Homelessness in Waterloo Region
The Waterloo Region Community Homelessness Network has been restructured and renamed the Waterloo Region Housing and Homelessness Umbrella Group. A website was launched in November 22, 2006. For current information about the activities of the HHUG go to www.hhug.ca
This homelessness webpage will maintain archival material from the Homelessness Network
December 19, 2001
Mayor offers hand to needy
Mayor offers hand to needy (19 Dec 2001)
'I can picture myself in
'I can picture myself in their shoes' (17 Dec 2001)
'These kids are amazing' (17
'These kids are amazing' (17 Dec 2001)
Aboriginal shelter offers hope (17
Aboriginal shelter offers hope (17 Dec 2001)
December 13, 2001
Native home gives street youth
Native home gives street youth 'own space' (14 Dec 2001)
Wide-open shelter policy pursued (13 Dec 2001)
Tenants displaced by market want more help from city hall (13 Dec 2001)
Family desperate to find a
Family desperate to find a home (10 Dec 2001)
$24M spent on homelessness in
$24M spent on homelessness in region in last 2 years (8 Dec 2001)
December 08, 2001
LAUNCH!!
It's official. The Waterloo Region Community Homelessness Plan is here - released December 8, 2001. Read the official news release.
Download the Community Plan (483KB PDF) and the Appendices (1MB PDF).
December 06, 2001
Federal funds will finance more
Federal funds will finance more low-income housing (6 Dec 2001)
December 04, 2001
Homeless funding will pay for
Homeless funding will pay for staff (4 Dec 2001)
December 03, 2001
Local food co-op celebrates 30
Local food co-op celebrates 30 years (3 Dec 2001)
Symphony takes over food bank
Symphony takes over food bank (3 Dec 2001)
Editorial: Housing deal falls short of hopes
December 01, 2001
Ottawa and provinces agree to
Ottawa and provinces agree to scaled-back version of national housing plan (1 Dec 2001)
Ministers agree on affordable housing
Ministers agree on affordable housing deal (30 Nov 2001)