If tonight is an average one, some 200,000 Canadians will be without a place of their own to sleep. That number hasn’t changed much in 20 years. With too few beds, short-term shelters overflow into parks and alleys. With no fixed address, those without a home too easily drift toward the margins of society, facing mounting barriers to putting their lives back on a firm footing. But it needn’t be this way.
In This Series
We’re Teaming Up to Find Fresh Solutions for Homelessness
The Tyee and Megaphone Magazine join forces on a six-month project, launching today.
Rethinking Tent Cities as a Help in Housing Crisis, Not a Nuisance
Activists say BC should follow Portland, Seattle in allowing shelter under polycotton.
Yes! In My Backyard!
A commitment to neighbourliness eases resistance to new supportive housing. Part of a series.
No, Homelessness Doesn’t Have to Be Forever
Calgary and other cities are ‘wrapping’ their citizens in help, starting with shelter. It works.
We’re Losing What ‘SRO’ Hotels Can Do Right
For some, much-maligned ‘single-room occupancy’ means independent shelter within their budget. And it’s vanishing.
To End Homelessness, Prevent It from Happening in the First Place
Early diagnosis, access to multiple supports keep people off the street.
What If We Acted as Though Homelessness Were a Real Emergency?
Cities that have tried it in the United States have made headway.
Six Ways to End Homelessness in BC
A plan and a commitment can go a long way to lessen the crisis on the streets. Last in a series.