Homelessness & Housing
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From  A Bed for the NightThe Struggle for Shelter From: Fight to Win |
In 2017/2018 Ontario Coalition Against Poverty witnessed the greatest crisis in homelessness in 3 decades. This chapter describes a successful campaign to increase Toronto shelter beds by 1,000 … | A. J. Withers | 53 | 2021 | $5.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Youth HomelessnessHow to Prevent It |
in this chapter author Cécile Arbaud looks at the many factors that lead to youth becoming homeless. Youth in care, youth experiencing mental health crises and their complex factors provide … | Cécile Arbaud | 17 | 2024 | $1.70 Add |
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From  NEW! DisappearanceFrom: Encampment |
Helwig discusses the disproportionate instances of missing person cases among the homeless population, highlighting a few cases in particular. | Maggie Helwig | 14 | 2025 | $1.40 Add |
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NEW! EncampmentResistance, Grace, and an Unhoused Community |
Maggie Helwig shares what it’s like to advocate for the unhoused people who set up an encampment beside the Anglican church in Toronto’s Kensington Market, where she is the priest. It … | Maggie Helwig | 202 | 2025 | View |
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NEW! Ending Homelessness in CanadaThe Case for Homelessness Prevention |
Homelessness is at critical levels. This book identifies the causes and offers ideas about what it will take to prevent Canadians from finding themselves without a roof over their head. More … | James Hughes | 186 | 2024 | View |
Fight to WinInside Poor People’s Organizing |
AJ Withers draws on their own experiences as an organizer, extensive interviews with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) activists and Toronto bureaucrats, and freedom of information … | A. J. Withers | 305 | 2021 | View |
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From Fighting for Roofs and BedsHousing First From: Fight to Win |
In this chapter the author describes the efficacy and short-comings of a Housing First model for addressing homelessness. Given the background of neoliberalism, the author concludes that programs … | A. J. Withers | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From Fighting to WinPower and Poor People’s Organizing From: Fight to Win |
This chapter introduces Ontario Coalition Against Poverty’s mass mobilization strategies and individual casework as organizing principles. The role of casework as a dual activist strategy … | A. J. Withers | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From NEW! FireFrom: Encampment |
Helwig describes how extreme cold alerts affect Toronto’s homeless population, including increased incidences of encampment fires. | Maggie Helwig | 18 | 2025 | $1.80 Add |
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From  From Protection to ExpulsionA Critical Examination of Aging Out of Care |
Topics in this chapter include: a discussion of adverse outcomes of youth aging out of care, with sections focussing specifically on the experiences of Indigenous, LGBTQ2S+, Immigrant, and … | Jennifer Fallis; Kendra Nixon | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From NEW! HereFrom: Encampment |
Helwig discusses the dehumanization of homeless people in the city of Toronto and the difficult circumstances under which they must survive, including the limitations of shelter and affordable … | Maggie Helwig | 18 | 2025 | $1.80 Add |
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From In the Streets, in the Parks and in the CourtsFighting Bulldozer Diplomacy From: Fight to Win |
The impact of Covid-19 on homeless people is discussed, along with how defunding the police and decarceration entered public discourse. Issues with overcrowded and full shelters and shelter … | A. J. Withers | 25 | 2021 | $2.50 Add |
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From NEW! LandFrom: Encampment |
Helwig outlines the many difficulties that the encampment at St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church faced and continues to face. This includes complaints from neighbours, interference of City staffers … | Maggie Helwig | 18 | 2025 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! LawFrom: Encampment |
This chapter describes the city’s attempt to clear the encampment at St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Church in order for a community group to plant a garden on the site. | Maggie Helwig | 24 | 2025 | $2.40 Add |
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From NEW! LossFrom: Encampment |
Helwig catalogues some of many occurrences of loss for those living on the street – from the loss of personal possessions to the loss of life, safety, friends, family, and loved ones. | Maggie Helwig | 23 | 2025 | $2.30 Add |
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From NEW! PlagueFrom: Encampment |
This chapter outlines COVID’s continued effect on Toronto’s homeless population and how it contributed to the growing number of encampments around the city. | Maggie Helwig | 32 | 2025 | $3.20 Add |
