Module 6

Topics
● Risk factors for homelessness that newcomer families face when immigrating to
canada
● Youth homelessness in canada
● Child welfare system and issues of homelessness
● Violence against women and homelessness
● Shelter is not a home- children
○ Meeting the needs of children is so important because of the changing
housing issue
○ Housing impacts children and families
○ 1.4 million homeless children were enrolled in public school -2017
○ 3.2 full time jobs at minimum wage are needed for a family to afford a 2
bedroom unit at fair market rent- 2019
○ 235 000 canadians experience homelessness each year
○ 35 000 on any given night
○ 50 000 canadians experience hidden homelessness (couch surfing, sleeping
in a car etc.)
○ 20% of homeless population is young people aged 16-24
○ ¼ in homeless are aborginal
○ 14% of Canadian children live in poverty
● Welcome to canada- newcomer families
● They face increasing barriers which can lead to homelessness
● Youth and homelessness
○ 20% of homeless 13-24
○ 35000-45000 experiencing homelessness
○ Instability of housing is what causes homelessness
○ More male than female youth
● Summary
○ First reading offers insights into how children and families are increasingly
experiencing homelessness in the US due to a lack of affordable housing the
rise in income inequality
○ Second reading offers insights into the gendered and racilized pathways to
housing precarious and homelessness for newcomer mothers in Canada
○ Community voices first podcast offers a first hand account of how families and
youth can be impacted by the child welfare system in ways that can lead to
housing precarious and homelessness
○ From the field offers another first hand account of housing precarious and
provides insights into the comprehensive report coming of age: Reimagining
the Response to Youth Homelessness in Canada