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Research
Transforming Lives Through the Family and Natural Supports (FNS) Program
In recent years, the Family and Natural Supports (FNS) program has emerged as a promising practice for preventing youth homelessness, providing a lifeline for youth and their families. Our Without...
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Duty to Assist: Paving a Path to Youth Homelessness Prevention in Winnipeg
Youth homelessness in Winnipeg is a significant issue, with the 2022 Winnipeg Street Census reporting that 22% of individuals experiencing homelessness are unaccompanied youth aged 24 and younger, and 66%...
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Interventions
Eviction Prevention Pays Off: How BC Rent Bank Saves Homes and Government Dollars
Introduction BC Rent Bank, a project of Vancity Community Foundation funded by the Government of British Columbia (BC), partners with local community partners to provide no-interest loans for rent arrears,...
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General
Better Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions Get Better Results
Collecting data on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) is increasingly common in the homeless sector: during program intakes, on employment equity surveys, and as part of point-in-time (PiT) homeless...
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Research
Designing Responsive Drop-In Programs for Street-Based Sex Workers
This blog is written in recognition of the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Sex Workers, observed annually on December 17th. This day is a reminder of the unique violence,...
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Prevention Matters!
Building Homes Together: Homelessness Prevention With Indigenous Women
October is Women’s History Month in Canada, and to mark it this year, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness organized an online discussion about the Alternative Builds program. Alternative Builds is...
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Prevention Matters!
Thinking Beyond Housing: Understanding and Preventing Indigenous Homelessness in Canada
“Indigenous homelessness/houselessness and prevention is a very complex issue that has deep historical, structural, social, spiritual, cultural and physical components, among other things.” – Cathy Fournier In Canada, Indigenous Peoples...
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Prevention Matters!
From Vulnerability to Stability: The Legal Path to Preventing Youth Homelessness
Lawyers may not be the first professionals who come to mind when we think of preventing and ending youth homelessness, but for young people at risk of or experiencing homelessness...
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General
Memengwaa Program: MtS Youth Homelessness Prevention Awards Winner
The Memengwaa program developed by Shawenim Abinoojii, in Winnipeg, MB, was recently selected as one of the winners of the fourth annual Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Prevention Awards. We...
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Interventions
OneRoof Program: MtS Youth Homelessness Prevention Awards Winner
The OneRoof program developed by Kingston HomeBase, in Kingston, ON, was recently selected as one of the winners of the fourth annual Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Prevention Awards. We...