Lower-income Americans are especially hard-hit by current recession and there has been an “unprecedented” increase in the number of people who are precariously housed. Those are among the grim findings in the 2009 State of the Nation’s Housing report that was released today in Washington DC by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, the […]
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Homelessness in Canada: New (free) e-book
Finding Home is a new (free) e-book on homelessness in Canada with 29 chapters (so far) on justice, Aboriginal people, immigrants and refugees, women, children and youth, health, and – of course – housing. A section on housing rights is being planned. The e-book includes summaries of recently completed research reports as well as the […]
A Call for Equity in Ontario’s Influenza Pandemic Response
Yesterday, Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization addressed The United Nations Secretary General’s Forum on Advancing Global Health in the Face of Crisis.
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Consolidated government investments in housing up across Canada
Governments at the federal, provincial, territorial and municipal levels across Canada increased investments in housing by 10.4% in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009, as compared to the previous fiscal year, according to new figures released today by Statistics Canada as part of their government revenues and expenditures database. This brings consolidated government investments […]
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Ontario's affordable housing waiting lists growing painfully long…
Ontario’s affordable housing waiting lists are growing painfully long – up more than 4% over the past year to almost 130,000 households. The average wait for a good place to call home has grown to a staggering 21 years in Peel Region. The Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association released its latest annual waiting list survey earlier […]
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All eyes on Sault Ste Marie as Ontario launches provincial housing consultation
All eyes will be on Sault Ste Marie on Tuesday as the Ontario government launches the first regional meeting of its long-promised province-wide consultation for a comprehensive new affordable housing plan. The Housing Network of Ontario is working with Soo-based housing and homelessness advocates to ensure that the initial meeting focuses on the real housing […]
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Driving community engagement by empowering communities
A recent report commissioned by the British government, Empowering Communities to Influence Local Decision Making: Evidence-Based Lessons for Policy Makers and Practitioners , provides a very useful survey of issues and challenges in community empowerment. It emphasizes how important it is to start from a solid understanding of the goals and dynamics of community empowerment […]
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It’s time to raise your voice for affordable housing!
The Housing Network of Ontario has an on-line hub that is regularly being updated with the latest news, reports from community meetings, tips for actions and plenty of other resources. Here’s some of the new material: Community report from Sault Ste. Marie: Notes from the preparatory meeting of housing leaders in the Soo on June […]
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WHO declares level 6 flu pandemic – do pandemic plans leave some people out?
The World Health Organization has just raised the global pandemic flu alert to level 6 – “the world is now at the start of the 2009 influenza pandemic”, according to WHO Director General Dr Margaret Chan at a press conference earlier today. The Wellesley Institute has produced research and policy reports in recent days that […]
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Senate Subcommittee Releases Report on Population Health
The Senate Subcommittee on Population Health has been analyzing the social determinants of health and the foundations of health inequalities for several years. Its final report A Healthy Productive Canada: a Determinant of Health Approach has just been released.
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