What can Toronto learn from Calgary when it comes to ending homelessness? Quite a lot, actually, and Tim Richter, the dynamic CEO of the Calgary Homeless Foundation, will be in town early next week to meet with a variety of groups and share their success in housing more than 2,300 previously homeless people over the […]
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Sleepwalking To Segregation: How Housing, Income, Health Are Linked Presentation Notes
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The growing body of evidence that shows Toronto is becoming a more divided city as people and populations, also suggests that the city is increasingly segregated by housing, income and health. The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott made a presentation to Ryerson University students today on the links between housing, income and health.
Housing And Health: Research Issues, Policy Solutions Presentation To George Brown College Students
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Canada is one of the richest countries in the world, yet millions of Canadians are precariously housed. The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott outlined a century of critical housing and health research and policy issues, and set out a practical and pragmatic agenda for action, in a presentation to George Brown students. His presentation builds on […]
New federal mortgage rules underline urgent need for comprehensive federal housing plan
The federal government has announced new rules for home mortgages designed to “support the long-term stability of Canada’s housing market”. Tougher regulations to block risky financial instruments (like the subprime mortgages that sparked the downfall of the US and global economies in 2008) are welcome, but the federal government urgently needs a comprehensive housing strategy that […]
Vertical Poverty: Setting out compelling evidence, offering pragmatic solutions
Toronto’s geographic concentration of poverty continues to grow – and with that comes greater inequality, more precarious housing and poorer health for people and communities. Vertical Poverty, a new report from the United Way Toronto (UWT), provides powerful new evidence that poverty is increasingly concentrated in the city’s 1,000 high-rise buildings – many of them scattered through […]
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Affordable Housing In Canada: A Year In Review
Will 2011 be the year that Canada finally rejoins other leading nations of the world by implementing a comprehensive and fully-funded national housing plan? Affordable Housing in Canada includes a look back at key moments in housing and homelessness in 2010, and looks forward to key issues on the policy horizon with plenty of links to […]
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Something ‘out of kilter’, when basic human need for home becomes too expensive: UK housing minister
Booming house prices cause “enormous pain” for those excluded from ownership markets, warns UK housing minister Grant Shapps. Speaking in a candid year-end interview, the minister states: “We believe that [property] should be primarily thought of as a place to be your home.”
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Canadian military vets are homeless: New research
Hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of military veterans are homeless, according to the preliminary results of an important new study from researchers at the University of Western Ontario. Researchers Susan Ray and Cheryl Forchuk have extensive background in housing, homelessness and mental health issues. While the image of homeless military veterans is common on US streets, this is the first […]
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End homelessness in Canada in ten years: First glimpse at plans for powerful new national voice
Plans are underway for a powerful new national voice in Canada to end homelessness. Tim Richter from the Calgary Homeless Foundation recently delivered a presentation that provides an overview of the new organization. Stay tuned for more details in the new year. Alberta’s Seven Cities Partnership has been effective in developing community plans to end homelessness, […]
Independent Hunger Panel Calls For Quick Passage Of National Housing Legislation
The Toronto Recession Relief Coalition’s Hunger Inquiry has added its voice to the growing number across the country calling on federal Parliament to quickly pass Bill C-304 – legislation to create a national housing act for Canada. The coalition assembled an independent panel of community leaders – from Bruce McLeod, former Moderator of the United […]
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