The city has approved a deal with charity Indwell for 44 deeply affordable, highly supportive housing units, a step toward London’s promise to open 100 such apartments by the end of the year. City councillors approved the plan for the supportive housing units last […]
Tag: Homelessness
Why You Shouldn’t Call the Police on an Unhoused Person (and What to Do Instead) – Lifehacker [2023-05-26]
People think we’ve got the market cornered on houselessness here in Portland, Ore., but traveling across Idaho, Utah, and Arizona this winter helped confirm that this is not a uniquely West Coast Thing; it’s endemic. Houseless folks make people anxious, which explains how housed […]
Lived Experience of Homelessness Examined – A Personal Perspective: When is it helpful in program and policy work? Psychology Today [2023-05-22]
The lived experience, the direct and unintentional (as in not stunt journalism) experience of homelessness, is increasingly used and prioritized in policy and program realms. While much of this is good, I think it needs to be examined more closely. As someone with the […]
Advocates blast Barrie city council for greenlighting ban on donations to people experiencing homelessness – CBC News [2023-05-21]
Advocates are blasting the City of Barrie for approving a slew of policies that, if put in place, could outlaw giving food or money to people in the city who are experiencing homelessness. In a city council meeting Wednesday, councillors approved a range of […]
Inside lobbying efforts to fund London’s new homelessness strategy – CTV News [2023-05-08]
Almost three months after it was announced, London’s long-term strategy for addressing homelessness is coming into focus. In a letter to his council colleagues, Mayor Josh Morgan provides an update on lobbying the federal and provincial governments to financially support the Whole of Community […]