Latest Contributions
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Coming Together: Collective Living and Homelessness Amongst Criminalized People
At every step of the criminal justice system, relationships between criminalized people are seen as threats, as sources of crime. However, this article argues that relationships between criminalized people can...
- Report
Security of Tenure in Canada: Summary Report
La version française suit la version anglaise. This report is part of a series of reports commissioned by the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate. See the full series here: homelesshub.ca/resource/security-tenure-reports...
Latest Blog
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General
Addressing the Racial Knowledge Gap around Black Youth Homelessness and the Criminal Justice System
No two young people follow the same path into and out of homelessness. However, there are certain trends and common risk factors that we can identify and that affect some...
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General
Three Recommendations for Fixing Canada’s Next National Housing Strategy
The National Housing Strategy (NHS), a ten-year plan to reduce chronic homelessness and housing need across the country, is coming to an end in 2027-28. Unfortunately, it was not successful in meetings...
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Prevention Matters!
Building Data Infrastructure Needed to Prevent Youth Homelessness
How can frontline workers tell if their referrals are successful? How can managers understand the paths young people follow through services? How can directors lead their organizations in shifting towards...
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General
Struggles, Resilience, Barriers, and the Urgent Need for Action
Homeless encampments are often discussed in terms of public order, which favours an enforcement-based approach. But from a human rights perspective, though, they represent at once a violation of the human...
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Prevention Matters!
Yes, It’s Cheaper: The Financial Case for Homelessness Prevention
The impacts of homelessness on individuals and society are undeniable, but they are very hard to quantify. There is an argument to be made that understanding homelessness in terms of...
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Research
Steps Towards Indigenous-Led Coordinated Access in London, Ontario
In a report published in April 2025, the Action Research on Chronic Homelessness (ARCH) team from Atlohsa Family Healing Services in London, Ontario, shared a series of recommendations about how...