A Way Home Canada

A Way Home is a national coalition. We are dedicated to preventing, reducing and ending youth homelessness in Canada.

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Please note that as of January 2025, we will no longer be active on Twitter. For the latest updates and insights on our work, we invite you to connect with us on Facebook and LinkedIn. We look forward to engaging with you on these platforms!

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We would like to thank our partners and all of you for your continued support this year.

We'll be closed for the holidays from Monday, December 23rd - Sunday, January 5th, but we look forward to connecting with you all in 2025!

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Heidi Walter was invited to Spain to share her knowledge & expertise at the “Keys to Change” conference, an event that sought to face the challenge of homelessness through social innovation. She used opportunity to speak to the Canadian context & making the shift to prevention.

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Session 6 of @COHomelessness's Prevention Matters! series explored Indigenous approaches to homelessness prevention in Canada, centring Indigenous perspectives and strategies.

📖 Read the blog recap: https://t.co/zKRbe6jKhQ
🎥 Watch the full session: https://t.co/aCUtIkOOwI

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“A truly effective response to #YouthHomelessness must consider the important role the family and community connections can play for any young person.”

Learn about Family and Natural Supports (FNS) : https://t.co/bRCrLtb9jz

See #FNS in practice: https://t.co/Ag4rrXS1V8

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EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED!
The deadline for early bird registration for the International Conference on the Prevention of Youth Homelessness has been extended to 1:59pm PST on Wednesday, December 18th.

Learn more and sign up here: https://t.co/bbLBOkpwFh

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We have some fantastic special guest speakers lined up, with even more to be revealed soon! Stay tuned for further details—you won’t want to miss it!

Some of our guest speakers include:
➡️ @SteveGaetz
➡️ Jama Shelton
➡️ @PKMackie
➡️ @jeffolivet

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End Youth Homelessness Cymru has a had a profound impact on #YouthHomelessness prevention in Wales.

Listen to the first episode of their podcast to learn how they reframed their understanding and approach to homelessness in Wales: https://t.co/75jYeZ4SG1

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Thanks to new @HICC_ca funding, we're able to provide training + technical assistance to support Community Entities in delivering #YouthHomelessness prevention interventions. We’ve partnered with two communities to create a toolkit to share our learnings! https://t.co/OiLhUpbI9o

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Our Program Design & Training Consultant, Heidi Walter is at the HF Festival in Prague! Heidi is presenting on #HF4Y & the importance of working with family/natural supports to assist youth. She is also running training sessions for people working in the homelessness sector.

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🚨 ⏰ 📅 2 days until the deadline for early bird registration.

Join us at the International Conference on the Prevention of Youth Homelessness, February 24-26, 2025 in Toronto.

Learn more & register: https://t.co/uSaosRoWVY

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“Homelessness prevention and housing stability are possible when we put young people in the driver’s seat of their housing decisions.”

Check out this report from @AWayHomeWA which looks at #YouthHomelessness prevention and diversion funds:

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Session 7 of Prevention Matters! highlighted legal professionals' often unseen role in preventing #YouthHomelessness.

Check out this blog for a recap of the conversation: https://t.co/yL0CwoZbw6

Make sure to watch the session’s recording too🎥: https://t.co/kXnOiEEtxo

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The program for the 2025 International Conference on the Prevention of Youth Homelessness is now available.

Check out our 40+ sessions — an incredible lineup of some of the brightest minds in the sector: https://t.co/kH8itzPyKf

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This submission, made on behalf of the @HousingRightsCA & the @R2HNetwork, urges the Federal Housing Advocate to initiate a review on housing stability for youth in Canada.

Click here to learn more: https://t.co/KxaNHdS974
#YouthHomelessness

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@COHomelessness developed an e-book that explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped our experiences, understandings, and approaches to #homelessness.

Check it out and make sure to check out chapters 4 & 5 which focus on #YouthHomelessness prevention: https://t.co/ClIYCjp8Wy

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This short animation presents the findings from a study on the effects of coaching and rent subsidy for youth who have experienced homelessness.

You can watch it here: https://t.co/5Tc7PdEnse

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Registration for the International Conference on the Prevention of Youth Homelessness in Toronto from Feb 24-26 is now open!

Take advantage of our discounted early bird rates and register by December 11. Register: https://t.co/mvdJtb9wcE

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“Shelter diversion aims to move young people into safe and supportive housing as quickly as possible.”

Check out this journal article which examines shelter diversion and its effectiveness as an early intervention approach to #YouthHomelessness: https://t.co/CZswC5pFNQ

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Today is National Housing Day! Take some time today to learn about housing insecurity and #homelessness by checking out the resources linked below:

➡️ https://t.co/AnbLEm047n
➡️ https://t.co/FB8yVKrqXJ
➡️ https://t.co/7JnfOForgc