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Dignified living for all: Designing housing programs for Indigenous Women and Families
The western definition of homelessness does not address the distinct experiences of Indigenous Peoples. Homelessness for Indigenous Peoples goes deeper and includes their separation from connections...
Katrina MilaneyAugust 25, 2020
Assessing the Needs of Vulnerable Sub-populations: A Review of Best Practices in Response to the Opioid Crisis
This blog post is part of our series which highlights sessions of the 2018 National Conference on Ending Homelessness. Hear Katrina Milaney and Meagan Bristowe speak on Monday, November 5th at 1:30...
Katrina MilaneyOctober 22, 2018
Family Homelessness is Caused by Inadequate Policies and ‘Siloed’ Systems
Family homelessness in Canada continues to be an emergent and troubling issue.  In Calgary, for example, homelessness decreased by 1.3% overall between 2008 and 2014; at the same time, the number of...
Katrina MilaneyAugust 17, 2017
How can we better understand and respond to family homelessness?
Several cities across Canada are showing a stabilization or decrease in growth in homelessness for adult single people. However, family homelessness is growing. For example, in Calgary homelessness...
Katrina MilaneyAugust 02, 2016