Oceanside Homelessness Task Force – District 69, Parksville, BC
Finding Solutions for Our Community's Homeless
Research conducted in Canada and elsewhere has demonstrated the feasibility, effectiveness, and cost savings associated with recovery-oriented housing. https://vancouversun.com/opinion/julian-somers-addiction-homelessness-and-evidence-to-build-back-better Continue reading Opinion: Addiction, homelessness and ways to improve
End Homelessness Winnipeg (EHW), an Indigenous agency that advocates for unsheltered Winnipeggers, has released a guide to help residents understand and interact with people experiencing homelessness. https://winnipegsun.com/news/news-news/homeless-need-support-not-stigma-and-stereotypes-homelessness-advocate-says Continue reading Homeless need support, not stigma and stereotypes, homelessness advocate says
After an emotional Christmas a hand-written Christmas card from a local person experiencing homelessness arrived anonymously on their doorstep that had both the Hughes in tears. Continue reading Card from person experiencing homelessness brings Penticton woman to tears
Big national strategies often struggle to make progress but, from Trieste to Helsinki, individual cities are reducing – and even ending – homelessness https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/dec/10/homelessness-is-not-inevitable-and-can-be-solved-these-cities-show-us-how Continue reading Homelessness can be solved – these cities show us how
As 2020 closes, experienced outreach workers say they’ve never seen so many homeless people in Ottawa living in makeshift camps in the city’s pockets of urban forest. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/egan-not-yet-in-from-the-cold-the-year-of-shifting-homeless-encampments Continue reading A year of shifting homeless encampments
Since it could be a few years before we see rising homelessness in some communities as a result of the current recession, there is time for preventive measures to be designed, implemented and to take effect. https://www.homelesshub.ca/blog/long-term-impact-covid-19-recession-homelessness-canada-what-expect-what-track-what-do Continue reading Report: The long-term impact of COVID-19 on homelessness in Canada
Between 2004 and 2018, Peggy Allen made approximately 500 calls to police about incidents involving people from the emergency shelter next door in Abbotsford, B.C. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-may-28-2019-1.5148615/this-b-c-woman-lodged-hundreds-of-911-complaints-about-the-homeless-now-she-s-advocating-for-them-1.5148621 Continue reading She lodged hundreds of complaints about the homeless, now she’s advocating for them
Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness members Manna Homeless Society at work in the Parksville Qualicum Beach area. Continue reading Video: A Day in the Life of a Manna Volunteer
There is no public policy issue in Canada, in North America for that matter, more vexing than homelessness. As such, we now find ourselves at a crossroads: Do we allow encampments to exist more permanently but in less visible locations – made-in-Canada-style refugee camps – or do we finally attempt to solve homelessness in a … Continue reading Opinion: Invest in Affordable Housing Now
This three year old video was produced locally by Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness members, the Manna Homeless Society. It depicts some of the issues around homelessness, most of which are still relevant today. Continue reading A Video Glimpse into Homelessness in Parksville
