families from different
backgrounds come together to experience and deliver quality programs.

We would like to discover whether these assumptions related to the positive
effects of social integration on adult populations have been demonstrated
in the research literature.

If you have any suggestions, you can reach me by email, or at (905)
522-4941 extension 3366. Thanks!