The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness has been formed to build a national movement to end homelessness from the community up.
We believe we can end homelessness in Canada. We believe we can do it one person, villa... [
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Authors: Bayoumi, A. M.; Strike, C.; Jairam, J.; Watson, T.; Enns, E.; Kolla, G.; Lee, A.; Shepherd, S.; Hopkins, S.; Millson, M.; Leonard, L.; Zaric, G.; Luce, J.; Degani, N.; Fischer, B.; Glazier, R.; O’Campo, P.; Smith, C.; Penn, R.; Brandeau, M.
Do Toronto and Ottawa need supervised consumption facilities? Is the implementation of supervised consumption facilities in Toronto or Ottawa feasible? To answer these questions, we conducted the Toronto and Ottawa Super... [
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As Ontario and the rest of Canada continue to rebound from the economic recession of 2008 with comparative success to other nations, there is one startling and impactful area that continues to lag behind with little prog... [
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MORE THAN A CENTURY AFTER the first International Women’s Day, there are women in Canada who remain severely disadvantaged and without a crucial necessity of life: A safe home. Despite 100 years of progress toward women’... [
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Authors: Stapleton, John; Tweedle, Anne; Procyk, Stephanie; Doucet, Rene; Pooran, Brendon
Seven cost-benefit analyses have been undertaken in the United States and Australia to examine the costs to society of providing extra supports to youth in care after the age of 18. The studies reveal vastly different ap... [
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Authors: Kolkman, John; Ahorro, Joseph; Moore-Kilgannon, Bill; Sigurdson, Lori; Ahorro, Joseph; Christiani, Brittany; MacDonald, Stephen
The recent recession was challenging for all Alberta families but especially so for those with low and modest incomes. There was a dramatic spike in child and family poverty in 2009, the most recent year for which data ... [
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