Co-Founder, President & CEO of @AWayHomeCa. We can #endyouthhomelessness in Canada. Ashoka Fellow.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined November 2008
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Solving #YouthHomelessness involves youth-specific innovative programs and housing solutions. Visit: homelesshub.ca/HF4Y #THISisHF4Y via @AWayHomeCa
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We're thrilled to announce the 2023 #MtSPreventionAwards winners: Omamoo Wango Gamik, Concurrent Youth Hub & honourable mentions: NFA-Y, Bright Mindz.
Come meet the awardees on November 9th to learn more about their prevention initiatives: bit.ly/3FbVtVi
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FACT: Preventing #homelessness requires addressing systemic factors, such as racism and colonization, that make some groups more likely than others to experience homelessness.
Learn more: bit.ly/3raqxRY
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JOB POSTING: #MtS is seeking a highly motivated research assistant who has a strong interest in contributing to a mixed-method study evaluating the effectiveness of various #YouthHomelessness prevention frameworks.
Learn more about the role and apply: bit.ly/3q2QdPH
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Supporting Youth: oneROOF's Ontario Trillium Foundation Celebration teapawt.net/i/broadcasts/1YqKDoozP…
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The deadline for the #MtS youth homelessness #prevention awards is in 2 DAYS!
Nominate your program by June 23rd for a chance to win $10,000: bit.ly/3HncCgi
#MtSPreventionAwards
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This project will ensure that youth at risk of or currently experiencing #homelessness maintain their natural supports that are essential to staying in school, accessing training & employment, achieving housing stability, & ensuring overall #MentalHealth: bit.ly/3Nd8Xnf
The deadline for the 3rd annual #MtS Youth Homelessness Prevention Awards is approaching! Don’t miss your opportunity to nominate a program/collaboration that is working to prevent #YouthHomelessness.
Submit nomination: bit.ly/3qa5aiU
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@canadalifeco
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Many coordinated access systems (CAS) do not link young people with services beyond housing. This is a problem because services and systems outside of the housing and #homelessness sectors are essential for intervention and prevention efforts.
Source: bit.ly/4304lI1
Thank you @FEANTSA conference for giving @SteveGaetz and I the opportunity to discuss some of the amazing work @AWayHomeCa is doing to prevent & end #YouthHomelessness. In this workshop, we also explored how the A Way Home model could be adapted to work in other countries!
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Q: What is #UpstreamCanada?
A: It is a preventative approach that works to support youth aged 12-16 who are identified as at risk of #homelessness and school disengagement.
Learn More: bit.ly/3B0Twcl
The deadline for the 3rd annual #MtS Youth Homelessness Prevention Awards is one month away!
Don’t miss your opportunity to nominate a program/collaboration that is working to prevent #YouthHomelessness.
Submit nomination: bit.ly/3qa5aiU
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@canadalifeco
In a recent @CovenantHouseBC podcast episode, Dr. Ken Ginsburg discussed the topic of #youth resiliency and the important role that adults play in supporting youth.
Check it out! bit.ly/3BtlMEy
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One challenge associated with the #FNS approach is that youth experiencing homelessness may choose to maintain unsupportive/unhealthy relationships. If this occurs, FNS staff should honour the young person’s choice in a way that's safe/trauma-informed: bit.ly/3p1CZSI
BIG NEWS! The #MtS Youth Homelessness Prevention Awards are officially accepting nominations! Don’t miss your opportunity to nominate an innovative program/collaboration that is working to prevent #YouthHomelessness ⬇️
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Prevention Awards 2023. This award was created to celebrate the important work Canadian organizations & collaborations are doing to prevent #YouthHomelessness in Canada: bit.ly/3phn2Yw
Awards programs can be really useful in a number of ways, including acting as a mechanism to unearth innovation, and our first two years of the #MtSPreventionAwards did just that!
Stay tuned for more information about the 3rd annual MtS Youth Homelessness Prevention Awards!
BIG NEWS! The #MtS Youth Homelessness Prevention Awards are coming back!
Stay tuned for the official announcement.
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Are you a post-secondary student with lived experience of #homelessness?
Apply for financial support through the #MtS LivEx bursary, which aims to support scholars w/ lived experience through their post-secondary degrees.
Deadline- April 30th, 2023: bit.ly/3AvRDE2
Check out this webinar to learn all the information needed to kick-start the shift to #YouthHomelessness prevention in your organization and/or community⬇️
Our latest study aims to discover what you/your org knows about 5 specific #YouthHomelessness prevention program models. Watch our latest webinar to learn more about each of these program models and how you can contribute to this research.
WATCH: bit.ly/3ohoTMs
If you are interested to learn more about my research on how social innovation can be used to address #YouthHomelessness, register for this seminar by sending an email to Prof. Cathal O'Connell at [email protected] by TOMORROW!
We’re delighted to be hosting the seminar 'Sharing Canadian & Irish Research and Practice in Housing First & Rapid Rehousing' in UCC on 20 April. Details at: ucc.ie/en/media/research/iss…
@SteveGaetz @melanieredman @homelesshub @UCCAppSoc @IrishResearch @SimonCommunity @AWayHomeCa
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Our Training and Program Implementation Manager, @HeidiHkwalter, will be co-leading a workshop at the 2023 #FEANTSAForum on #homelessness prevention interventions, specifically the Family and Natural Supports approach.
Register to join this workshop: bit.ly/42ldmeN
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Into the afternoon session @CEYHomelessness event - we're now hearing from #youth #homelessness experts Prof. @SteveGaetz and @melanieredman offering a perspective from Canada.
