1. Using Data
  2. Using Data in Homelessness Work
  3. Using Data in Homelessness Work

Measuring Homelessness

Canada

Riding by Riding Analysis Shows Child Poverty in Canada Knows No Boundaries
For nearly 30 years, Campaign 2000 has documented the failure of good intentions to end poverty. In the lead up to Canada’s first federal Poverty Reduction Strategy, in this report, Campaign 2000 reveals a disturbing picture of the magnitude of child poverty in every federal riding. The latest data paint a stark portrait of inequality in...
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North America
7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness: Alberta Point-in-Time Homeless Count
7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness
This report presents data collected by the 2018 Point-in-Time count in Alberta, Canada, focusing on seven cities: Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Praire, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and Red Deer. According to this report, there were 5,735 people counted as experiencing homelessness during the count, the majority of which were in...
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North America
Step-by-Step Guide to Estimate Rural Homelessness
Zain Abedin
This document has been developed by the Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN) to provide a step-by-step guide to estimate homelessness in rural communities in Canada. This guide incorporates cost-conscious, efficient, and reliable practices specific to rural communities and their surrounding areas. Homelessness is often hidden in...
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North America
Estimating Homelessness: Towards a Methodology for Counting the Homeless in Canada (Executive Summary)
T. Pressini
L. MacDonald
David J. Hulchanski
This article serves to show the progression of counting measures in Canada, and the relationship between the definition of homelessness and our ability to measure it. Per the article: Counting the homeless has proven to be a arduous task. Since the early 1980s American activists, government officials and social researchers have produced...
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North America
Taking Care of Their Own? Or Falling Between the Cracks? Absolute Relative Homelessness Among Immigrants, Refugees, Refugee Claimants in Vancouver
Daniel Hiebert
Silvia D’Addario
Kathy Sherrell
The housing situation of newcomers to Greater Vancouver is heavily influenced by the social capital of existing ethno-cultural communities. As a result, the extent of relative and absolute homelessness among immigrants, refugees, and refugee claimants is less than would be expected, given the income levels of these groups. Although many...
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North America
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