Resources
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The Invisibility Trap
The Invisibility Trap is a visual report that explores a growing paradox in mid-sized Canadian cities: efforts to make homelessness less visible often make the issue worse, deepening stigma, distress,...
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The Loneliness Project: Responding to young women & gender-diverse youth transitioning to housing
This report shares findings from The Loneliness Project – a research study made up of academic researchers, lived expert researchers, students, and young women and gender-diverse people who have been homeless....
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Homeless Encampments Through a Human Rights Lens
This paper builds on a community-enegaged research project with the Region of Waterloo and uses a socio-legal perspective to provide a comparison of encampment protocols among seven municipalities. Responses were...
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Final Cross-site Report on Housing First Implementation in Six Canadian Communities
This report summarizes findings from a study conducted from 2013-16 of expanding Housing First (HF) in six Canadian communities: Fraser Valley, BC, Saskatoon, SK, Winnipeg, MB, Waterloo and York Regions,...
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An Evaluation of Rent Assistance for Individuals Experiencing Persistent Homelessness in Waterloo Region
In the summer of 2014, the Region of Waterloo received funding towards rent assistance that would help to house 40 individuals experiencing persistent homelessness in the community. The Region was...