Calgary's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness 2008 - 2018 - January 2011 Update

Calgary's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness (Plan) was first published in January 2008. The original Plan included a number of assumptions and reflected a different landscape in Calgary. Three years into the Plan (January 2011), the Calgary Homeless Foundation in partnership with the community prepared this update. The update describes what has been learned and achieved to date, and what needs to be done over the next seven years.

What's new?

  • A plan to build a homeless-serving system focused on ending homelessness
  • Added attention to the unique needs of vulnerable subpopulations, including youth,women, families and Aboriginal Peoples
  • Combining the prevention and rehousing strategies in the original Plan
  • An increased emphasis on homelessness prevention and reform of public systems that contribute to homelessness
  • A refocused housing strategy that concentrates limited resources on housing for those in greatest need
  • Beginning a process to transition to community leadership and planning for long-term sustainability of success

What hasn't changed?

  • Resources prioritized to the most vulnerable, particularly chronically and episodically homeless individuals and families
  • Twelve guiding principles, basic 10 Year Plan model and Housing First approach
  • Commitment to end homelessness by 2018
Watch the video, Three Years In.

Summary Credit:
Homelessness-Related Research Capacities in Alberta: A Comprehensive Environmental Scan, prepared by Dr. Katharina Kovacs Burns, MSc, MHSA, PhD and Dr. Solina Richter, PhD, RN for The Alberta Homelessness Research Consortium (2010)

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Publication Date: 
2011
Location: 
Calgary, AB, Canada