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StepStones for Youth – Safe at Home Program: MtS Youth Homelessness Prevention Awards Winner
The Safe at Home program developed by StepStones for Youth in Toronto, Ontario was recently selected as one of the winners of the second annual Making the Shift Youth Homelessness...
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A creative housing model for women experiencing homelessness
Creating Home Together is a project led by Sistering with organizations across Canada. Together, we created a new housing development process that addresses the unique needs of women (cis and...
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Understanding Indigenous Perspectives on Homelessness Prevention
National Indigenous Peoples Day, celebrated on June 21, is a day for all Canadians to celebrate and honour the legacies, cultures, and exceptional achievements of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis...
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The Future of Men’s Supportive Housing in York Region
Blue Door is the largest emergency housing provider in York Region. To enhance their current service offerings and meet the emerging needs of service users, Blue Door partnered with Hub...
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Supporting Indigenous Residents at Horizon Housing
Horizon Housing is a non-profit affordable housing provider in Calgary that works in partnership with more than 40 community agencies that refer residents and provide ongoing social supports so residents...
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Considerations for Permanent Housing: Ideas and perspectives of women and gender-diverse people experiencing complex homelessness
Considerations for Permanent Housing: Ideas and perspectives of women and gender-diverse people experiencing complex homelessness draws on findings from the [in]visible project to highlight important considerations for permanent housing, from the perspectives of women...
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Revisioning Coordinated Access: Fostering Indigenous Best Practices towards a Wholistic Systems Approach to Homelessness
This blog presents reflections and findings from our new report Revisioning Coordinated Access: Fostering Indigenous Best Practices towards a Wholistic Systems Approach to Homelessness. The report was co-authored by the Social...
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Young Women’s Transitions Out of Homelessness: Unique Pathways, Distinct Experiences
There is no doubt about it. Canada is going through a major shift from managing homelessness to seeking permanent solutions. As a sector, we’re more focused than ever on ending...
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What’s the Future of Homelessness Prevention? Adapting the Welsh “Duty to Assist” for Canada
The desire to address inequalities and exclusionary practices within homelessness policy led Wales to become the first country to attempt to fully reorient homelessness services toward prevention and to make...
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Mental Health Care for Homeless Youth: A Demand for Action and Equity
For many years, we have known that youth experiencing homelessness face significant mental health challenges. However, it wasn’t until the release of Without a Home: The National Youth Homelessness Survey...