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
June 23, 2003
Groups join forces to develop five-year plan on homelessness
Calgary Herald: "An independent report that says homelessness in Calgary costs nearly $68 million a year will form the basis of discussions for several stakeholders as they attempt to develop a five-year plan to tackle the problem."
June 18, 2003
Income is an issue
Vancouver Province: "A new approach to addressing the problem of affordable housing in Canada is needed, says a comprehensive study by the TD Bank."
Affordable Housing in Canada: In Search of a New Paradigm
"Housing is a necessity of life. Yet, after ten years of economic expansion, one in five households in Canada is still unable to afford acceptable shelter – a strikingly high number, especially in view of the country’s ranking well atop the United Nations human-development survey. What’s more, the lack of affordable housing is a problem confronting communities right across the nation – from large urban centres to smaller, less-populated areas. As such, it is steadily gaining recognition as one of Canada’s most pressing public-policy issues."
June 16, 2003
Gimme Shelter
A new study by The Centre for Social Justice: "While all levels of government talk about a national housing strategy and curbing homelessness and poverty, tens of thousands of Canadians including thousands of children are paying the price for our government’s refusal to develop and commit to a coherent social housing policy."
ID Safe Program
National Homelessness Initiative: "Without proper ID, homeless people may have trouble accessing many essential services, particularly health care. Through the NHI, Street Health Community Nursing Foundation received $52,895 for initial research and an additional $115,000 for renewal of the project. This project will enable Street Health to provide storage that is secure, private and easily accessible."