Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: Resources: Housing

  • Edmonton’s 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness Year 2 Update

    Title:A place to call home: Edmonton’s 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness: Update year 2
    Corporate Author: Edmonton Homeless Commission
    Subject: Housing – affordable, social housing; Housing – temporary, emergency, homelessness
    Place of Publication: Edmonton
    Date of Publication: 2011
    Abstract:

    Two years into the implementation of our 10 Year Plan, we are achieving considerable success All of the targets that we set for Year 2 are being met or exceeded:

    956 permanent homes have been secured for 1,352 people who had been homeless.

    83% of people who have been housed have kept their housing.

    The October 2010 Homeless Count found 2,421 homeless Edmontonians, 21% fewer than counted two years earlier.

    This is the first reduction in the number of homeless since the counts began in 1999.

    In the past two years, the number of Edmontonians staying in homeless shelters has dropped by 23% from an average of 1,244 per night in October 2008 to 939 per night in October 2010.

    Housing First clients live in 400 different buildings run by 160 different landlords.

    [Taken from front cover]

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    D. HOUSING/2011 Year-2-Update.pdf

  • 2011 Making Research Matter

    Title: Making research matter: A progress report on Calgary’s research agenda to end homelessness.
    Corporate Author: Calgary Homeless Foundation
    Subject: Housing – temporary, emergency, homelessness
    Publisher: Calgary Homeless Foundation
    Place of Publication: Calgary
    Date of Publication: 2011
    Abstract: Calgary’s 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness (10 Year Plan) was launched in 2007 by Calgary’s Committee to End Homelessness and in January of 2008, the Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF) was chosen to lead its oversight and implementation. There were several key strategies in the original plan, including a strategy specific to data and research. To improve data and systems knowledge the CHF, in consultation with academic and community researchers, engaged in the first Calgary Homelessness Research Symposium to develop a three-year research agenda in 2009. In 2010, the CHF began further consultation with local researchers, in part through the second Homelessness Research Symposium. More than 75 local researchers, academics, service providers and government representatives were in attendance. Their input and feedback were instrumental in updating the original research agenda and in aligning future research priorities with the goals and strategies of the updated 10 Year Plan.
    Language: English
    Material Type: Report

    D. HOUSING/2011 making_research_matter.pdf

  • 2011 Housing Outcomes Aboriginal

    Title: Improving housing outcomes for Aboriginal people in Western Canada: National, regional, community and individual perspectives on changing the future of homelessness.
    Author(s):Thurston, Wilfreda E.; Oelke, Nelly D.; Turner, David; Bird, Cynthia
    Corporate Author: University of Calgary; Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary
    Subject: Housing – planning, policy; Housing – studies, surveys; Housing – temporary, emergency, homelessness
    Publisher: University of Calgary
    Place of Publication: Calgary
    Date of Publication: 2011
    Abstract: The purpose of this study was to create a framework designed to reduce Aboriginal homelessness in Western Canada. To achieve this goal, researchers reviewed homeless reduction policies, procedures and practises of organizations in seven Western Canadian cities that deliver housing services to homeless Aboriginals.They also studied the capacity of urban organizations to collaborate on an initiative dedicated to improving housing outcomes for homeless Aboriginal people.
    Notes:Prepared for Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, National Housing Secretariat.
    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    D. HOUSING/2011 housing-outcome-Aboriginal.pdf

  • 2011 Housing and Support for Homeless Albertans

    Title: Housing and supports for homeless Albertans: ending homelessness by 2019.
    Corporate Author: Government of Alberta. Housing and Urban Affairs
    Subject:Poverty – statistics|split|Housing – affordable, social housing; |Housing – planning, policy
    Publisher: Government of Alberta
    Place of Publication: Edmonton
    Date of Publication: 2011
    Language: English
    Material Type: Fact Sheet

    D. HOUSING/2011 Housing-And-Supports-For-Homeless-Albertans.pdf

  • 2011 Housing Harm Reducation

    Title: Housing and harm reduction: A policy framework for Greater Victoria.
    Author(s): Pauly, Bernie; Reist, Dan; Schactman, Chuck; Belle-Isle, Lynne
    Corporate Author: University of Victoria Centre for Addictions Research of BC
    Subject: Housing – temporary, emergency, homelessness; Housing – planning, policy; Health issues – alcohol and drug abuse
    Publisher: Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness
    Place of Publication: Victoria BC
    Date of Publication: 2011
    Abstract: This policy framework was requested by the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness to guide its work in implementing a housing first strategy and the necessary supports. The Coalition required a relevant and realistic regional harm reduction action plan to complement the Coalition‘s housing and prevention plans that takes into account existing strategies, responds to real needs in the community and is based on the evidence for best practices.
    Language: English
    Material Type: Report

    D. HOUSING/2011 housing_harm_reduction.pdf

  • 2011 Homelessness in Yellowknife

    Title: Homelessness in Yellowknife: An emerging social challenge.
    Author(s): Falvo, Nick
    Citation: Report No. 4
    Subject: Housing – temporary, emergency, homelessness
    Publisher: The Canadian Homelessness Research Network Press
    Place of Publication: Toronto
    Date of Publication: 2011
    Abstract: There is a considerable amount of visible homelessness in Yellowknife (NWT), yet very little third-party analysis of the situation. This report begins by briefly discussing who is homeless in Yellowknife and then outlines program responses, including emergency shelters and various models of housing. An overview will then be provided of major funding initiatives from the federal and territorial governments, as well as various forms of homelessness assistance provided by the City of Yellowknife. The report concludes by making policy recommendations with respect to the need for increased accountability, shelter standards, more housing options for the homeless, and a public health response to alcohol and drug use.
    Language:English
    Series: The Homeless Hub Research Report Series
    Material Type: Report

    D. HOUSING/2011 homelessness_yellowknife.pdf