A Way Home Canada

Today is the first day of the 2024 National Conference on Ending Homelessness (#CAEH24). Don’t forget to join us for the amazing presentations scheduled under our #YouthHomelessness prevention stream.

A Way Home Canada partners with the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness to lead the work of the Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab (MtS). We’re seeking a Research Assistant (#RA) to support one of the #MtS projects, Upstream Canada. This role involves data analysis, literature reviews, conducting assessments, and collaborating with various teams. Apply: https://ow.ly/E2Vf50TTrwc

Our Program Design and Training Consultant, Heidi Walter, attended the final training session of the Housing First Europe Hub cohort 6's Train the Trainers journey! Throughout this program, 21 passionate participants from across Europe came together to develop their skills in training and advocacy for Housing First. Heidi joined them in Warsaw, Poland to provide them with knowledge on the #HF4Y and #FNS models. Congratulations!

Today is Dress Purple Day in Ontario. On the last Friday of October, we wear purple to show children and youth in the child welfare system that they’re not alone. #DressPurpleDay #ChildWelfare

#FACT: Youth’s legal and justice services are vital for preventing and ending experiences of homelessness. If you are involved in #YouthHomelessnessPrevention, please take this survey to be a part of the effort to increase our knowledge on the often overlooked and unmet youths’ legal and justice needs: https://ow.ly/xSLj50TS5oQ

“In government, there’s often a reluctance to actually use the word ‘must.’” Check out this blog post recapping the fourth session of The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness' Prevention Matters! Session, on Duty to Assist (#DtA): https://bit.ly/40eVbZs

THIS WEEK, our Indigenous Training & Relations Consultant, Kim Kakakaway is hosting the latest #PreventionMatters panel. This session will explore the topic of Indigenous #HomelessnessPrevention by looking at how one project is helping individuals “find home” through cultural reconnection, as well as the design and construction of housing that is grounded in Indigenous ways of Knowing, Being and Doing. RSVP NOW! You don’t want to miss it: https://ow.ly/8Msx50TQ5Ns

🔔 HAPPENING NEXT WEEK! To commemorate #WomensHistoryMonth, this month’s #PreventionMatters panel will host an inspiring conversation on Indigenous homelessness prevention through a gender-based lens! Date: 12PM EST Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024 RSVP here: https://ow.ly/XomR50TOLIW

For more than 35 years, 360°kids has been providing housing services to young people in York Region. In response to a gap observed in the sector, this organization has developed a new project specifically designed to address the unique needs of Black youth experiencing #homelessness. https://bit.ly/3TEnaxx #YouthHomelessnessPrevention

We have partnered with Grande Prairie Youth Emergency shelter to train them on how to effectively implement the Family and Natural Supports (#FNS) framework in their organization. The team is already taking steps to integrate this philosophy into their youth and family support services. For more information on the FNS Model or how A Way Home Canada can support your organization to make the shift to prevention contact: hwalter@awayhome.ca