Understanding How Homelessness Affects Us All

Homelessness is a community issue. It is well documented that living without a home has serious impacts on the health and well-being of individuals, what is not discussed as often is the moral implications of our acceptance of homelessness as well as the effects of homelessness on social cohesion, social inclusion, and social harmony.

Homelessness Affects Us All is a discussion guide and background information package intended to promote community discussion, dialogue, and understanding of the important issues associated with homelessness. The materials address homelessness as both a policy issue (involving local, provincial, and federal governments) and as an issue affecting individuals, communities, and citizens.

Understanding how Homelessness Affects Us All (Kitchen Table Discussion Guide and Homelessness Backgrounder) was originally prepared for Collingwood Neighbourhood House and the Renfrew Collingwood Homelessness Steering Committee. We thank them for their kind permission to allow us to use these documents.

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