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Homelessness 101
This section is a starting point for those researching or wanting to learn more about homelessness, particularly in Canada. We address definitions, statistics and common myths and questions. We also look at real costs of homelessness.
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Prevention
Explore research and resources on how prevention can help end homelessness and what it takes to shift from emergency response to prevention.
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Programs That Work
Effective interventions like Housing First and school-based programs prevent and reduce homelessness by providing both housing and support.
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2SLGBTQ+
Extensive research has focused on youth homelessness, yet little is known about the experiences of 2SLGBTQ youth in Canada. Initiatives to end homelessness must address this critical gap in understanding.
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Black Communities
In Canada, Black communities endure one of the highest rates of homelessness among racialized groups, with youth being significantly impacted. Unsheltered homelessness is twice as likely for Black individuals, particularly Black women.
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Youth
Youth homelessness affects those aged 13-24 lacking stable housing and social supports for transitioning to adulthood, leaving them without consistent income or residence.
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Latest Blog Posts
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Beyond the Resume: Evaluating Family and Natural Supports as a Pathway to Youth Employment and Education
Most employment programs for young people are built around the individual looking for work. But when we speak to youth who are at risk of homelessness, they rarely describe their job search as a problem...
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Youth Homelessness Prevention
Canada Knows How to Prevent Youth Homelessness. Now it Needs to Fund it.
For a decade, communities across Canada have been proving something that should change how this country responds to homelessness: youth homelessness can be prevented. Not managed. Prevented. Through the Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social...
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Canada now has the evidence to prevent youth homelessness, and our new report brings it all together
Today we’re releasing Solving Canada’s Homelessness Crisis Starts Here, a new report bringing together the largest body of Canadian evidence on youth homelessness prevention ever assembled. Here’s what it shows, and why it matters now....
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Indigenous Homelessness
There is No Reconciliation Without Truth: Indigenous Perspectives on Homelessness Prevention
Today the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness is releasing Storying Truth and Journeying towards Reconciliation: Indigenous Perspectives on Homelessness Prevention. It gathers stories about what Indigenous homelessness is, where it comes from, and what would have...
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Indigenous Homelessness
Sagatay Creates A New Beginning for Indigenous Men Leaving Incarceration
“For once I saw clarity… I saw hope.” – Ryan, Blackfoot First Nations (Blood Tribe), Standoff Alberta Treaty 7, Sagatay Program Participant For Ryan, leaving incarceration did not mark the beginning of stability. Like many...
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