by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Jan 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
St. John’s. Francois. Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Nain. There is more that separates these and other Newfoundland and Labrador communities than hundreds (or, in some cases, thousands) of kilometres. From the cosmopolitan urban life of St. John’s to the boat-in only...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
On January 29, 2008, the City of Calgary launched a bold initiative to end homelessness in our community. Calgary’s 10 Year Plan To End Homelessness was founded on the aspirational goal of ending homelessness in our city in ten years. As a first of its kind in Canada,...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
In this bi-weekly blog series, I explore recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of services to prevent or end homelessness. Follow the whole series! There is no denying that Canada is a thought leader in ending homelessness for youth. The...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 17, 2018 | General
On November 7th, the Quebec Mayor Régis Labeaume announced that imprisonment for people experiencing homelessness would no longer be a consequence of unpaid tickets and that offences such as sleeping in a public place and being in a park between 11 and 5 am will be...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 11, 2018 | Uncategorized
Over the summer of 2018, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH) and A Way Home Canada (AWH) conducted an international scan of policies and practices that are contributing to youth homelessness prevention (the Evidence Scan). The Wales Centre for Public...
