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Toolkit for Communities: Considerations for Creating a Lived Experience Circle on Homelessness

 July 11, 2024

This toolkit available on the homelessness learning hub supports small cities and rural communities interested in creating advisory groups of people with lived or living experience of homelessness

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Maytree's Social Assistance Summaries for Territories and Provinces & Welfare in Canada Report

 July 9, 2024

To support your advocacy efforts, find the latest data for the number of social assistance recipients and welfare incomes in every province and territory

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Homelessness Prevention: Bridging Research to Practice On Demand Webinar

 July 2, 2024

The knowledge base on homelessness prevention has expanded in the last few years. Communities are using research/evidence to make prevention programs more effective and impactful.

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The Family and Natural Supports (FNS) Approach to Preventing Youth Homelessness

 July 2, 2024

Research shows that youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness have better outcomes when their family and natural supports are engaged in their lives. The FNS can be a consideration for youth transition to adulthood program (TAP) as well as early intervention for those vulnerable to or experiencing homelessness

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Free Online Eviction Prevention Training

 July 2, 2024

Learn about the importance of understanding evictions, the evictions process and the supports available for both tenants and service providers

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Food Bank Poverty Vulnerability Map 

 June 28, 2024

A bird’s eye view of what poverty looks like across our country.

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Ending Poverty Pathways Online Course (Tamarack Institute)

 June 13, 2024

Join Natasha Pei, Associate Director of the Communities Ending Poverty team, in this new five-module course designed to help you learn at your own pace as you advocate for and advance high-impact ending poverty pathways in your community

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Youth Homelessness By The Numbers

 June 13, 2024

Youth make up one of the largest demographics of the homeless population in Canada. 20% of homeless people in Canada are between the ages of 13-25

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Homeless Hub's Doing Research: Methodology for Evaluating and Mobilizing Your Results 

 June 12, 2024

Supporting communities to prevent and end homelessness

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