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Publication Date: 2020
There is significant research evidence which demonstrates that LGBTQI+ young people experience higher rates of homelessness than their straight and cis peers. However, estimates of the scale of their over representation in homelessness vary significantly. This partially reflects difficulties in identifying and researching LGBTQI+ homeless youth due to their invisibility within homeless services. Drawing on in-depth interviews with homeless LGBTQI...
Publication Date: 2020
This report is based on the voices and experiences of care experienced young people who have been, or are currently, homeless across Wales. The aim of this research is to amplify these young people’s voices to highlight the challenges they have faced when homeless and the need for reform of systems which have failed to prevent their homelessness. We appreciate that the experiences of young people presented in this report are by no means represent...
Organization: United Way and P & L Odette Charitable Foundation
Publication Date: 2020
After decades of emergency response to homelessness, there is growing recognition of the need to focus efforts beyond emergency services. The United Way-P & L Odette Charitable Foundation Homelessness Solutions Lab brought together experts on homeless-serving systems who are innovating and working on solutions—service providers, academics, government partners—to uncover and share the most impactful practices to addressing homelessness. Togeth...
Publication Date: 2020
Right to Housing in Toronto (R2HTO) is a network of individuals and organizational supporters that are working to ensure that the City of Toronto takes a rights-based approach to its housing planning and policy. This report provides tangible recommendations about how the City can ensure that its approach to encampments adheres to human rights principles.
Publication Date: 2020
The purpose of this study is to examine the parent–child experiences of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous mothers and fathers experiencing homelessness, mental illness, and separation from their children. A qualitative thematic analysis of baseline and 18‐month follow‐up narrative interviews was used to compare 12 mothers (n = 8 Indigenous and n = 4 nonindigenous) with 24 fathers (n = 13 Indigenous and n = 11 non‐Indigenous). First, it was found that...
Organization: The Alex Community Health Centre
Publication Date: 2019
The Alexandra Community health Centre piloted a project titled, Alex: Housing First Employment Initiative Pilot Project.
The objective of this fifteen-month project was to create and pilot the innovative Pre-pre-employment Program (PEP) for high acuity, formerly homeless individuals in The Alex’s Housing First programs.
PEP provides participants with supports to prepare them for re-entry into the workforce while managing other issues (physical,...
Organization: Options for Independent Living and Development
Publication Date: 2019
The Options for Independent Living and Development piloted a project titled: Piloting of a Health and Wellness Hub for Adults with Developmental Disabilities.
The objective of this ten-month project was to pilot an onsite health and wellness hub to address the need for stable housing for adults with developmental disabilities.
Throughout the duration of the project, the participants took part in educational programs, cooking sessions, life-skill...
Organization: Homeward Trust Edmonton
Publication Date: 2018
Homeward Trust Edmonton piloted a project titled: Low intensity intervention to prevent chronic homelessness (LIIPCH).
The objective of this eighteen-month project was to develop, in partnership with 11 agencies, an intervention to reduce and prevent homelessness in lower acuity clients.
Through the project, the organization has made financial resources and furnishings available to support service agencies and help individuals and families expe...
Organization: Stella’s Circle
Publication Date: 2019
The Stella’s Circle piloted a project titled Home to Stay: Preventing Homelessness through Aging in a Community for Seniors with Complex Needs.
The objective of this fifteen-month project was to develop and pilot an innovative intervention to enable seniors with complex mental health needs to age in a community, by modifying 10 Stella’s Circle supportive housing units and increasing the opportunity for independent living.
The recipient created a...
Organization: Family Service Toronto
Publication Date: 2020
Family Service Toronto piloted a project titled Homelessness Prevention for Seniors.
The objective of this nine-month project was to expand the research and evaluation of existing interventions for seniors fleeing violence and abuse at home.
The recipient developed an evaluation framework to document the work of Pat’s Place, the only operationalized transitional housing model for abused seniors who are at risk of homelessness in Toronto. They al...
Publication Date: 2020
Addressing the vulnerability and unique needs of homeless populations during pandemics has been a major component of the Canadian federal response to the COVID-19 crisis. Rural and remote communities, however, have received little to no funding to aid in their care of homeless people during the pandemic. Similarly, there has been little to no research on rural communities’ pandemic preparedness in the context of homelessness. There are large numb...
Publication Date: 2020
This project, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, was designed to provide policy, service, and research directions as they relate to this topic – drawing on the best available expertise globally alongside systematic reviews of the literature.
The first literature review was just published in the Journal of Urban Health:Global Climate Implications for Homelessness: A Scoping Review
This work follows upon early work i...
Publication Date: 2020
Homelessness is a persistent global challenge with significant health impacts on those affected. Homeless people are by definition the most exposed to weather conditions and the social and economic problems caused by extreme weather and climate change and variability. This systematic review was designed to synthesize the academic literature that addresses the health and social implications of global climate change for homelessness. The question e...
Organization: Dixon Hall
Publication Date: 2020
Dixon Hall piloted a project entitled Innovation & Technology in Data Collection: Connecting with the Shelter-Avoiding Homeless.
The objective of this fifteen-month project was to develop and conduct a research study to better understand the Out Of The Cold Program (OOTC), its guests’ personal histories of homelessness and their reasons for choosing this service.
Through the duration of the project, the research team gathered qualitative data...
Organization: Housing Information Services of Windsor & Essex County Inc.
Publication Date: 2019
The Housing Information Services piloted a project titled Windsor-Essex Families to Success.
The objective of this seventeen-month project was to implement a project to prevent homelessness and improve socio-economic outcomes for at risk lone parent families, with a particular focus on women who have experienced domestic violence.
Through the duration of the project, Family Advocates of Housing Information Services tested an intervention based o...
Organization: The Corporation of the City of Mississauga
Publication Date: 2018
The City of Mississauga piloted a project entitled Working Together to Serve Homeless Customers in New Ways.
The objective of this twenty-month project was to develop a day-time library program within the Mississauga Library System. This program promoted inclusiveness of vulnerable youth and adults, both indigenous and non-Indigenous, by providing outreach services in the library, and allowing homeless persons to work with a professional to prep...
Organization: Cape Breton Community Housing Association (CBHA)
Publication Date: 2019
The Cape Breton Community Housing Association piloted a project titled Addressing Youth Homelessness in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM).
The objective of this seventeen-month project was to pilot a Housing First and Employment Intervention plan with fifteen youth who were homeless or at-risk of homelessness in the CBRM.
Youth took part in a 33-week program that provided them with job experience and the opportunity to develop marketa...
Publication Date: 2020
Millions of people are evicted from rental properties in the U.S. annually, but little is known about them and their mental health. This study followed a cohort of eviction court participants over time and assessed their housing and mental health outcomes. One hundred and twenty-one tenants were recruited from an eviction court in New Haven, Connecticut, and their housing, mental health, and psychosocial status were assessed at baseline, 1, 3, 6,...
Organization: End Homelessness Winnipeg
Publication Date: 2020
Winnipeg is experiencing an escalating housing emergency. This 2020 report makes six recommendations for addressing unsheltered homelessness and encampments and enhancing the right to housing in Winnipeg.The report also touches on the implicatons of COVID-19.
Publication Date: 2020
Although Canada is recognized internationally as a leader in immigration policy, supports are not responsive to the traumatic experiences of many newcomers. Many mothers and children arriving in Canada are at elevated risk of homelessness. (1) Methods: This study utilized a community-engaged design, grounded in a critical analysis of gender and immigration status. We conducted individual and group interviews with a purposive sample of 18 newcomer...