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Homelessness 101
This section is a starting point for those researching or wanting to learn more about homelessness, particularly in Canada. We address definitions, statistics and common myths and questions. We also look at real costs of homelessness.
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Prevention
Addressing homelessness involves prevention, emergency response, and housing with supports. Canada is shifting from managing to preventing homelessness altogether.
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Programs That Work
Effective interventions like Housing First and school-based programs prevent and reduce homelessness by providing both housing and support.
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2SLGBTQ+
Extensive research has focused on youth homelessness, yet little is known about the experiences of 2SLGBTQ youth in Canada. Initiatives to end homelessness must address this critical gap in understanding.
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Black Communities
In Canada, Black communities endure one of the highest rates of homelessness among racialized groups, with youth being significantly impacted. Unsheltered homelessness is twice as likely for Black individuals, particularly Black women.
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Youth
Youth homelessness affects those aged 13-24 lacking stable housing and social supports for transitioning to adulthood, leaving them without consistent income or residence.
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Indigenous Homelessness
There is No Reconciliation Without Truth: Indigenous Perspectives on Homelessness Prevention
Today the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness is releasing Storying Truth and Journeying towards Reconciliation: Indigenous Perspectives on Homelessness Prevention. It gathers stories about what Indigenous homelessness is, where it comes from, and what would have...
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Indigenous Homelessness
Sagatay Creates A New Beginning for Indigenous Men Leaving Incarceration
“For once I saw clarity… I saw hope.” – Ryan, Blackfoot First Nations (Blood Tribe), Standoff Alberta Treaty 7, Sagatay Program Participant For Ryan, leaving incarceration did not mark the beginning of stability. Like many...
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Indigenous Homelessness
Stopping the Pipeline from Incarceration to Homelessness for Indigenous Men: Success Stories from Sagatay
If we are serious about interrupting the pipeline from incarceration to homelessness for Indigenous men, we must design programs around the specific needs of the people moving through that pipeline. For many Indigenous men, that...
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Indigenous Homelessness
Sagatay is a Proven, Cost-Effective Solution that Helps Indigenous Men Thrive Post-Incarceration, So Why isn’t it Being Funded to Scale?
Across Canada, Indigenous men are dramatically overrepresented in the federal correctional system, and they face some of the steepest barriers to successful community reintegration upon release. Decades of investment in mainstream correctional and reintegration approaches...
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Schools Can Help Prevent Youth Homelessness If We Build the System Around Them
By the time a young person’s housing crisis becomes visible, the opportunity for early intervention may already be slipping away. The conditions that place a young person at risk often develop much earlier, for example,...
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