Content Note: This article mentions the impacts of residential school and intergenerational trauma. Key Takeaways for Communities Housing programs that are low-barrier, trauma-informed, and flexible will lead to people finding a safe, permanent place to call home. Wraparound supports for individuals help them exit homelessness and remain successfully housed. Centring … More
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CONTENTº£½ÇÉçÇøNOTE: Thisº£½ÇÉçÇøarticleº£½ÇÉçÇøcontainsº£½ÇÉçÇømention of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help,º£½ÇÉçÇøyou can call or text Canadaº£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇø988 Suicide Crisis Helpline.º£½ÇÉçÇø Key Takeaways for Communities Community entities and homelessness system planners play an essential role in identifying the current and projected number of supportive and affordable housing units that will be … More
Going into Budget 2026, Canada is facing a serious housing and homelessness crisis. Overall homelessness has doubled, and unsheltered homelessness has increased by 300% since 2018, according to the latest national point-in-time count. Budget 2026 is a critical moment for the federal government to take the next step towards realizing … More
The federal government released its Spring Economicº£½ÇÉçÇøUpdateº£½ÇÉçÇøthis week,º£½ÇÉçÇøfocusing on their plan to build Canadaº£½ÇÉçÇø economy.º£½ÇÉçÇøAgainst the backdrop of heightened unaffordability, ongoing housing pressures, and a precarious global economic environment, this Spring Economic Updateº£½ÇÉçÇøidentifiesº£½ÇÉçÇøhousing as a key pillar of the governmentº£½ÇÉçÇø approach to support Canadians.º£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇø On housing and homelessness, theº£½ÇÉçÇøupdate included:º£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇø … More
*Content note: This story contains mention of suicide.º£½ÇÉçÇø At first, it was anecdotal.º£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇø Emergency shelter workers acrossº£½ÇÉçÇøtheº£½ÇÉçÇøNiagara regionº£½ÇÉçÇønoticing a few more seniorsº£½ÇÉçÇøshowing upº£½ÇÉçÇøat night, without anywhere else to go.º£½ÇÉçÇø Then, theº£½ÇÉçÇøBy-Name Data — a list of all people actively experiencing homelessness in the region — confirmedº£½ÇÉçÇøit.º£½ÇÉçÇø Seniors nowº£½ÇÉçÇørepresentº£½ÇÉçÇø15 per cent … More
One-year program will help reduce homelessness and prevent evictions through community partnershipsº£½ÇÉçÇø Sault Ste. Marie, ON – April 7, 2026: The District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB)º£½ÇÉçÇøis launchingº£½ÇÉçÇøa new initiativeº£½ÇÉçÇøthrough the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessnessº£½ÇÉçÇø(CAEH)º£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇøHomelessness Reduction Innovation Fund (HRIF) to help keep more people inº£½ÇÉçÇøourº£½ÇÉçÇøcommunity … More
When Marie Morrison first started her career in the homelessness sector,º£½ÇÉçÇønoº£½ÇÉçÇøoneº£½ÇÉçÇøhad heard ofº£½ÇÉçÇøBy-Name Data or Coordinated Access — twoº£½ÇÉçÇøfundamentalº£½ÇÉçÇøelements now considered essential in the work to end homelessness.º£½ÇÉçÇø Housing Firstº£½ÇÉçÇøwasn’tº£½ÇÉçÇøa term yet coined.º£½ÇÉçÇø To say theº£½ÇÉçÇøsectorº£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇøapproach has shiftedº£½ÇÉçÇøsince thenº£½ÇÉçÇøwould be a remarkable understatement.º£½ÇÉçÇø “Weº£½ÇÉçÇøcan fairly say Marieº£½ÇÉçÇøhas helpedº£½ÇÉçÇørevolutionizeº£½ÇÉçÇøCanadaº£½ÇÉçÇø response to … More
St. Johnº£½ÇÉçÇø, NL, March 17, 2026 –º£½ÇÉçÇøThe work to reduce homelessness among peopleº£½ÇÉçÇølivingº£½ÇÉçÇøwith disabilitiesº£½ÇÉçÇøin Newfoundlandº£½ÇÉçÇøand Labradorº£½ÇÉçÇøhas taken a huge leap forward, thanks to a new project that will help shape the way communities across Canada support peopleº£½ÇÉçÇøexperiencing homelessnessº£½ÇÉçÇøto findº£½ÇÉçÇøand maintain safe, affordable and accessible housing.º£½ÇÉçÇø In partnership with the Canadian … More
“This success story is not just about me.º£½ÇÉçÇøItº£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇøabout what becomes possible when people are given structure, compassion, and the opportunity to rebuild.â€�º£½ÇÉçÇø Those were the words of aº£½ÇÉçÇønewly moved-inº£½ÇÉçÇøresident, sharedº£½ÇÉçÇørecentlyº£½ÇÉçÇøduringº£½ÇÉçÇøthe opening ofº£½ÇÉçÇøa supportive housing unitº£½ÇÉçÇøin the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.º£½ÇÉçÇø Thatº£½ÇÉçÇøº£½ÇÉçÇø24 new homes for people experiencing chronic homelessness … More
Nobody wants to be homeless.º£½ÇÉçÇø Given the choice, no one would choose to live in a tent, an encampment, or on the streets — especially not during the frigid Canadian winters.º£½ÇÉçÇø Yet homelessness, especially unsheltered homelessness, is surging across the country. Since 2018, unsheltered homelessness has increased by 300%, according … More