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4.2 Better Off in a Shelter? A Year of Homelessness Housing among Status Immigrant, Non-Status Migrant, Canadian-Born Families
Author(s): Emily Paradis, Sylvia Novac, Monica Sarty, J. David Hulchanski
Publisher: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
Publication Date: 2009
This year-long study compared the experiences of three kinds of homeless families who, at the beginning of the study, were living in a family shelter in Toronto: Canadian-born families, immigrant families with permanent resident status, and families headed by migrant women without permanent status. Although most families found housing within the year, not all were better off housed than they had been before becoming homeless or during their time...
1.3 One in Five…Housing as a Factor in the Admission of Children to Care
Author(s): Shirley Chau, Ann Fitzpatrick, J. David Hulchanski, Bruce Leslie, Debbie Schatia
Publisher: Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
Publication Date: 2009
In a survey of the reasons why Children’s Aid Society of Toronto workers decide when a child should be removed from his or her family and placed in care, researchers found that in 20% of cases, the family’s housing situation was a factor in the decision. Also, housing problems delayed the return of the child to his or her family in 11.5% of cases. The authors conclude that Toronto’s housing situation negatively affects the well-being of many fami...