Halton Community Legal Services piloted a project titled, Needs Assessment and Knowledge Sharing – Aboriginal Homelessness in Halton.
 
The objective of this 12-month project was to address knowledge gaps and define service priorities for Indigenous people who experi­ence homelessness or are at risk of being homeless in Halton; and use the resulting shared knowledge to foster strategic partnerships and create a community action plan. In particu­lar, they wanted to answer these questions:

1. What is the community profile of Indigenous peoples who are at risk of homelessness or are homeless in Hal­ton?
2. What is the experience of Indigenous people who are at risk of homelessness or are homeless in Halton?
3. Are there particular elements, issues, types of trauma or other factors that create homelessness in the Indigenous population?
4. What are Indigenous peoples’ movement and mobil­ity patterns in seeking supports for housing stability? Where do they go for help?
5. What are the relationships between Indigenous peoples and the agencies, services and individuals that give them support and/or shelter?
6. What services, processes, approaches and changes would benefit Indigenous people’s lives by reducing or preventing homelessness?

The project summarizes main findings from each phase of the project, and outlines a Community Action Plan to address Indigenous homelessness in Halton.
 
This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's Homelessness Partnering Strategy’s Innovative Solutions to Homelessness program. The opinions and interpretations provided in the publications are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada.