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A ‘soft landing’ for women and gender-diverse people in Thunder Bay, and help to find a permanent home
May 26, 2026 - 9:31 am / News

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

Halton is aggressively building supportive housing, and finding homes for people experiencing homelessness in the process
May 20, 2026 - 1:12 pm / News

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

Solving Homelessness in Canada: 3 Steps Budget 2026 Can Take
May 4, 2026 - 10:00 am / News

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

Canada’s Spring Economic Update: What It Means for Housing and Homelessness
May 1, 2026 - 12:44 pm / News

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

Aging with Dignity: A Homelessness reduction innovation for seniors in Niagara Region
April 21, 2026 - 2:36 pm / News

*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

DSSAB and Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness launch innovative project to stop homelessness before it happens
April 7, 2026 - 4:34 pm / News

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

Marie Morrison is retiring after a career spent revolutionizing Canadaº£½ÇÉçÇø response to homelessness
March 23, 2026 - 10:25 am / News

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

Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness and End Homelessness St. Johnº£½ÇÉçÇø reducing homelessness for people with disabilities
March 18, 2026 - 2:39 pm / News

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

Homelessness Reduction Innovation Fund: 16 projects to solve homelessness are underway
March 10, 2026 - 4:43 pm / News

“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

HRIF Bright Spot: County of Simcoe and CAEH paving the path to reducing unsheltered homelessness with launch of new Bridge Housing projectº£½ÇÉçÇø
March 6, 2026 - 3:47 pm / News

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