Community Resources:
Contents:
- Guest Help
- Homelessness & Housing Umbrella Group
- Document Resources
- Homelessness to Housing Stability - Region of Waterloo Publications
- Other Sites of Interest
- KW Out Of The Cold Guest Booklet - from 2012
Guest Help
Please first see the links under Guest Help, above.
Homelessness & Housing Umbrella Group
Start here
Document Resources
- Sources of Emergency Food
- Food Banks Canada’s food safety guide - Safe Food Handling Standards Sept 29 2010.pdf
- Region of Waterloo, Community Services - Publications & Reports
- Wellesley Institute - a comprehensive and informative Canadian-made resource on issues related to poverty and housing.
- The Corporation for Supportive Housing - a comprehensive manual for creating housing-first solutions in your community.
- Waterloo Region Crime Prevention Council - a wealth of information on community-based solutions: “smart on crime” model.
- National Alliance to End Homelessness - a North American alliance of organizations to end homelessness.
- Million Dollar Murray - Malcolm Gladwell wrote an important piece in the New Yorker magazine on the costs of doing nothing to end homelessness.
- Waterloo’s Million Dollar Murray - Michael Savage estimates the cost to Waterloo tax payers of doing nothing, a la Gladwell.
- Homelessness: How to End a National Crisis - Jack Layton’s excellent analysis of homelessness in Canada and what needs to be done to build effective anti-poverty policies. (Penguin.)
- Housing for ex-cons: Spend a little, save a lot - An article from the Toronto Star highlighting the savings of supportive housing for ex-convicts.
- Homeless Hub - encourages discussion about the future of homelessness research, policy and services in Canada.
Homelessness to Housing Stability - Region of Waterloo Publications
Includes:
- Housing Stability Data Summary 2015/2016
- The Community Guide to End Homelessness in Waterloo Region - This Community Guide provides information on ways to get involved in helping to end homelessness in Waterloo region. The guide is organized by the learn, lend and lead themes.
- 2016/17 Pocket Card
- Emergency Shelter Programs in Waterloo Region Brochure
- Out of the Cold Transitions: Final 2014/2015 Evaluation Report (Aug 2015)
- Housing Stability System Brochures and Booklets
- Emergency Shelter Programs in Waterloo Region
- Street Outreach Programs in Waterloo Region
- Housing Help
- Time-Limited Residence Programs in Waterloo Region
- Affordable Housing and Supportive Housing Programs in Waterloo Region
- STEP Home
- Lived Experience as Expertise Manual
- Housing Options for Older Adults Living in Waterloo Region
- Waterloo Region Energy Assistance Program
- Make It A Home Access Guide
- 2016/17 Pocket Card
- Inventory of Housing Stability Programs in Waterloo Region (2011)
- Emergency Shelter
- Street Outreach
- Housing Retention and Re-Housing
- Time-Limited Residence
- Affordable Housing and Supportive Housing
- Additional Inventory resources include:
- List of All Housing Stability Programs
- Data Reports
- Ending Family Homelessness
- Family Shelter Diversion Pilot (2013-2015):
- Homelessness to Housing Stability Strategy (2012) and Background Reports
- The Policy Framework
- The Action Framework
- The Strategy Summary Sheet
- Nine background reports (see below), plus the Inventory (see above) were used to inform the update process.
- LGBTQ Populations and the Shelter System
- Promising Principles and Practices in Housing Options for Youth Experiencing Homelessness in Waterloo Region
- STEP Home Year 3 Evaluation Report
- STEP Home Flex Fund Report: June 2008 - June 2010
- STEP Home Housing Report
- STEP Home Services Report
- Hearing the Voices: Learnings from Kitchener-Waterloo Out of the Cold
- The Story of SHOW: Development and Early Impact of Supportive Housing of Waterloo
- We’ll Leave the Lights On For You: Housing Options For People Experiencing Persistent Homelessness Who Use Substances (Alcohol and/or Drugs)
- Program Review Resource Guide: Selected Longer Term Housing Stability Programs for People Experiencing Persistent Homelessness in Hamilton, Toronto and Ottawa
- Homelessness to Housing Stability Strategy (2007-2010) and Background Reports
- All Roads Lead to Home: The Homelessness to Housing Stability Strategy
- Region of Waterloo’s Role in Homelessness: A Discussion Document (2004)
- Understanding Homelessness and Housing Stability Experienced by Adults in Waterloo Region’s Urban Areas
- Community Plans for the Federal Government’s Homelessness Partnering Strategy
- Homelessness to Housing Stability Strategy Summary Series
- Introduction to the Homelessness to Housing Stability Strategy
- Focus on Aboriginal Populations
- Focus on Economic Homelessness
- Focus on LGBTQ Populations
- Focus on Mental Health
- Focus on Newcomers to Canada
- Focus on Older Adults
- Focus on Persistent Homelessness
- Focus on People with Disabilities
- Focus on Rural Populations
- Focus on Substance Use
- Focus on Youth
- Housing Stability Language Guide (updated April 2012)
- Homelessness to Housing Stability Strategy Summary Series (full series)
- Documents for Service Providers
- Emergency Shelters
- Emergency Shelter Program Framework (2017)
- Region of Waterloo Emergency Shelter Guidelines (2007)
- Emergency Shelter Information and Referral Guide (2013)
- Housing Help Plus Pilot
- STEP Home Cambridge Team Pilot
- Subsidized Supportive Housing
- Documents for HIFIS
- Emergency Shelters
- SPDAT Materials
- Families
- Single Adults
- Single Youth
- Housing Support Services
- Rent Arrears and Deposits Flow Chart
Other Sites of Interest
- Supportive Housing Of Waterloo (SHOW) - a housing project in the region that grew out of an Out of the Cold initiative.
- Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff - book on How To Help The Homeless.
- Homelessness & Housing Umbrella Group (HHUG) - A non partisan group focused on solutions to homelessness and housing.
- Homelessness ‘chronic’ in Canada - CBC Report on the high cost of doing nothing about homelessness in Canada
- Cost of Poverty in Canada - report on the high cost of poverty in Canada.
- Just the Facts! Canada Without Poverty
KW Out Of The Cold Guest Booklet - from 2012