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Poverty Amongst Plenty: Waiting for the Yukon Government to Adopt a Poverty Reduction Strategy
Poverty is bad for the economy, leads to higher health care costs and takes a serious toll on human lives. Most Canadian jurisdictions have developed poverty reduction strategies in the...
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The “Housing First” model: Immediate Access to Permanent Housing
In North America, the traditional standard for housing homeless adults is the “treatment first” or “continuum of care” model. This involves what is essentially a lengthy and arduous audition, wherein...
Latest Blog
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Calgary Homeless Foundation Releases its Research Agenda
Media Folder: Media Root This week, the Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF) released its updated Research Agenda. Full disclosure: I’m CHF’s Director of Research and Data, and I co-authored this year’s research...
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Ten things to know about Canada’s guaranteed annual income debate
Poverty is one of the pathways that can lead individuals and families to experience homelessness. A loss of stable housing, for those struggling to pay for basic necessities, can be as close...
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Federal income support for seniors can help end homelessness
Media Folder: Media Root A recent news article serves as a reminder of the crucial role that can be played by the federal government in ending homelessness. The article in...
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Ten things to know about central agencies in Canada
From time to time, voluntary sector leaders—and advocates in general—come up with ideas for new spending and new social programs. When they do this, they often focus too much on...
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Research
The role of sharing data in ending homelessness
On May 4, 2016, approximately 40 people attended the First Annual Canadian Homelessness Data Sharing Initiative, sponsored in Calgary by the Calgary Homeless Foundation and the University of Calgary’s School of...
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Using Data to End Homelessness in Calgary
On March 9, I spoke on a panel in Professor Susan Phillips’ Policy and Program Evaluation course at Carleton University. This is a required course in Carleton’s Master of Philanthropy...