Documentation Of Best Practices Addressing Homelessness

Author : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Research Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Homeless persons
ISBN : UCLA:L0080936933

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Documentation of Best Practices Addressing Homelessness by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Research Division Pdf

This report describes ten projects selected from a cross section of agencies involved with homelessness. The projects were selected to illustrate best practices or innovative approaches, transferable to other organizations, which have resulted in concrete, sustainable improvements in the lives of homeless persons in Canada. Selection criteria for choosing effective practices included: involvement & empowerment of homeless persons; provision of a safe & secure environment; and provision of a variety of services. The projects represents the various types of initiatives addressing homelessness (such as prevention, street outreach, shelter, rehabilitation, and supportive housing), different geographical regions, and different kinds of homeless served (women with children, youth, single men). Six of the projects are fully documented and include an executive summary, fact sheet, project history, client profile, management & financial information, and description of project philosophy & approach. The other four projects are documented in a more concise form.

Author : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Homeless persons
ISBN : 0662288149

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Roundtables on Best Practices Addressing Homelessness by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : The Homeless Hub
Page : 781 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780772714756

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Finding Home: Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christopher Leo
Publisher : Canadian Centre Policy Alternatives
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9780886274290

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The Federal Government and Homelessness: Community Initiative or Dictation From Above? by Christopher Leo Pdf

Author : Rhoda Howard-Hassmann
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780812220933

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Economic Rights in Canada and the United States by Rhoda Howard-Hassmann Pdf

This volume explains how economic rights are realized—or violated—in Canada and the United States. Contributors analyze the philosophy, law, and politics of these rights and discuss specific issues such as poverty, health care, and the rights of people with disabilities.

Author : David Levinson
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004-06-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780761927518

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Encyclopedia of Homelessness by David Levinson Pdf

A readerʼs guide is provided to assist readers in locating entries on related topics. It classifies entries into 14 general categories: Causes, Cities, Demography and Characteristics, Health issues, History, Housing, Legal issues, Advocacy and policy, Lifestyle issues, Organizations, Perceptions of homelessness, Populations, Research, Service systems and settings, World perspectives and issues.

Author : Rae Bridgman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1551115336

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StreetCities by Rae Bridgman Pdf

"A wonderful example of contemporary anthropology." - Irene Glasser, Community Renewal Team (CRT), Hartford, Connecticut

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee on Health Care for Homeless People
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1988-02-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309038324

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Homelessness, Health, and Human Needs by Institute of Medicine,Committee on Health Care for Homeless People Pdf

There have always been homeless people in the United States, but their plight has only recently stirred widespread public reaction and concern. Part of this new recognition stems from the problem's prevalence: the number of homeless individuals, while hard to pin down exactly, is rising. In light of this, Congress asked the Institute of Medicine to find out whether existing health care programs were ignoring the homeless or delivering care to them inefficiently. This book is the report prepared by a committee of experts who examined these problems through visits to city slums and impoverished rural areas, and through an analysis of papers written by leading scholars in the field.

Author : Anne Westhues,Brian Wharf
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 699 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781554584109

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Canadian Social Policy, Fifth Edition by Anne Westhues,Brian Wharf Pdf

Social policy shapes the daily lives of every Canadian citizen and should reflect the beliefs of a majority of Canadians on just approaches to the promotion of health, safety, and well-being. Too often, those on the front lines—social workers, nurses, and teachers—observe that policies do not work well for the most vulnerable groups in society. In the first part of this new edition of Canadian Social Policy, Westhues and Wharf argue that service deliverers have discretion in how policies are implemented, and the exercise of this discretion is how citizens experience policy—whether or not it is fair and reasonable. They show the reader how social policy is made and they encourage active citizenship to produce policies that are more socially just. New material includes an examination of the reproduction of systemic racism through the implementation of human rights policy and a comparative analysis of the policy-making process in Quebec and English Canada. The second part of the book discusses policy issues currently under debate in Canada. Included are new chapters that explore parental leave policies and housing as a determinant of health. All chapters contain newly updated statistical data and research and policy analysis. A reworked section on the process of policy-making and the addition of questions for critical reflection enhance the suitability of the book as a core resource in social policy courses. The final chapter explores how front-line workers in the human services can advocate for change in organizational policies that will benefit the people supported.

