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Design Thinking: Bridging the Gap Between Research, Policy, and Practice
While researchers want their work to contribute to social change, this is easier said than done. Researchers rarely have the tools or connections to reach the policy makers and practitioners who...
C.L. MichelApril 16, 2024
Sunsetting Calgary’s 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness: Learnings from a Decade of Progress & What’s Next
On January 29, 2008, the City of Calgary launched a bold initiative to end homelessness in our community. Calgary’s 10...
Alina Turner and Victoria Ballance (Calgary Homeless Foundation)December 20, 2018
Want to End Youth Homelessness? Then Listen to Youth.
In this bi-weekly blog series, I explore recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of...
Abe OudshoornDecember 20, 2018
Fighting Homelessness or Fighting the Homeless? A Duty to Assist Alternative
On November 7th, the Quebec Mayor Régis Labeaume announced that imprisonment for people experiencing homelessness would...
Emanuel Guay
Naomi Nichols
Alex Megelas
Raffaela Abbate
Jayne MalenfantDecember 17, 2018
From Research to Impact: Narrowing the Gap
Over the summer of 2018, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH) and A Way Home Canada (AWH) conducted an...
David French and Kaitlin SchwanDecember 11, 2018
Evaluating Eviction Prevention: A Hub Solutions Look at the EPIC Program
Urban areas across Canada are experiencing increasingly unstable housing markets. This volatility directly impacts low-...
John Ecker
Sarah Holden
Kaitlin SchwanDecember 10, 2018
Bridging Research and Practice: A Case Study of Two Housing First for Youth Demonstrations from Ottawa and Toronto
This blog post is part of our series which highlights sessions of the 2018 National Conference on Ending Homelessness....
Ashley WardDecember 03, 2018