‘It’s An Angry Community’: Misperceptions of Homelessness in Mid-size Cities

Homelessness is often seen as a big-city issue, but mid-size cities are also facing a growing crisis. While homelessness has existed in these communities for decades, it has largely taken...

Not Only in the Big City: Using the Canadian Housing Survey to Assess Homelessness in Mid-Size Cities

There is no doubt that data shapes how we understand an issue and what we do about it. Across the country there are various efforts to collect more accurate, substantial...

‘But what can I do?’: Taking up the call to support our unhoused neighbours

The Loneliness Project: Young women and gender-diverse youth’s experiences of loneliness in transitions out of homelessness

Loneliness is such a devastating issue of our time that in 2018 Britain appointed a Minister of Loneliness in recognition of the enormous physical and emotional toll that being lonely...

Reflections on the Link Between Homelessness and Criminalization: A Student Perspective

In Fall 2020, I had the opportunity to teach a brand new course – Homelessness and the Criminal Justice System in Canada to fourth year criminology students at Wilfrid Laurier University. I’ve...

A Complex Exile: Homelessness, Exclusion, and a Call for Inclusion

You ever see the Christmas cartoon, it’s Santa Claus and the Island of Broken Toys. I’m just a broken toy. Sometimes, who knows why, a million of units come out...