Family Homelessness: Causes and Solutions
Description:
Family Homelessness: Causes and Solutions, a report prepared by the Social Planning and Research Council of B.C., describes recent trends in family homelessness, its causes and conditions in major Canadian cities. The report indicates that homelessness is spreading throughout Canadian society and that families with children increasingly find themselves without a home. The main causes of family homelessness appear to be a lack of good-quality affordable housing, increasing poverty due to inadequate income-assistance rates and low minimum wage, inadquate funding for support programs, discrimination and family violence. The study also examines the effect of homelessness on children and identifies solutions to address the problem of family homelessness.
Type of Resource:
Report
Publication Date:
2003
Location:
Ottawa