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March is International Red Cross month so it seems like a good time to examine the issue of homelessness as a disaster. The Red Cross is one of the largest providers of disaster response across the world and this section of their infographic shows just how often they respond to disasters across the world.
Next week we are releasing our newest Homeless Hub report “Coming of Age: Reimagining Our Response to Youth Homelessness in Canada” by Stephen Gaetz. Youth homelessness is an increasing issue in Canadian society and one that requires distinct responses. Steve will discuss this more in the Friday’s Ask the Hub blog post and the report goes into even greater detail on this topic.
When we posted our Infographic Wednesday blog post on Urban Aboriginal Homelessness on Facebook we received this comment from a user: "Tell us why, what are the causes, and tell u
Three things made me think about veterans this week so it seemed timely to tackle the question of veterans and homelessness generally.
I had a chat with a reporter this week from Radio-Canada who wanted to know about homeless deaths in Toronto, specifically from freezing. She asked, “How many homeless people died in Toronto in 2012 and 2013? How many were from cold?”
How do you, without drawing their ire, ask someone to please go indoors during this horrendous weather?
R.E.
Scarborough, ON
It’s good to be pretty upfront about something like this: “Hey there. It’s pretty cold out here, do you know about the warming centre at XX location? Can I call someone to see if they can give you a ride there?”
Dear Homeless Hub,
Which city in Canada has the most homeless people per capita and why?
Patricia L.
Toronto, ON
Given the lack of a national Point-In-Time count, it is impossible to report on this completely accurately. We have to use some best guesses and estimates and need to rely on those cities that do count or estimate their population of people experiencing homelessness.
A year in the life of the Homeless Hub and the Canadian Homelessness Research Network. 2013 has been a busy year for us.
Funding Enhancement
We received news that our new SSHRC (Social Science and Humanities Research Council) grant “Canadian Observatory on Homelessness” was approved providing us with $2.5 million over the next 7 years including the opportunity to conduct research in key areas.
Can you direct me where I could purchase or model a life skills group as you described on your website?
Thanks!!!
Joy Rediger
Shelter Plus Care Coordinator at Meridian Health Services
Muncie, IN
For this week’s blog we’re revisiting another one of the Tweet Chat questions.
