2014 State of Homelessness in Canada Report Released Today
35,000 experience homelessness every night; Canada at an important crossroads
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 10/29/14 -- The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (Homeless Hub) and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) released their second annual State of Homelessness in Canada report today. Highlights of the report include:
"We began this year's report with the question: how much housing would it take to end homelessness?" says York University Professor Stephen Gaetz, Director of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness. "We've shown that creating enough housing is achievable and affordable with relatively small, but precisely targeted investments."
"An end to homelessness is readily achievable, but we have to tackle the housing crisis facing our poorest and most vulnerable neighbours," added Tim Richter, President & CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. "The federal government's shift to Housing First was right, but Housing First programs won't be enough, without some targeted investment in supportive and affordable housing."
The State of Homelessness offers six recommendations:
To review the 2014 State of Homelessness in Canada report, please visit: .
The CAEH will be hosting their second annual National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Vancouver Nov 3 to 5 at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre. For more information visit: .
On Nov 4, the CAEH is also hosting Band Together, a benefit concert in support of ending homelessness at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver featuring Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees Blue Rodeo. For more information and tickets visit: .
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (Homeless Hub) at York University is a non-profit, non-partisan research institute committed to conducting and mobilizing research to have a greater impact on solutions to homelessness.
The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness has been formed to create a national movement to end homelessness in Canada from the community up.
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Datum: 29.10.2014 - 09:00 Uhr
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