Homelessness Links

Ottawa

www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca Alliance to End Homelessness, Ottawa. Contains the annual Report Cards on Homelessness for Ottawa starting in 2004·
www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/crecs/eng/pub_proj_reports.asp On website of Ottawa University’s Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services. Includes several studies on Homelessness-related topics in Ottawa, including "Describing the Homeless Population of Ottawa-Carleton", "Assisting Recipients of Social Benefits with a History of Homelessness with Financial Matters: A Needs Assessment in the Region of Ottawa-Carleton (Part 1) (Part 2)", and "Needs Assessment for a Rent Bank Project in the Region of Ottawa-Carleton".
Community Information Centre of Ottawa-Carleton: Includes directory of community services.
Leadership Table on Homelessness

HomelessHub.ca The Homeless Hub encourages discussion about the future of homelessness research, policy and services in Canada. ·
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Working Group on Homelessness: Members report on-going and recently completed research related to homelessness.
Canadian Mental Health Association: The mission of the CMHA is to advocate with and provide programs and services for people with mental disorders, and to enhance, maintain and promote the mental health of all individuals and communities in Ontario. ·
Canadian Social Research Network - Homelessness and Housing ·
City of Toronto Disaster Relief Committee: The TDRC strives to make all levels of Canadian Government recognize that homelessness is a national disaster. ·
http://www.hifis.ca/index-eng.shtml The Homeless Individuals and Families Information System (HIFIS) Initiative: This site offers information about the federal government's strategy to help provinces and territories reduce homelessness. ·
Government of Canada - National Homelessness Initiative: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/homelessness/index.shtml ·
Povnet Homelessness Site: Contains various Canadian links on homelessness. ·
Raising the Roof: A national charity dedicated to finding long-term solutions to the growing problem of homelessness in Canada.

Homelessness, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Information about homelessness in America, as well as HHS homeless assistance programs, publications, research results, and many other resources related to homelessness.
Homelessness in England - Rough Sleeping - Report by the Social Exclusion Unit: Report looks at British efforts to reduce to as near zero as possible the numbers sleeping rough.
National Coalition for the Homeless (U.S.): A national advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service providers, and others committed to ending homelessness through public education, policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, and technical assistance.
Description of Population and Programs in the U.S.