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Join us for a webinar on preventing & ending homelessness among !We are proud to share that our will be speaking at t...
06/19/2026

Join us for a webinar on preventing & ending homelessness among !

We are proud to share that our will be speaking at the next Institute of Global Homelessness Community of Impact webinar.

In observance of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, this webinar will foster cross-regional learning about strategies, frontline services, and community-led programs to prevent and end homelessness among Indigenous Peoples. Although Indigenous communities might be represented differently across regions, historically, Indigenous communities have been disproportionately affected by homelessness and land dispossession.

Kim, our Training and Relations Consultant, will bring her expertise from over 15 years of frontline work addressing homelessness as a Cree and Saulteaux First Nations woman.

🗓️ Date: August 6, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00–10:00 a.m. CDT / 10:00–11:00 a.m. ET

👉 REGISTER HERE: https://shorturl.at/aaPQd

costs less than emergency shelter and cuts youth homelessness in half. Scaling just makes sense. This Future of Good o...
06/05/2026

costs less than emergency shelter and cuts youth homelessness in half. Scaling just makes sense.

This Future of Good op-ed from Mardi Daley, Amanda Maki, and Angelina (Angie) Trask calls for a shift toward earlier, smarter investments that prevent young people from experiencing homelessness in the first place.

đź“° Read this excellent op-ed: https://futureofgood.co/prevention-cuts-youth-homelessness-in-half-and-is-cheaper-than-emergency-shelter-so-why-isnt-canada-scaling-programs/

“Otherwise, you're just putting out fires.” Effective requires manageable caseloads.The recommendation of 7–10 youth p...
06/03/2026

“Otherwise, you're just putting out fires.” Effective requires manageable caseloads.

The recommendation of 7–10 youth per case manager reflects a key insight: without sufficient capacity, even well-designed programs become reactive.

Check out this webinar to learn more research-based recommendations about making the shift toward preventing : https://ow.ly/w0BK50YKBAO

The Homeless Hub

By the time a young person reaches a shelter, we’ve already missed our best opportunities to intervene. Because doesn'...
05/20/2026

By the time a young person reaches a shelter, we’ve already missed our best opportunities to intervene. Because doesn't start at the shelter door; it begins years earlier: in our classrooms, foster care, detention centres and hospitals. They see the warning signs of instability long before the homelessness sector does. True means intervening earlier and empowering the systems that see the warning signs first to step in before housing instability occurs.


The Homeless Hub

Is your organization, or one you know, doing exceptional work to prevent in 🇨🇦? Nominate them for the Prevention Awa...
05/19/2026

Is your organization, or one you know, doing exceptional work to prevent in 🇨🇦? Nominate them for the Prevention Awards 🏆!

Presented by Canada Life Co, the Awards are back for their 6th year, recognizing programs & initiatives helping prevent across the country.

This year, two winners will each receive a $10,000 cash prize, presented by Canada Life Co. Honourable mention recipients may also receive cash awards ranging from $2,500 to $5,000.

Winners will also receive:

✔️ Conference presentation opportunities
✔️ A mini case study by the the
✔️ A newsletter feature reaching 20,000+ subscribers
✔️ New this year: free prevention training from our team at A Way Home Canada

➡️ Learn more & nominate your initiative: https://shorturl.at/0pgQB

05/07/2026

Q: What’s a major barrier to preventing ?

A: Fragmented data. When governments, organizations, and researchers can’t easily share information, it’s harder to coordinate services and respond early.

During a recent Prevention Matters! panel, the team from Policy Wise for Children and Families shared how new approaches to collaborative data are helping bridge those gaps—and what this means for prevention efforts.

Watch the full panel here: you can hear them all by watching the full webinar recording:https://ow.ly/1Lo550YKxsw

If an intervention does *not* stabilize a young person’s housing situation, it’s not preventing homelessness.In the home...
05/06/2026

If an intervention does *not* stabilize a young person’s housing situation, it’s not preventing homelessness.

In the homelessness sector, the term “prevention” is used frequently but not always precisely.
isn’t simply about providing support or services. It requires a clear outcome: housing stability. Without that, interventions may be valuable, but they don’t actually prevent homelessness.

This distinction matters as it shapes how programs are designed, funded, evaluated, and, whether they address root causes or just manage crises.

Watch the full webinar here: https://ow.ly/ioBW50YKBs9
The Homeless Hub

This week, a delegation of 30 leaders from 🇨🇦 and the 🇺🇸 gathered in 🇮🇪 Ireland and Northern Ireland for an immersive, h...
05/01/2026

This week, a delegation of 30 leaders from 🇨🇦 and the 🇺🇸 gathered in 🇮🇪 Ireland and Northern Ireland for an immersive, hands-on study tour focused on innovative, real-world approaches to preventing and ending hashtag . The group brings together leaders from the youth sector, philanthropic, and research communities.

Co-led by A Way Home & The Homeless Hub in partnership with , Focus Ireland, and Simon Community Northern Ireland, the group is explored the ins and outs of national strategies across jurisdictions to understand what is working and where gaps still need to be addressed.

Day 1 took us to Dublin and focused on learning directly from young people about what meaningful change should look like, exploring policy in practice, and beginning to identify how effective approaches can be scaled to prevent and end youth homelessness.

On day 2, we explored how long-standing reliance on shelters continues to shape responses to homelessness, and examined the need to shift toward housing-first approaches, wraparound supports, and long-term solutions.

On day 3, we heard from care leavers and leaders about the difference between tokenistic engagement and meaningful involvement, and the need for young people to help shape the policies that impact their lives.

Stay tuned — we'll be sharing more of our learnings!

05/01/2026

Homelessness prevention doesn't start at a shelter; it starts in the classroom. By the time a student loses their housing, the system has already missed multiple opportunities to intervene.

United Way BC Youth Futures Education Fund (YFEF) is shifting the focus upstream. Instead of waiting for a crisis, they use the school environment to identify early warning signs—disengagement, home instability, or sudden challenges—before they escalate into housing loss.

🏆 This proactive model is why YFEF earned an honourable mention for our most recent Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Prevention Award.

04/24/2026

Keeping a young person housed often means keeping them connected to their community. When support systems are local and culturally responsive, intervention happens before a crisis becomes a relocation.

In Brampton, the Youth Resilience and Housing Stability (YRHS) program—developed by South Asian Canadian Health and Social Services (SACHSS)—is proving that prevention is most effective when it’s specialized. Instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, they focus on early intervention that respects the specific family and cultural dynamics of the youth they serve.

🏆This practical, community-led model is why SACHSS was recognized as 1 of 2 winners for our most recent Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Prevention Award.

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