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The Host Homes Model of Housing and Support This webinar presents findings from a research project focused on the implementation of the Host Homes model…
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How to end homelessness
“Homelessness is a housing problem. We know how to end it. We just need the political will.” Marybeth Shinn studies how to prevent and end…
2SLGBTQ Youth Housing Blueprint
OUT Saskatoon compiled a collection of resources to assist organizations in planning and designing transitional homes for 2SLGBTQ+ youth based on learnings from Pride Home.…
Building the Host Home Model around Chosen Family and Kin
The Host Home model is a home-based alternative to emergency shelter. Host home programs partner with community members who provide housing for a young person…
Black Youth Homelessness Prevention: Prevention Matters! Session 2
While research on homelessness in Black communities is limited, those who work in the homelessness sector are well aware of the overrepresentation of Black youth…
Addressing Homelessness during Pregnancy for Women & Gender Diverse People
This webinar shared the results of a one-day symposium held in Toronto in June 2023 that aimed to address the siloed approach to housing provision…
Affordable Housing for People with Disabilities
For many young people, moving into their first home is challenging. It’s even more so for youth with disabilities, who face additional barriers. In this…
Beneath the Red Umbrella: Comic Strips as Expressions of Solidarity with Sex Workers
Sex workers face stigma and discrimination that contributes to experiences of gender-based violence and produces barriers to support-seeking for survivors of gender-based violence. As such,…
Engaging Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Research
Members of three research teams from the United States and Canada (HOP-C – Kayla Hamel, Kyla McDonald, Sean Kidd; The Home Project – Alexis Pizzulo,…
Involving the Voices on Lived Experience in Child Welfare Policy Reform with Melanie Doucet
In this podcast episode, Melanie Doucet, mentor to and advocate for youth involved in the child welfare system, shares her work leading two projects related…
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