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Housing advocates look to provincial budget for action
Manitobans should have access to housing but, at any given time, there are about 1,400 people experiencing homelessness in Winnipeg alone. Many others live under…
Five emerging trends in affordable housing and homelessness
On January 24, I gave a presentation to students at the University of Calgary as part of the Certificate in Working with Homeless Populations program. The goal…
Fast Facts: Winnipeg Women speak out on homelessness
This winter, a 53 year-old woman died overnight in minus 32-degree temperatures, frozen to death on the streets of downtown Winnipeg. This tragic and preventable…
Finding Her Home
A gender-based analysis of the homelessness crisis in Winnipeg Download 780.67 KB46 pages This winter, a 53 year-old woman died overnight in minus 32-degree temperatures,…
What Does it Take to House a Syrian Refugee?
Supporting Refugee Housing and Resettlement Beyond the Syrian Refugee Crisis Download 1 MB32 pages In this work we demonstrate the specific constellation of events, initiatives,…
Fast Facts: Manitoba municipalities struggle to meet housing needs
Mayors Cities and towns across the province are learning to work within their unique economic climates and available policy tools to deal with housing needs.…
The year as we saw it: 10 charts that defined Ontario in 2016
The experts at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Ontario office have been tracking economic developments in Ontario throughout the year. Some problems persist: the…
How housing policy benefits from a socioeconomic perspective
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Fast Facts: Don’t Cut Neighourhoods Alive!
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press Dec 12, 2016 The provincial government has halted funding for Neighbourhoods Alive! This is a serious mistake. Neighbourhoods…
Ten things to know about Canadian attempts to count homelessness through Point-in-Time Counts
Alberta’s seven largest municipalities recently released early results of a provincially-coordinated effort to enumerate and survey persons experiencing homelessness. Most of these communities reported reductions in homelessness,…
Fast Facts: Newcomer Families
The role of housing and wrap around supports in Winnipeg As housing advocates across the country recognize National Housing Day on November 22nd, we must…
The IRCOM Model
Housing and Wrap-Around Supports for Newcomers in Winnipeg Download 866.01 KB28 pages The successful settlement and integration of immigrants and refugees is a multifaceted, complex,…
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