More SHORT-related Links

Despite it now being virtually illegal to give "spare change" to the poor in Canada's wealthiest province, Bell ("the telephone company") is running happy christmas commercials urging Canadians to "spare some change" and then "spare some more". How about a Canada where charity is replaced by public policy?

More Links related to Shelters, Hostels, and Other Residential Tenancies:

Centre for Equality Rights in Accomodation

National Anti-Poverty Organization

Social Housing Registry of Ottawa

Women, Poverty, and Homelessness in Canada (NAPO Report, 2004)

City of Ottawa's "Poverty Issues Advisory Committee":

National Council on Welfare

Social Planning Council of Ottawa-Carleton

Canadian Council on Social Development

New Publication: Development of The Report Card on Homlessness in Ottawa

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Government of Canada's National Homelessness Initiative

CORE -North Bay Homelessness Group

Calgary's "Street Esteem" group on Being Homeless

Centre for Research on Community Services - Online Pubs - Homelessness

A well organized and municipally-funded community group.

Policy Archives on Housing, Poverty, and Homelessnes from 1917

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside Residents Association

Conference on Homelessness - Toronto York University - May 2005

A model of what a neighbourhood's  anti-poverty organization can be.

Newsflash: SHORT has been invited to present a longer version of "The Shelter Trap" at this conference!

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