TORONTO, November 23, 2012 – York University joins United Way York Region in presenting a research forum, ‘Re-Imagining Our Response to Youth Homelessness: A Canadian and Global Perspective,’ on Nov. 26.
The forum will explore some of the underlying principles and practices that Canada applies when approaching youth homelessness in comparison to elsewhere in the world. The forum will also examine the innovative strategies in Canada to understand how we might change our response to youth homelessness from one that focuses on emergency supports and law enforcement to one that emphasizes prevention and rapid rehousing.
York University’s Knowledge Mobilization Unit, through a one year Public Outreach Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), has organized this event in partnership with United Way York Region.
WHAT: Re-Imagining Our Response to Youth Homelessness: A Canadian and Global Perspective, a research forum, with keynote speech by Stephen Gaetz, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education at York University
WHERE: Markham Convergence Centre, 7271 Warden Avenue,
Markham, Ontario
WHEN: Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, 9:00am-1:00pm
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Media Contact:
Gloria Suhasini, York University Media Relations, 416 736 2100 ext. 22094, suhasini@yorku.ca
Adriana Suppa, Director, Communications, United Way York Region, 905 474 9974 ext. 358 asuppa@uwyr.on.ca
