Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness is the largest national research institute devoted to homelessness in Canada. The COH is the curator of the Homeless Hub.
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Darren has been homeless on and off for almost fifteen years and has struggled with alcohol addiction since his teens. A combination of these two factors has resulted in him getting about $15,000 in...
Emma became homeless at 16. During her time sleeping on the streets she got fines for not having a tram ticket and for begging. Emma now has two young boys. She is still in unsafe housing but hopes...
Anthony became homeless in his late 20s. He slept rough and couch surfed for about two years and he got about $3000 in fines for travelling on public transport without a ticket, having his feet on...
Imagine being homeless at Christmas. While many of us are rushing around buying presents and decorating our homes, an estimated 150,000 Canadians are sleeping in shelters, on the streets or in...
Interview with Volker Busch-Geertsema, Head of the European Observatory on Homelessness, conducted during the FEANTSA-HABITACT seminar "Tackling homelessness as a social investment for the future",...
Interview with Peter Fredriksson, Special Advisor to the Finnish Ministry of the Environment, Manager of the Finnish Homelessness Strategy, conducted as part of the FEANTSA-HABITACT seminar "Tackling...
I met Terra in Toronto, Canada. An outreach nurse who had been helping her connected us. Terra is a wonderful, gorgeous 25 year-old woman who has lived on the streets for 5 months.
Terra tells a...
I met Richard in Saskatoon, Canada. He was born in Toronto, but moved to California when he was five. Richard moved back to Canada eight years ago after they detected an aortic aneurysm and his...
I met Ray in Ottawa, Canada. He is traveling Canada working day jobs and sleeping on the streets. Ray wasn't finding enough work to survive in Edmonton so, since he was going to be broke anyway,...
I met Petrina and her daughter in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Petrina lives with her three children in a women's shelter, and her husband stays at a men's shelter on the other side of town....