The Government of Saskatchewan made my work a lot easier with an announcement today that they were increasing certain aspects of Social Services funding, especially for emergency shelter rates and per room rates, both which have a huge impact on what we do around here. For us who are working extremely hard in getting an [...]
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The Devil Plays Hardball
A documentary for CBC Newsworld :: It questions whether the mentor model is the best way to get people who are living on the streets off the streets. Cameras were rolling as a well-to-do mother of four, a lawyer, an IT consultant and a film director paired up with homeless people for 10 months. The [...]
Fences to keep out the homeless
From the Salvation Army website The city of Port Coquitlam, B.C. wants to fence off certain sheltered areas from the homeless. They say it is a public safety measure! The fences would stop the homeless from finding refuge in picnic shelters and under bridges. The homeless are just looking for a warm, sheltered place to [...]
MyHome Residents Take the High Road
The front page of the Star Phoenix has a story about the residents of MyHome Teens living in supportive care homes run by the EGADZ outreach program are speaking out in defence of their right to live among the middle-class home-owners of Saskatoon’s new Hampton Village neighbourhood. Staff of the My Home program say the [...]
Eva’s Phoenix
Here is an example of an innovative housing initiative in Toronto called Eva’s Phoenix Eva’s Phoenix is a transitional housing and training facility, which formally opened in June 2000. Prior to opening, Eva’s Phoenix ran its first successful employment training program funded by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC), which supported 50 homeless and at-risk youth [...]
Night at the Movies
We are showing some movies at the shelter on Saturday nights for the guys who call this place home. We are starting out with the Star Wars series and then hitting Star Trek (Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!) pretty hard. After that I have some ideas on what films I want to show (The Mission, Batman Begins) but I [...]
City vs. the Activists = Homeless Lose Out
An article in the San Francisco Inquirer suggests that as the city and activists feud over what to do with the homeless, they are frozen out of the services that can help. via “I could care less about their vigorous representation of the homeless,” Henderson said. “At the end of the day, we all want [...]
Housing homeless could save taxpayers hundreds of millions
The Canadian Press points out the obvious A study says providing shelter for the homeless with severe addictions and mental illness throughout British Columbia could save taxpayers millions of dollars. “Addiction is the most prevalent mental health problem in both the street homeless and at-risk populations, followed by concurrent disorders and, less frequently, mental illness [...]
