Houselessness & Poverty
View All ResourcesReport: Indigenous Shelter Diversion and Eviction Prevention May 2025 (Canadian Observatory on Homelessness)
Through an environmental scan of literature and existing programs, this report adopts a decolonizing lens to explore Indigenous perspectives on prevention, including diversion from shelters and preventing eviction.

Wherever Precariously Homed People Are, Their Belongings are at Risk (homeless hub)
This research addresses a gap in the scholarship of homelessness governance, shining a light on the people, practices, and experiences of regulation as it relates to precariously homed people’s belongings.

Strength in Numbers: The 2023-2024 ACWS Report on Domestic Violence Shelter Impact in Alberta
Released April 2025 this report reveals a continued rise in demand for shelter services and the urgent need for sustained support to keep up with the growing complexity of survivors’ needs.

An Introduction to Decolonizing Indigenous Research
A Way Home Canada, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness & Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab

Yes, It Works: How Housing First for Youth Transforms Lives (Prevention Matters Episode 9)
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and their partners, A Way Home Canada and Making the Shift, unpack evidence-based* insights on Housing First for Youth, its benefits and what our research has taught us about what it takes to prevent youth homelessness.

Alberta.ca Open Data Emergency Shelters Daily Occupancy Updated March 2025
This collection of datasets provided by Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS)

PolicyWise Creating a Roadmap to Prevent Youth Homelessness February 2025
This roadmap seeks to create information that brings light to effective prevention strategies through research and evaluation

Calgary's Enough for All Well-Being Dashboard
The Enough for All Well-Being Dashboard brings to life vital data demonstrating Calgary's progress toward achieving its poverty-reduction goals. See yearly changes and trends in income, housing, education, employment, and more.

Online Training Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (Homeless Learning Hub)
Free, on-demand training designed to support anyone working in the homeless-serving sector who is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all.
