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      • October 12, 2022 Region of Waterloo Council Meeting
      • Region of Waterloo Community Services Meeting October 4, 2022
      • August 18, 2022 Regional Council Meeting
      • August 9, 2022 Regional Community Services Comittee Meeting
      • June 22nd Regional Council Meeting
      • Living Rough: Victoria/Weber Encampment 1.0: Summer Recap
      • Living Rough: Washrooms
      • My "nickel": Victoria and Weber Encampment
      • Unsheltered: Living the Experince
      • Criminalization of Homelessness
      • Unsheltered Campaign Letters to Local Municipalities
      • How to help: Contributing to Unsheltered Needs & Shelter Supports
      • Housing: A Human Right
      • State of the City/Region by Local Municipalities
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The Housing First Approach

"The model was developed to specifically serve chronically homeless individuals with co-occurring serious mental illness and substance use disorders. In contrast to more traditional housing approaches, Housing First does not require sobriety or treatment/service compliance as a condition for program entry or service continuation." - Quote Source: Harm Reduction Journal - BCM  
  • Housing First - National Alliance to End Homelessness​
  • Housing First - Government of Canada​​​​
  • Canadian Housing First Toolkit
  • ​Housing First - Homeless Hub​​​
  • Study by CAMH and St. Michael's Hospital shows Housing First Program significantly reduces homelessness over long term
  • Housing First: The Path to Recovery - CMHA

  • Region of Waterloo 
    • Housing & Shelter
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  • Region of Waterloo Affordable Housing Plan​​
  • City of Waterloo Affordable Housing Strategy
  • City of Kitchener Affordable Housing Strategy
  • City of Cambridge Affordable Housing Plan ​

  • United Nations and the Rule of Law​
  • A Complex Exile: Homelessness, Exclusion, and a Call for Inclusion - Homeless Hub​
  • ​​Young women often feel alone, isolated as they move from homeless to housed: WLU research - CBC News​​
  • University of Waterloo: COVID-19 and the housing implications in the Region of Waterloo: amplified challenges and proactive planning

  • Building Equitable Cities Speaker Series
  • How close are you to homelessness? Kitchener woman shares her story (1:01:26) -City News
  • ​​Stories and Narratives Report on the 2021 Point In Time Count​
  • The Human Right to Adequate Housing (Fact Sheet 21)

  • Substance Use and Homelessness
  • ​March 9, 2022 Waterloo Police Services Board Meeting​
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  • Living Rough: Encampments
  • ​Living Rough: Washrooms
  • Housing: A Human Right
  • 2022: The State of Our Municipalities

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