One walk around CanadaÔÇÖs urban centres is enough to understand that homelessness is a national emergency. On any given night, up to 30,000 people in our country are homeless. Shelters, … More
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Thunder Bay volunteers will be led by the non-profit group Shelter House The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness says its goal of housing 20,000 Canadians in the next three years … More
20,000 Homes Campaign unites communities to permanently house 20,000 of Canada’s most vulnerable homeless people within the next three years TORONTO, June 16, 2015 /CNW/ – Today,┬á21 communities from across … More
Calgary is among 21 cities in six provinces pledging to find homes for 20 thousand homeless Canadians by 2020. The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness is looking for volunteers to … More
OTTAWA – Twenty-one Canadian communities are banding together to try and find homes for 20,000 homeless people by 2020. Cities in six provinces are recruiting volunteers to conduct local surveys … More
A new fundraising and awareness campaign aims to house thousands of Canada’s most vulnerable citizens in three years. The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) launched the “20,000 Homes” campaign … More
The city is putting┬á109 people identified as┬áthe most vulnerable of┬áHamilton’s homeless population at the top of the list for new housing and support. by┬áKelly Bennett, CBC News The city announced … More
For the first time, Hamilton has established a concrete baseline for tackling homelessness ÔÇö one that sheds light on alarming barriers facing our transient neighbours. by Molly Hayes, Hamilton Spectator … More
by Matt Skube, CTV News – April 27, 2015 Luke Brunet is a professional engineer, but he’s been homeless since September. “You often get intoxicated people that will come up … More
More than 200 volunteers descended across Hamilton to kick off Registry Week, a grassroots data-collecting campaign to put names and faces to homelessness. by Molly Hayes, Hamilton Spectator – Apr.27, … More
The last year and a half, especially the last few months, have streamlined Bruce Paton’s daily goals: Survive. by Kelly Bennett, CBC News – Apr.27, 2015 Paton is 74 and … More
The average homeless person in Ottawa has spent nearly┬áfour years living on the streets and in shelters across the city, a new survey reveals. (by Tanya Kirnishni, Ottawa Citizen -┬áApr.24, … More