Latest Contributions
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Report
Developing Community in a Hotel Shelter: An Evaluation of the Edward Hotel Emergency Shelter Operated by Fred Victor
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fred Victor was asked by the City of Toronto to operate the Edward Hotel as an emergency shelter to serve up to 300 people....
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Journal
Facilitators and Barriers to Attaining Housing Among 2SLGBTQ+ Adults with Experiences of Homelessness
This study examines factors that help and harm to attain housing among adults who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ and who have experiences of homelessness. The findings suggest the need for policies...
Latest Blog
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General
Evaluating Eviction Prevention: A Hub Solutions Look at the EPIC Program
Urban areas across Canada are experiencing increasingly unstable housing markets. This volatility directly impacts low-income individuals and families as they are faced with a lack of affordable housing options, rising...
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Recognizing the Diversity of Individuals who Experience Homelessness: Results from the LGBTQ2S Adult Housing Needs Assessment
We often think of homelessness as something that transcends certain demographic markers, such as age, gender, and sexual orientation. To a certain degree, this is true. Individuals experiencing homelessness are...
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Vulnerability Assessment Tool Evaluation: Final Report
Screening and assessment tools can help programs coordinate the level of services needed to assist individuals in their exit from homelessness. In 2015, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and the...
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How do LGBTQ2S adults enter and exit homelessness?
We know little about the LGBTQ2S (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) adult homeless population. This lack of knowledge is surprising, given that it is well documented that LGBTQ2SÂ youth are overrepresented...
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Meet John Ecker, COH’s Director of Evaluation
Meet John Ecker. He will be joining us in October as COH’s Director of Evaluation. Given that this is a new position at the Observatory, we thought it would be...
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Experiences of community among homeless and vulnerably housed individuals
Today’s blog focuses on how individuals who are homeless and vulnerably housed (for example, those living in rooming houses) create a sense of belonging and socialize within their neighbourhoods. The...