Friday, 15 April 2016

Putting an End to Child & Family Homelessness in Canada: Report Released by Raising the Roof


                                  Photo credit: MLazarevski via Foter.com / CC BY-ND

This 2016 report released by Raising the Roof provides recommendations for government and community services aimed at reducing child and family homelessness in Canada. The report is an outcome of Raising the Roof’s three year study of this issue which included interviews with key stakeholders and the development of a conceptual framework. Raising the Roof also identified “8 pillars” connected their framework including child care, food insecurity, and stigma.

Recommendations to community agencies and service providers include:
  • Developing a coordinated system of care (i.e. common intake form, centralized intake, joint advocacy and fundraising)
  • Providing trauma-informed services (i.e. providing outreach to clients, ongoing staff training and support, providing self-care support to reduce staff burnout)

Access the report summary here. For links to the full report and supplementary documents visit Raising the Roof Resources here.


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