Should we give money to panhandlers?

The Government of Alberta has announced its intention to put forward a plan that encourages people to refrain from giving money to panhandlers, and instead to give those resources to agencies serving people who are homeless. While many people may be annoyed at the...

The beginnings of a Leadership Academy

Last week the CHRN launched our Leadership Academy in Program Evaluation. We brought together service providers and administrators from more than 15 homeless-serving agencies from across Canada. The idea was to begin a year long process of building capacity within the...

Research CANNOT End Homelessness

I am very excited to be writing the inaugural Homeless Research Matters blog post! And while I hope the title I chose, Research Cannot End Homelessness, caught your attention, I also hope you don’t buy it.  Mobilizing research to help end homelessness is kinda our...