Homelessness in Waterloo Region

May 27, 2003

Nonprofit housing today

Charity Village: "Nonprofit housing developers and managers share their thoughts on the large discrepancy between need and reality and offer insight into other challenges they face."

May 21, 2003

Pink Floyd star donates millions to homeless

Toronto Star: "Veteran Pink Floyd rocker David Gilmour sold his large London house to fund an $8 million (Cdn) contribution to a housing project for the homeless."

May 13, 2003

Montreal's annual housing crisis

Montreal Gazette: "The city of Montreal has a plan to deal with the housing crisis it faces every July 1 moving day - but it won't be ready in time for this year's annual apartment shuffle... Last year, the city provided temporary shelter at the Polyvalente St. Henri for about 800 people who had no immediate place to go after the leases on their old apartments had expired."

Do you know your rights as a tenant or landlord?

Tomorrow, May 14, the Cambridge Action on Homelessness Group is sponsoring A Community Forum on Sub-Standard Housing, at the Welcome Aboard Drop-in Centre (54 Ainslie St N, Cambridge) from 7-9pm.

May 05, 2003

Progress on homelessness tough to see

canada.com: "There's no national snapshot because this is a community-based approach," said Bill Cameron, director general of the National Secretariat on Homelessness. "We can tell you what's been achieved at the community level but not at the national level until the project and investments are completed."

Homelessness Virtual Library

University of British Columbia: "The Virtual Library website provides immediate access to past and current homelessness research from the province of British Columbia and the Yukon."