10 years to end homelessness

NRU
Nov. 11, 2015

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing released a report October 28 regarding the provincial government’s plan to end chronic homelessness within 10 years. Prepared by the provincial Expert Advisory Panel on Homelessness, the report acknowledges the complexities of homelessness and the actions required to eradicate it in the next decade. It recommends adopting a shared definition of homelessness to build a common language and understanding of the problem, committing $10-million over two years in targeted funding from the Local Poverty Reduction Fund, requiring municipal enumeration to gather data about homelessness, and prioritizing provincial actions to reduce homeless among youth, Aboriginals, those chronically homeless and those in transitioning from provincially-funded institutions and service systems.