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Prioritizing Prevention
There is a growing movement in Canada towards youth homelessness prevention. One such response, called shelter diversion aims to move young people into safe and supportive housing as quickly as...
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Welcome to Canada: Why are Family Emergency Shelters ‘Home’ for Recent Newcomers?
Although Canada is recognized internationally as a leader in immigration policy, supports are not responsive to the traumatic experiences of many newcomers. Many mothers and children arriving in Canada are...
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Research
Dignified living for all: Designing housing programs for Indigenous Women and Families
The western definition of homelessness does not address the distinct experiences of Indigenous Peoples. Homelessness for Indigenous Peoples goes deeper and includes their separation from connections to land, place, water,...
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Assessing the Needs of Vulnerable Sub-populations: A Review of Best Practices in Response to the Opioid Crisis
This blog post is part of our series which highlights sessions of the 2018 National Conference on Ending Homelessness. Hear Katrina Milaney and Meagan Bristowe speak on Monday, November 5th at 1:30 PM. Learn...
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Family Homelessness is Caused by Inadequate Policies and ‘Siloed’ Systems
Family homelessness in Canada continues to be an emergent and troubling issue. In Calgary, for example, homelessness decreased by 1.3% overall between 2008 and 2014; at the same time, the...
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How can we better understand and respond to family homelessness?
Several cities across Canada are showing a stabilization or decrease in growth in homelessness for adult single people. However, family homelessness is growing. For example, in Calgary homelessness decreased by...
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Case Management done well can change lives
Calgary has a 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness. And the Calgary Homeless Foundation has set very aggressive targets and benchmarks to reframe how our city thinks about and responds...