TORONTO, Nov. 27, 2014 – Long seen as a big city problem, youth homelessness is as real in suburban York Region as in Toronto and demands a coordinated, systemic response, according to a new study published today. The report Leaving Home: Youth Homelessness in York Region draws on research conducted with 60 young people who […]
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Report on Youth Homelessness in York Region will focus on early intervention
TORONTO, November 24, 2014 – A study of homeless youth in York Region will be released in Aurora on Thursday, detailing how young people become homeless and where earlier intervention could have made a difference. The report, “Leaving Home: Youth Homelessness in York Region”, draws on research conducted with 60 young people who have experienced […]
2014 State of Homelessness in Canada report released today
35,000 experience homelessness every night; Canada at an important crossroads VANCOUVER, October 29, 2014 – 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: 235,000 different Canadians experience homelessness each year and 35,000 […]
York U expert available to speak about extreme cold weather alerts and homelessness
TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2014 – York University researcher Tanya Gulliver, project coordinator of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network, is available to speak with media about Toronto’s extreme cold weather alert and how it affects the homeless and vulnerable in our community. York University is helping to shape the global thinkers and thinking that will define […]
New report says 200,000 Canadians experience homelessness each year
“State of Homelessness in Canada: 2013” released today in Toronto TORONTO, June 19, 2013 – The Canadian Homelessness Research Network (Homeless Hub) and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness released the first extensive Canadian report card on homelessness called State of Homelessness in Canada: 2013 today in Toronto. Highlights of the report include: 200,000 different […]
Links between child protection services and youth homelessness up for discussion
TORONTO, April 4, 2013 – Connecting the dots between child protection services and homelessness among youth will be the discussion topic at the third session of the Responding to Youth Homelessness Learning Series: A Systems Approach speaker series, Friday, April 5. A York University and United Way York Region joint project, the series seeks to […]
York U seminar to feature leading researchers on homelessness
TORONTO, Jan. 7, 2013 – York University’s City Seminar on Homelessness Research on Friday, Jan. 11 will bring together three experts in homelessness to discuss how their work can be used to inform and support decisions that contribute to solutions. York University Professor Stephen Gaetz, director of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network, will speak about […]
