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 Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) will announce the launch of the 20,000 Homes Campaign in Toronto on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. The 20,000 Homes campaign is a national … More
The 20,000 Homes campaign will host a two day Registry Week Boot Camp in Toronto. The Registry Week Boot Camp is an intensive two day training for 20,000 Homes Campaign … More
The city is putting 109 people identified as the most vulnerable of Hamilton’s homeless population at the top of the list for new housing and support. by Kelly Bennett, CBC News The city announced … More
For the first time, Hamilton has established a concrete baseline for tackling homelessness — 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 four years living on the streets and in shelters across the city, a new survey reveals. (by Tanya Kirnishni, Ottawa Citizen – Apr.24, … More