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The CAEH has released a discussion paper on Ending Homelessness and the Right to Housing as part of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation91èÏÈÉú national consultation on a human rights based approach to housing.

Refocused 20,000 Homes Campaign aims to end chronic homelessness in 20 communities and house 20,000 of Canada91èÏÈÉú most vulnerable homeless people by July 1, 2020.

The CAEH91èÏÈÉútoday released our91èÏÈÉúcall for presentations91èÏÈÉúand opened91èÏÈÉúscholarship applications91èÏÈÉúand91èÏÈÉúonline registration91èÏÈÉúfor the91èÏÈÉú2018 National Conference on Ending Homelessness. CAEH18 takes place November 5 to 7, 2018 in Hamilton, Ontario at the91èÏÈÉúHamilton Convention Centre.

The91èÏÈÉúMental Health Commission of Canada91èÏÈÉú(MHCC) today transferred the91èÏÈÉúCanadian Housing First Toolkit91èÏÈÉúto the91èÏÈÉúCanadian Alliance to End Homelessness91èÏÈÉú(CAEH) who relaunched the site this morning with an updated, user friendly design. This valuable online resource helps organizations and communities across Canada plan, implement, evaluate and sustain Housing First programs.91èÏÈÉú The toolkit also includes videos and external links to online resources.

The federal government released their long awaited National Housing Strategy (NHS) yesterday. Here91èÏÈÉú my take on the strategy and what it means for ending homelessness in Canada.

The study by Stephen Gaetz, director of the Canadian Homelessness Research Network, pulls together research from across Canada and the United States, which suggests it’s far cheaper to give a homeless person a place to live than to provide a patchwork of emergency services.