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An Introduction to Decolonizing Indigenous Research

 March 11, 2025

A Way Home Canada, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness & Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab

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Yes, It Works: How Housing First for Youth Transforms Lives (Prevention Matters Episode 9)

 March 11, 2025

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.

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Alberta.ca Open Data Emergency Shelters Daily Occupancy Updated March 2025

 March 9, 2025

This collection of datasets provided by Seniors, Community and Social Services (SCSS)

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A Data Infrastructure Roadmap for Preventing Youth Homelessness (PolicyWise)

 February 28, 2025

This roadmap seeks to create information that brings light to effective prevention strategies through research and evaluation. PolicyWise for Children & Families, in partnership with Making the Shift: Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab, developed the Data Infrastructure Roadmap for Preventing Youth Homelessness. The Roadmap outlines a national plan to build and use data more effectively to prevent youth homelessness in Canada.

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Calgary's Enough for All Well-Being Dashboard

 January 23, 2025

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.

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Online Training Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (Homeless Learning Hub)

 January 9, 2025

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.

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Homelessness Data Improvement Framework (Homelessness Learning Hub)

 September 25, 2024

This tool can also be used to guide discussions on data quality amongst community partners and local leaders

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Youth Perspectives on FNS Wraparound Supports (Homeless Hub)

 August 15, 2024

This blog explores the impact of the The Family and Natural Supports FNS intervention’s wraparound approach and how it addresses some unique issues youth have faced.

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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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