The Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH) in Ottawa envisions
an inclusive community that takes responsibility
for ensuring every resident has an appropriate home.
Our non-partisan coalition is committed to working
collaboratively
to end homelessness.
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Report Card on Ending Homelessness
in Ottawa
Jan-Dec 2009
DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT CARD English PDF En Français PDF
ATEH BACKGROUNDER ON
TARGETS TO END HOMELESSNESS IN OTTAWA IN 10 YEARS
English PDF En Français PDF
MEDIA RELEASE
English En Français
2004-2009 Ottawa DATA TRENDS
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GRADES for Measuring Progress, 2008 to 2009
D Homelessness |
7,445 individuals
775 families with 1,317 children |
E Shelter stay |
57 days on average length
family average was 64 days |
C Housing |
88 new affordable units in 2009, 10,235 on the Social Housing Waiting List |
C Income |
Rents too high for many people |
Annual Targets to End Homelessness in Ottawa
in 10 Years – for everyone affected: parents, children, youth, single women and single men
- 1,000 additional affordable units a year
- 500 fewer people using emergency shelters yearly
- Shorter stays in an emergency shelters
- Approach Canada’s affordability standard where people spend less than 30% of pre-tax income on housing
This year: Grades reflect progress compared to 2008.
Next year: Grades will be based on targets to check if Ottawa is on track to end homelessness in 10 years. |
| February 2010 |
Alliance to End Homelessness Submission to the Ontario Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs Pre-Budget Consultation, February 2010 - “Affordable housing in Ontario can wait no longer: a path to move out of the deficit through jobs and economic growth”
BRIEF Appendices
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| February 4, 2010 |
RFP - Federal Homelessness Partnership Initiative (HPI) FUNDING , Deadline February 25, 2010, 3 pm. Released by the Community Capacity Building (CCB) Steering Committee. Details & application: English En Français
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| December 2009 |
Ontario's Consultation on a Long-term Affordable Housing Strategy ATEH Submission
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| August 2009 |
Take actions to keep people housed!
Canadian Programs & Stimulus Measures?
ATEH brief to the Federal Standing Committee on Finance, Pre-Budget Consultations August 2009
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| June 2006 |
Announcing publication of research using the Alliance's media work leading up to and during the release of its First Report Card on Homelessness in Ottawa as the case study. Copyright permission to post granted by The Philanthropist, June 2006. The Philanthropist is Canada's only journal dedicated to providing legal, tax, and management information to Canadian charities and charitable foundations and their legal and financial advisors. For information on how to subscribe, please visit www.thephilanthropist.ca.
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