COH-AWH-What_Would_it_Take
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To provide youth who are homeless w<strong>it</strong>h<br />
viable employment opportun<strong>it</strong>ies, we need<br />
to ensure that these young people have all<br />
the advantages that housed youth have when<br />
seeking employment:<br />
a safe home, educational and training<br />
opportun<strong>it</strong>ies, supportive peers and<br />
adults, and the flexibil<strong>it</strong>y to fail w<strong>it</strong>hout<br />
risking their safety, secur<strong>it</strong>y, or housing<br />
(Gaetz & O’Grady, 2013). It is also<br />
essential that social assistance rates<br />
are livable and social assistance is<br />
accessible for youth who cannot obtain<br />
employment, for whatever reason. To<br />
be effective, youth across Canada have<br />
told us that homelessness prevention<br />
must reduce these barriers and prior<strong>it</strong>ize<br />
livable wages and social assistance rates.