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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