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“I Can’t Remember the Last Time I Was Comfortable About Being Home”: Lived Experience Perspectives on Thriving Following Homelessness
Strategies for preventing and ending homelessness often measure their success based on tenancy sustainment. To shift this narrative, this research spoke to lived experts to understand what is needed to “thrive”...
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A WISH to be Housed: Exploring the Winter Interim Solution to Homelessness (WISH) Temporary Accommodation Model in London, Canada
Temporary housing programs (THPs) aim to serve people that are experiencing homelessness. This article explores the impacts of a THP, the Winter Interim Solution to Homelessness (WISH) in London, Ontario which...
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The Paradox of Growing Wealth and Increasing Homelessness in Australia
In “Growing Wealth, Increasing Homelessness, and More Opportunities to Exercise Our Care to the Homeless”, Dr. Cameron Parsell explores statistics and research to unpack exactly how Australia has ended up with the...
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Comparing Between and Within Cities to Find Best Policies
Homelessness is a fusion policy problem. It is policies and systems that create homelessness and the variety of policies and systems involved is broad. Therefore, to prevent homelessness we need...
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What New York City Can Teach Us About Housing
I had the opportunity recently to attend the Beyond Housing Conference organized by the Institute for Child Poverty and Homelessness. One of the most insightful aspects was hearing presentations from...
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Policy Without Resources Equals…
In this bi-weekly blog series, I explore recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of services to prevent or end homelessness. Read the first blog here. Here...
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Ten Important Things in London’s Housing Stability Plan
This vlog outlines 10 important things to note about London, Ontario’s recently released five-year plan to tackle homelessness and housing affordability. Read the full plan, “Housing Stability For All: The Housing Stability Action...
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How Do We Prevent Refugees from Ending up in Shelter?
In this bi-weekly blog series, I explore recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of services to prevent or end homelessness. Read the first blog here. Today’s...