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From NIMBY to Neighbour: Homelessness across Mid-Sized Cities in Ontario
This project is a multi-tiered case study of homelessness in three mid-size cities in Ontario. The project has partnered with the cities of Cambridge, Brantford and Wellington County to understand...
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The Invisibility Trap
The Invisibility Trap is a visual report that explores a growing paradox in mid-sized Canadian cities: efforts to make homelessness less visible often make the issue worse, deepening stigma, distress,...
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Research
Pursuing Justice: Understanding the Silos Among the Youth Justice and Youth Homelessness Sectors
Youth homelessness and youth justice don’t just overlap – they collide with one another and create repeat patterns in both systems. We don’t talk much about what happens to unhoused...
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IJOH Special Issue: Homelessness in Mid-Size Canadian Cities
‘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...
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“They’re Not From Here”: Homelessness in Mid-Sized Cities
“My survival strategy is to stay unnoticed.” (Lived expert) Homelessness is not new across all types of communities, but its visibility in mid-size cities is. The pressure on those cities...