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Interventions
How can I find relevant research and resources on rural homelessness?
This question came from Denise C. via our latest website survey: “What are some suggestions around best practices in finding relevant (and applying) research/resources/models in rural and remote areas of...
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How should I handle being asked for spare change?
This question came from Barbara V. via our latest website survey: “What is the best and most respectful way to handle someone who is asking for spare change? I am...
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Research
How can we minimize double counting?
This week’s question comes from Olusola O., who asked: What can be done to minimize double counting among street homeless people? Knowing approximately how many people are homeless in a...
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How can we improve police interactions with the homeless population?
In our latest website survey, Sandra K. asked: How can we help educate our police force about their interaction/dealing with the homeless population, especially the individuals with mental illness diagnosis?...
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How can we incentivize building low-end rental housing?
In our latest website survey, Lara .C. asked: How can we change Canada’s institutions (e.g. tax code, zoning laws) to incentivize building low-end rental market housing? This is a great...
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How do we know homelessness prevention strategies are effective?
Diane R. asked this question via our latest website survey, and it’s a good one. With all the hype about prevention, it makes sense for us to back it up!...