Author : Rae Bridgman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0802080847

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Safe Haven by Rae Bridgman Pdf

In this groundbreaking work, urban anthropologist Rae Bridgman, in careful and intimate detail, explores the perspectives of the women who work and live at Savard's, a unique shelter for homeless women. Bridgman uses the design and development of Savard's - a housing model developed by women for women - as an opportunity to document the project's original vision and what happened once it opened. There are few rules at Savard's. Women may come and go as they wish, and referrals to other services are made only when a woman has indicated interest in taking action on her own behalf. It is a model that aims to provide a safe haven for the chronically homeless. The study traces the evolution of this type of shelter, providing qualitative research and useful analysis for academics, policy-makers, service providers, and activists. Based on many hours of participant observation as well as interviews and staff records, Safe Haven presents a distinct picture of the chronically homeless and those on the frontlines of this lifesaving service.

Author : Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Housing
ISBN : UIUC:30112033396588

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Compendium de Recherche by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Pdf

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program,Committee on an Evaluation of Permanent Supportive Housing Programs for Homeless Individuals
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309477079

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Permanent Supportive Housing by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Health and Medicine Division,Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice,Policy and Global Affairs,Science and Technology for Sustainability Program,Committee on an Evaluation of Permanent Supportive Housing Programs for Homeless Individuals Pdf

Chronic homelessness is a highly complex social problem of national importance. The problem has elicited a variety of societal and public policy responses over the years, concomitant with fluctuations in the economy and changes in the demographics of and attitudes toward poor and disenfranchised citizens. In recent decades, federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the philanthropic community have worked hard to develop and implement programs to solve the challenges of homelessness, and progress has been made. However, much more remains to be done. Importantly, the results of various efforts, and especially the efforts to reduce homelessness among veterans in recent years, have shown that the problem of homelessness can be successfully addressed. Although a number of programs have been developed to meet the needs of persons experiencing homelessness, this report focuses on one particular type of intervention: permanent supportive housing (PSH). Permanent Supportive Housing focuses on the impact of PSH on health care outcomes and its cost-effectiveness. The report also addresses policy and program barriers that affect the ability to bring the PSH and other housing models to scale to address housing and health care needs.

Author : Chris Bevan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 615 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781040028117

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The Routledge Handbook of Global Perspectives on Homelessness, Law & Policy by Chris Bevan Pdf

This handbook provides a comprehensive global survey and assessment of the law and policy relating to homelessness prevention. Homelessness is regarded internationally as one of the most pressing issues facing humanity and one of the greatest social challenges of our times. This has been further amplified as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Across the globe, there is an enormous divergence in both experiences of and responses to homelessness from governments and state actors. This handbook examines how different jurisdictions from across all five continents of the world have encountered, framed and responded to homelessness. Written by expert scholars and leaders in their field, the book engages in a multidisciplinary and comparative analysis of homelessness as an issue of acute social concern. Understandings of homelessness are geographically, culturally and historically situated, making analysis of each jurisdiction’s approach by a national expert deeply insightful. The collection examines legal and extra-legal policy interventions targeted at reducing or preventing homelessness from across the globe. Drawing on diverse perspectives, differing cultures and welfare regimes, it thus constitutes a timely evaluation of current approaches to homelessness internationally. This book will appeal to students and scholars of homelessness, sociology, social policy, anthropology, and urban sociology, as well as international and national policymakers.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Homeless persons
ISBN : MINN:31951P01034890A

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Toward Understanding Homelessness by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015058784250

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OHI by Anonim Pdf