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Why Build a Shelter in the Era of Housing First?
In this bi-weekly blog series, Abe Oudshoorn explores recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of services to prevent or end homelessness. Read the first blog here. ...
Abe Oudshoorn (Western University)January 16, 2019
The Story that Needs to Be Told
We can’t expect policies and practices to change without the presence of good quality research and data that support...
David French (A Way Home Canada)January 14, 2019
Rooted in Common Ground: Shared Principles Bring New Possibilities for Youth in Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s. Francois. Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Nain. There is more that separates these and other Newfoundland and...
Joshua Smee (Choices for Youth)January 07, 2019
Sunsetting Calgary’s 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness: Learnings from a Decade of Progress & What’s Next
On January 29, 2008, the City of Calgary launched a bold initiative to end homelessness in our community. Calgary’s 10...
Alina Turner and Victoria Ballance (Calgary Homeless Foundation)December 20, 2018
Want to End Youth Homelessness? Then Listen to Youth.
In this bi-weekly blog series, I explore recent research on homelessness, and what it means for the provision of...
Abe OudshoornDecember 20, 2018
Fighting Homelessness or Fighting the Homeless? A Duty to Assist Alternative
On November 7th, the Quebec Mayor Régis Labeaume announced that imprisonment for people experiencing homelessness would...
Emanuel Guay
Naomi Nichols
Alex Megelas
Raffaela Abbate
Jayne MalenfantDecember 17, 2018
From Research to Impact: Narrowing the Gap
Over the summer of 2018, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH) and A Way Home Canada (AWH) conducted an...
David French and Kaitlin SchwanDecember 11, 2018