October, 2009


The Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness sponsored three events as part of Homelessness Action Week, Oct. 11-17 2009.

The Homelessness Action Week 2009 organizing committee selected events with the intention of bringing “non-believers” to the cause of ending homelessness - in other words, events which would draw in the broader community. These were:

• Project Connect, a service fair for the street community;
• A round table discussion - and backpack drive - for local secondary students featuring a panel of people who have experienced homelessness; and
• “Art and Soul”, an art show featuring the art and music of people who have experienced homelessness.

The Improving the Health of Canadians 2007-2009 report series is comprised of three reports on mental health that focus on the determinants of mental health among Canada's vulnerable populations.

State and Local Initiatives

Homelessness is a national problem with local solutions. No one federal agency, no one level of government and no one sector of the community can reach the goal of ending homelessness alone. Federal agency collaborations and partnerships with state and local governments and the private and faith-based and community sectors are key to achieving the objectives of preventing and ending homelessness. The Council has established a broad range of intergovernmental partnerships:

In August 2006, the BC Ministry of Health – Mental Health and Addictions Branch asked the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction (CARMHA) at Simon Fraser University to provide up-to-date information with regard to the scope of homelessness in BC, recommended solutions and associated costs.

What “housing first” means to people housed
under Toronto’s Streets to Homes program
Preliminary Findings of 2007
post-occupancy research

National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference, Washington, DC, July 10, 2007
Iain De Jong, City of Toronto
Shelter, Support and Housing Administration Division

Click here to view report.

Calgary Committee To End Homelessness
Power Point Presentation
Building the Plan to End Homelessness

An edited collection
of the works of the
Women’s Housing Action Team
Marge Reitsma-Street, Arlene Wells, Carolyn Fast and Dianne de Champlain
(Editors)
December 1, 2005
Faculty of Human and Social Development
Victoria, British Columbia
Produced by the Women’s Housing Action Team

Click here for report.