ProvinceNewsSpotlightSPOTLIGHT: New supportive housing aims to help Indigenous women reconnect with their cultureAugust 5, 2020Spaken House provides 21 homes, land-based healing program, support from elder in residencehttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/victoria-modular-housing-indigenous-women-1.5674531British ColumbiaNew supportive homes offer hope, opportunities for people in KelownaJuly 30, 2020Located at 2025 Agassiz Rd., Stephen Village is a four-storey modular apartment building with 51 self-contained units,... Continue Reading →

Canada and Ontario governments pledge $5.7 million to build affordable housing in Northumberland CountyJuly 23, 2020Funding will support 28 units of new 40-unit community housing development at Elgin Park in Cobourghttps://kawarthanow.com/2020/07/23/canada-and-ontario-governments-pledge-5-7-million-to-build-affordable-housing-in-northumberland-county/ Search for Metro Vancouver's best neighbourhood: Grandview-Woodland, a home for urban Indigenous peopleJuly 24, 2020Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood has one of the highest concentrations of urban... Continue Reading →

Sask. workers caution CERB and provincial policy could increase homelessnessJuly 17, 2020Dave Hobden says some clients were pressured to apply for CERBhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-housing-worry-cerb-income-assistance-cut-off-1.5652428 Red Women House: First recovery centre for Indigenous women opens in CalgaryJuly 17, 2020‘From having nothing, sleeping beside my daughter on a single bed in a basement. It brings me hope.’https://www.aptnnews.ca/featured/red-women-house-first-recovery-centre-for-indigenous-women-opens-in-calgary/ Those experiencing... Continue Reading →

BLOG: What Role do Rent Supplements Play in Successful Exits from Homelessness?July 8, 2020As Canada exits the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the urgency to permanently rehouse people experiencing homelessness continues to grow. Two concerns loom: the end of the moratorium on evictions, and the loss of current hotels/motels being used as temporary accommodations.... Continue Reading →

Ontario provides additional funding to support municipalities and urban Indigenous community partnersJuly 2, 2020At a July 2 conference, the Ontario government announced that it is providing municipalities and urban Indigenous community partners with an additional $150 million to continue to protect vulnerable people from COVID-19 by improving homeless shelters and creating opportunities for longer-term housing.https://www.insauga.com/ontario-provides-additional-funding-to-support-municipalities-and-urban-indigenous-community-partner Homeless... Continue Reading →

NEW REPORT: The state of women’s housing needs & homelessness in CanadaFull report: http://womenshomelessness.ca/wp-content/uploads/State-of-Womens-Homelessness-Literature-Review.pdfKey findings: http://womenshomelessness.ca/wp-content/uploads/Key-Findings-State-of-Womens-Homelessness.pdfExecutive summary: http://womenshomelessness.ca/wp-content/uploads/Executive-Summary-State-of-Womens-Homelessness.pdfEn Français: http://womenshomelessness.ca/wp-content/uploads/WG_ES1_FRENCH-1.pdf New report details (added) grim realities homeless women faceJune 26, 2020The study was led by the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network and is the first ever comprehensive national portrait of women’s homelessness involving a review of all... Continue Reading →