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Organization: The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, Eva’s Initiatives For Homeless Youth
Publication Date: 2017
BACKGROUND
In general, youth service providers have a strong interest in learning how effective they are in improving the quality of life for youth experiencing homelessness. But it has proven difficult to identify a coherent framework in which to measure outcomes, and young people's voices have not traditionally been brought into the evaluation process as the people most impacted by these services.
With the support of an Innovative Solutions t...
Organization: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
Publication Date: 2017
Before us is a significant opportunity to reimagine the federal government’s leadership role in homelessness. After more than 25 years of declining spending on affordable housing, the Government of Canada is launching a National Housing Strategy (NHS) with a 10-year investment in expanding the supply of affordable housing and enhancing sustainable longterm housing outcomes for Canadians. A key pillar of the NHS will be a renewal and redesign of t...
Organization: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
Publication Date: 2017
This toolkit is designed to help communities plan and implement accurate Point-in-Time Counts in Canada. The content is aligned with the requirements of the 2018 Coordinated Count, as described in the Government of Canada’s Homelessness Partnering Strategy.
The toolkit complements Everyone Counts: A Guide to Point-in-Time Counts in Canada, 2nd Ed., which details the Core Standards and requirements of the Coordinated Count, as developed by HPS. We...
Organization: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
Publication Date: 2017
Honoraria are tokens that acknowledge the time and contributions donated by research participants.
Communities that conduct Point-in-Time Counts offer honoraria to participants, including money, gift cards, granola bars, backpacks, clothing, blankets, and other items detailed in this paper. The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness has previously commented on the use of honoraria in the Point-in-Time Count Toolkit.
This paper outlines the Canadian...
Organization: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness; United Way York Region; Knowledge Mobilization Unit at York University
Publication Date: 2014
In York Region, there is a growing awareness of the problem of youth homelessness. In the past many people saw it as a ‘big city’ problem, more likely to occur in places like downtown Toronto or Vancouver. But we now know from research that the factors that drive youth to become homeless are not isolated in big cities, but are also present in urban, suburban and rural areas. This is most certainly true of York Region. The question then becomes, w...
Organization: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness; Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness
Publication Date: 2013
The State of Homelessness in Canada: 2013 is the first extensive Canadian report card on homelessness. This report examines what we know about homelessness, the historical, social and economic context in which it has emerged, demographic features of the problem, and potential solutions. The State of Homelessness provides a starting point to inform the development of a consistent, evidence-based approach towards ending homelessness.
Our goal in de...