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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.
Canadian Observatory on HomelessnessThe Canadian Observatory on Homelessness is the largest national research institute devoted to homelessness in Canada. The COH is the curator of the Homeless Hub.
The rates of youth who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity are increasing exponentially across North America. Recent research has demonstrated that 6,000-7,000 youth, aged 13-24, are experiencing housing insecurity on any given night in Canada.
When the news or social media discusses issues related to homelessness, most often we are hearing from Canada’s major cities – Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, and Calgary, for example.
With the 2022 National Conference on Ending Homelessness less than a month away, I am excited to discuss a doctoral research project I have been working on. This research project seeks to create a framework to address anti-Black racism in the housing and homelessness sector. This blog will provide an overview of the goals, methodology and implications of the research.
CTV News published an article on September 2, 2022, asking Canadians if student loan debt should be forgiven. This question was posed right after U.S. President Joe Biden announced that his administration would provide up to US$20,000 in student loan “forgiveness” for 40 million low-and middle-income borrowers.
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How many organizations across Canada offer Shelter Diversion (SD) and Eviction Prevention (EP) programs and what's the key to their success? That’s what our new project aims to discover, with your help! Tell us about your SD or EP program, so that together we can create tools to help other communities implement successful SD and EP programs to prevent and end homelessness.
While artificial intelligence (AI) cannot replace the frontline staff working to end homelessness, it can be used to support them. AI and machine learning can be used to assist human decision-makers by providing a personalized picture of a client's risk factors. This can help a case worker in connecting the client with the specific mix of services that they need to successfully transition into a home.
Creating Home Together is a project led by Sistering with organizations across Canada. Together, we created a new housing development process that addresses the unique needs of women (cis and trans) and gender-diverse people experiencing homelessness with the goal of improving their lives.
We had several long-term and short-term goals that kept us on track throughout this project. The main goal is the desire to create more inclusive, affordable, and suitable housing opportunities for women and gender-diverse people in Canada.
Indigenous homelessness in Canada has persisted for over 200 years, yet little has been done to remedy the issue. Housing conditions among First Nations peoples have been extensively documented for years as falling far below the standards of broader Canadian society.
I have begun to write an open-access interdisciplinary textbook entitled "Introduction to homelessness in high-income countries: An open access e-textbook". It aims to provide an introduction to homelessness for students, service providers, researchers, and advocates.
Transdisciplinary approaches challenge us to think about how to work together to build effective support structures to prevent and end homelessness. This blog will discuss how research and practice in homelessness services can be brought together.