EXPLORING EFFECTIVE SYSTEMS RESPONSES TO HOMELESSNESS

INTER-SECTORAL COLLABORATIONS
TABLE 4
Summarized Relevant Housing/Housing First and Services
Documents from 2009 to 2015, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
TABLE 4.1
A PLACE TO CALL HOME: EDMONTON’S 10-YEAR PLAN TO END HOMELESSNESS,
EDMONTON COMMITTEE TO END HOMELESSNESS, 2009
POPULATIONS
IDENTIFIED/
TARGETED
ISSUES OR IDENTIFIED RESULTS FOR
DETERMINANTS OF HOMELESSNESS
HOUSING
NON-HOUSING
APPROACHES
DESCRIBED TO ADDRESS
NEEDS & GAPS
All people who homeless
but chronically homeless for
Housing First
Permanent housing options;
adequate supply of permanent,
affordable housing; emergency
accommodation; rapid
transitioning
Appropriate supports that
are accessible; support with
housing to transition people
into permanent housing;
prevention of homelessness
Housing First; prevention;
governance structure;
implementation process;
develops community capacity;
promotes collaboration,
innovation & cost-effectiveness;
measures progress; Streets to
Homes program
OUTCOMES OR
RECOMMENDATIONS
Homeless Commission will produce an annual progress report – five goals identified in plan
TABLE 4.2
THE WAY WE LIVE — EDMONTON’S PEOPLE PLAN — THE QUALITY OF LIFE NEEDS
& PRIORITIES OF EDMONTONIANS FACING SOCIAL & ECONOMIC BARRIERS,
EDMONTON SOCIAL PLANNING COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF EDMONTON, 2009
POPULATIONS IDENTIFIED/
TARGETED
Disadvantaged
Edmontonians – those facing
social, economic cultural
barriers to a good quality
of life
ISSUES OR IDENTIFIED RESULTS FOR
DETERMINANTS OF HOMELESSNESS
HOUSING
Housing – dominant issue in
this book with primary concerns
focused on physical condition
and quality of housing,
availability and affordability
of housing and issues
regarding emergency housing;
affordable units in new housing
developments
NON-HOUSING
Transportation, services and
roads; efficiency of transit
service; affordability of public
transit; DATS service and its
affordability
Affordable educational
opportunities, child care and
after-school care could be
improved.
Safety of neighborhoods
APPROACHES
DESCRIBED TO ADDRESS
NEEDS & GAPS
Seven focused discussion
groups in partnership with
community agencies that serve
disadvantaged Edmontonians,
including seniors, youths,
mental health clients,
immigrants and homeless or
low-income Edmontonians.
The ESPC also conducted a
quality of life survey, which
asked people to rate the
importance of, and their
satisfaction with, a variety of
components of quality of life
OUTCOMES OR
RECOMMENDATIONS
Key solutions identified for housing, transportation, affordability and safety
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