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A recent Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) study has developed a new framework to understand the barriers that affect access to, and stability within, Canada’s housing system. It may have missed a key group – people experiencing homelessness themselves.

The province’s ‘last resort’ welfare system erects barriers that lock in poverty, say experts.

Calls increase for long-term solutions for unsheltered community in South Surrey, White Rock

The Marpole Neighbourhood House (MNH) , UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) and South Vancouver Neighbourhood House (SVNH) gathered last week in Marpole to have a community conversation about homeless experiences and possible solutions in the area.

Improving supports for older adults who experience homelessness in three major Canadian cities is the focus of an ongoing study led by Simon Fraser University adjunct professor Sarah Canham.

New pilot project brings activities and support to isolated low-income seniors, to keep them at home longer and out of care homes and hospitals.

MITACS research assistant Jean Paul Ramirez Echavarría discusses how the built environment should help us reflect who we are.