Research how large cities in Canada handle
homelessness.
International
Homeless Discussion List, Archives, and Weblinks
For the teacher: This extensive page of Web links covers
many topics relating to homelessness including health and medical
services, shelters, programs, laws and rights, and regional resources
listed by country.
National
Coalition for the Homeless (USA)
For the teacher: These pages survey homelessness from an
American viewpoint. See the FAQ page for more information.
Homelessness
in Canada: From housing to shelters to blankets, Connie Hargrave,
Share International
For the teacher: This article covers many issues related
to homelessness. It especially focussing on shelters.
FAQ:
Solutions for Canada's Homeless, Raising the Roof
For the teacher: This private organization presents an
extensive FAQ that includes defining homelessness. It answers
questions such as: is homelessness a 'pathology', who are the
homeless, does welfare prevent people from becoming homeless,
what is the health status of people who do not have housing, don't
some people choose to be homeless, are emergency shelters and
sleeping bags the answer, etc.
1997
Position Paper on Homelessness and Health, Canadian Public Health
Association
For the teacher: This paper is a good survey of homelessness
in Canada and focuses on it as a fundamental health issue. The
paper also discusses the causes of homelessness and makes recommendations.
City
of Toronto: Shelter, Housing and Support Division
For the teacher: The Web page for Toronto's Shelter, Housing
and Support Division describes programs for providing a range
of shelter and affordable housing options.
Yonge
Street Mission — Toronto
For the teacher: This inter-denominational Christian humanitarian
organization was founded in 1896 in Toronto. The Mission responds
to physical, emotional and spiritual needs. The page has links
to the facilities it oversees.
Covenant
House — Toronto
For the teacher: Covenant House claims to be Canada's largest
youth shelter, offering help and hope to homeless young people.
Corporate
Affordable Housing Strategy
For the teacher: This site describes the homelessness problem
in Calgary and the plan the city has implemented to alleviate
it.
Prevention
of Homelessness — City of Vancouver
For the teacher: The student can study Vancouver's priority action
on homelessness: providing longer-term housing, rather than constructing
temporary shelters.
Triage
Emergency Services and Care Society, Vancouver, B.C.
For the teacher: This society shelters homeless people
with mental health and/or substance abuse issues in a safe supportive
environment.
Non-Market
Housing in Vancouver
For the teacher: Vancouver provides non-market housing
for those who cannot afford to pay market rents. It is housing
owned by government, a non-profit or co-operative society. Rents
are determined not by the market but by the residents' ability
to pay.
The
Ottawa Mission
For the teacher: The Ottawa Mission has been helping the
homeless since 1906. This Web site describes its program and gives
statistics on use of the program.
Welcome
Hall Mission, Montreal
For the teacher: The Welcome Hall Mission is a religiously
based organization that cares for the physical, emotional, social
and spiritual aspects of homeless people.
The
Old Brewery Mission, Montreal
For the teacher: The Old Brewery Mission is a network of
services that provides shelter, meals, health services and job
re-entry programs for the destitute.
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