Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness is the largest national research institute devoted to homelessness in Canada. The COH is the curator of the Homeless Hub.
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Author(s): Kaitlin Schwan, Mary Elizabeth Vaccaro, Luke Reid, Nadia Ali, Khulud Baig
Organization: Women's National Housing and Homelessness Network, Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, Keepers of the Circle, Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
Publisher: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness Press
Publication Date: 2021
This survey is the largest national gender-specific survey on housing need and homelessness in Canada to date. Completed by 500 women and gender diverse people, this survey provides insight into the unique causes, conditions, and consequences of housing precarity and homelessness for women, girls and gender diverse people. The report highlights 10 key challenges that illustrate why and how homelessness is gendered, offering 21 recommendations for...