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Earlier this year, Calgary wasforced to dismantlean encampment in its downtown after it became host to 27 violent attacks in only two months. Parks throughout Halifax are now host to permanent tent cities, with even sympathetic neighboursreportingthat they’ve become nightmare hubs of screaming, ...
We are fortunate in Calgary to have the Downtown Outreach Addictions Partnership (DOAP) and the Encampment Team throughAlpha House Society, an agency serving vulnerable, at risk Calgarians. Their focus is to interact with individuals where they’re at, and to support them in addressing their nee...
All provincially funded shelters will also provide round-the-clock access seven days a week, while funding will be equalized between community-based organizations in Edmonton and Calgary. The funding will include $5 million to create up to 450 additional shelter spots in Edmonton, br...
Calgary's employment rate is correlated with the incidence of homelessness (r = 0.88) but not Toronto's (r = 0.28). Individual-level characteristics associated with shelter use could not explain the yearly fluctuations in risk of homelessness in Calgary, but macroeconomic indicators are correlated...