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On March 30, 2021, A Way Home Canada, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and our co-led Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab hosted a National Roundtable on Youth Homelessness and Prevention with the Honourable Minister Bardish Chagger, Minister of Diversity,
Australia discovered 'youth homelessness' earlier than other countries.
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People who are experiencing homelessness, poverty or housing instability are the most vulnerable to the effects of weather extremes caused by climate change. The term “weather extremes” refers to weather patterns such as: melting ice caps, rising water levels, storms, and temperature extremes.
Young people who are involved with the child welfare system are on a timer. When a young person ‘ages out’ of care they lose access to many of the supports available through the child welfare system.
Everyone needs a reality check sometimes
In Canada, intimate partner violence is the leading cause of housing instability for women and chil
On 3 February 2021, I gave a guest lecture in Greg Suttor‘s graduate seminar course at the University of Toronto’s Department of Geography and Planning (Greg is a long-time mentor of mine, so this was a huge honour). My presentation focused on how the worlds of housing and homelessness connect in Canada (and in Toronto especially).
It’s hard to find work (just ask any of us graduating students!). For the approximately 3.8 million Canadians who have a criminal record, finding employment is even more difficult.
This is part of an occasional series of blogs on workplace learning.