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An Examination of Charitable Meal Programs in Five Canadian cities
Author(s): Tyler Pettes, Naomi Dachner, Stephen Gaetz, Valerie Tarasuk
Publication Date: 2016
While there has recently been considerable research and public investment in strategies to address homelessness in Canada, food charity remains the primary response to hunger, with little evaluation of current efforts and no initiatives to develop more effective approaches. Using data from a 2010–2011 survey of charitable food assistance in five Canadian cities, this study was undertaken to describe charitable meal provisioning in each city and t...
2.8 Vignette: Youth Reconnect: Systems Prevention in a Crisis Model
Author(s): Michael Lethby, Tyler Pettes
Publisher: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
Publication Date: 2016
This case study focuses on the Youth Reconnect program located in rural Niagara, Ontario. We present descriptive findings summarizing housing status, access to education and a cost benefit analysis for 239 youth who accessed the Niagara Resource Service for Youth, called the ‘RAFT,’ between May 2013 and April 2014. This report discusses the benefits of integrating social services targeting youth homeless populations and the implications of focusi...
An Examination of Community-based Meal Programs for Homeless and Under-housed People in Five Canadian Cities
Author(s): Tyler Pettes
Publisher: University of Toronto
Publication Date: 2013
The provision of free or low cost meals is an integral component of community services working to address problems of poverty and homelessness in Canada. However, there has been little systematic examination of how they function relative to clients" nutrition needs. The objective of this research was to investigate the scope and nature of meal programs by examining an inventory of charitable food provisioning activities, created between 2010 and...