by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Nov 28, 2013
The report shows how focusing on five key areas in particular – employment, income support, housing/shelter, community services and support programs, and public transit – would go a long way in turning the corner on poverty in Toronto. Among key action...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Nov 28, 2013
The Department of Housing and Urban Development releases the Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (AHAR) in two parts. Part 1 provides Point-in-Time (PIT) estimates, offering a snapshot of homelessness— of both sheltered and unsheltered homeless...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Nov 28, 2013
Background Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is home to Canada’s largest street-based drug scene and only supervised injection facility (Insite). High levels of violence among men and women have been documented in this neighbourhood. This study was undertaken...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Nov 28, 2013
The objective of this research project is to provide communities with information regarding the experience of women, particularly Indigenous women, fleeing violence and facing homelessness in rural or remote communities; to identify existing supports for women in...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Nov 28, 2013
The 2013 national report card, entitled Canada’s REAL Economic Action Plan Begins with Poverty Eradication highlights the compelling reasons why the federal government needs to take leadership. It presents the latest statistics on child and family poverty and makes...
