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Safe Streets Act
When it came into force in 2000, the Ontario Safe Streets Act (SSA) was a reactionist policy to the increasing visibility of individuals experiencing homelessness across Ontario’s cities,...
Joseph MarandoJuly 26, 2017
Safe Streets Act
This question came to us from Mike D. through our latest survey.
I’m glad that this question is being asked as it touches on a number of shifts in public policy that restrict the daily lives of...
Ambar AlemanFebruary 17, 2017
Safe Streets Act
The below infographic comes from a recent report published by the Coalition on Homelessness in San Francisco that focused on the criminalization of homelessness in the city.
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Vineeth SekharanAugust 19, 2015
Safe Streets Act
This week’s infographic is from a Mother Jones article that looked at the success that the Housing First philosophy has been having in Utah. Housing First is an example of an alternative to status...
Vineeth SekharanMay 20, 2015