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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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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What is HF4Y?
Housing First for Youth (HF4Y) is a rights-based intervention for young people (aged 13-24) who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The goal of HF4Y is not simply to provide...
Put yourself in the shoes of your thirteen-year-old self. If you couldn’t stay at home, where would you turn? I would have asked for help from my best friend’s family, or my aunt who lived in town....
Mallory VanMeeterMay 18, 2023
Between March 2020 and December 2022, 66 communities participated in Everyone Counts, the third nationally coordinated Point-in-Time (PiT) Count of homelessness in Canadian communities. The...
Abe OudshoornApril 28, 2023
In recent years, there has been a growing number of encampments in Peel Region. Although they vary in size and structure, the term ‘encampment’ is used to describe any location where an individual or...
Daphna NussbaumApril 12, 2023