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DSSAB and Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness launch innovative project to stop homelessness before it happens

Nayla Mithani — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:34:16 +0000

One-year program will help reduce homelessness and prevent evictions through community partnerships Sault Ste. Marie, ON – April 7, 2026: The District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board (DSSAB) is launching a new initiative through ��Bվ (CAEH)’s Homelessness Reduction Innovation Fund (HRIF) to help keep more people in our community ... More

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Marie Morrison is retiring after a career spent revolutionizing Canada’s response to homelessness

Logan Turner — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:25:29 +0000

When Marie Morrison first started her career in the homelessness sector, no one had heard of By-Name Data or Coordinated Access — two fundamental elements now considered essential in the work to end homelessness. Housing First wasn’t a term yet coined. To say the sector’s approach has shifted since then would be a remarkable understatement. “We can fairly say Marie has helped revolutionize Canada’s response to ... More

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Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness and End Homelessness St. John’s reducing homelessness for people with disabilities

Nayla Mithani — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:39:57 +0000

St. John’s, NL, March 17, 2026 – The work to reduce homelessness among people living with disabilities in Newfoundland and Labrador has taken a huge leap forward, thanks to a new project that will help shape the way communities across Canada support people experiencing homelessness to find and maintain safe, affordable and accessible housing. In partnership with the Canadian ... More

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Homelessness Reduction Innovation Fund: 16 projects to solve homelessness are underway

Madison Foran — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:43:11 +0000

“This success story is not just about me. It’s about what becomes possible when people are given structure, compassion, and the opportunity to rebuild.” Those were the words of a newly moved-in resident, shared recently during the opening of a supportive housing unit in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. That’s 24 new homes for people experiencing chronic homelessness ... More

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HRIF Bright Spot: County of Simcoe and CAEH paving the path to reducing unsheltered homelessness with launch of new Bridge Housing project

Madison Foran — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 20:47:54 +0000

Nobody wants to be homeless. Given the choice, no one would choose to live in a tent, an encampment, or on the streets — especially not during the frigid Canadian winters. Yet homelessness, especially unsheltered homelessness, is surging across the country. Since 2018, unsheltered homelessness has increased by 300%, according ... More

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Maximizing impact through close collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous community entities in Thunder Bay

Logan Turner — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:15:10 +0000

As temperatures plunged below –30 C in the winter of 2023-24, something extraordinary happened in Thunder Bay, on the northern shore of Lake Superior. Nearly everyone living in encampments was brought in from the cold, temporarily housed in hotels for the winter. “There were people dying outside. Overdosing outside. There were ... More

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County of Simcoe and CAEH launch Bridge to Stability project in Barrie to reduce unsheltered homelessness

Logan Turner — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:04:00 +0000

Barrie, ON, February 6, 2026 – Today marks the launch of an innovative 40-unit Bridge Housing project in Barrie, marking a big step forward in the ongoing work to ensure everyone in Simcoe County has a safe place to call home. The project is a partnership between the County of Simcoe and the Canadian Alliance ... More

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How a Canada Housing Accord Can Fix our Housing and Homelessness Crisis

Jarrah Hodge — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:32:38 +0000

This piece was originally published in the Globe and Mail as part of the Prosperity’s Path series, February 2, 2026. See the original here. One grand bargain to fight Canada’s housing crisis Canada has a narrow but historic window to tackle this crisis and rebuild our housing system by Tim ... More

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A Canada Housing Accord: Bringing governments together to fix housing and homelessness

Nayla Mithani — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:37:30 +0000

Canada is experiencing a serious housing and homelessness crisis. Too many people can’t find a safe, affordable place to live. Overall homelessness has doubled, and unsheltered homelessness has increased 300% since 2018, according to the latest national point-in-time count. Governments are struggling to respond, working on the problem in their own ways without a way to ensure they’re rowing in the same direction. Housing ... More

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Getting confirmed for quality data on unsheltered homelessness: How to do it, and why it’s important

Madison Foran — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:45:44 +0000

In the last six years, the number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness has increased by 300 per cent in Canada, according to the 2024 Point-in-Time count. That probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Encampments made up of tents and other makeshift shelters have been growing in communities large and small right across ... More

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