by Emma | Nov 20, 2024 | Prevention Matters!
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 timely legal support can be life-changing. Prevention Matters! session 7 sheds light on...
by Emma | Nov 12, 2024 | General
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 had a conversation with Victoria Fisher, Executive Director of Shawenim...
by Emma | Nov 12, 2024 | Interventions
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 spoke with Gennie Veryard, the supervisor of the OneRoof initiative, to...
by Emma | Oct 22, 2024 | CAEH24, Research
Supportive housing helps people who have experienced homelessness find a stable place to live. However, what happens when they want to live on their own in the private market? Our study shows that people are usually happy with their choice to move despite facing...
by Emma | Oct 21, 2024 | Prevention Matters!
Duty to Assist is a homelessness prevention approach that works upstream and uses a human-rights lens. Originating in Wales, it is also known as the Housing (Wales) Act 2014, which created a legal obligation for local authorities, such as governments, to make...
