Series - Innovative Local Impact

How This Canadian City is Curbing Youth Homelessness

Author Jacky Habib
And why this work is especially important in the face of a pandemic

Why It Matters

Affordable housing was one of the top issues on young peopleโ€™s minds in the last federal election โ€” even before COVID-19 highlighted the intense vulnerability people who are homeless face. As housing becomes less affordable in mid-size and major cities across the country, thereโ€™s a need to strategize how to prevent youth homelessness, both during the crisis and afterward. Our third story in partnership with United Way Centraide Canada.

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