News

Bright Spot: Brantford-Brant rapidly implements a By-Name List and Coordinated Access System despite COVID-19’s challenges
April 11, 2022

A commitment to building a system informed by quality data and individual needs led the City of Brantford to rapidly and effectively implement a By-Name List and Coordinated Access System within Brantford-Brant. This blog is a part of our Bright Spot series highlighting outstanding work in ending homelessness happening across … More


A Tribute to Claudette Bradshaw
March 28, 2022

With sadness, gratitude and fond memories, the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness marks the passing of our former Board co-chair Claudette Bradshaw, who passed away this weekend at the age of 72. Claudette served on the Board of the CAEH from 2017 to 2020. “We were so fortunate to have … More


Bright Spot: Whitehorse achieves a Quality By-Name List
March 16, 2022

The development of a Quality By-Name List has paved the way for the city of Whitehorse to forge ahead with their goal of reaching Functional Zero Chronic Homelessness. This blog is a part of our Bright Spot series highlighting outstanding work in ending homelessness happening across Canada. The city of … More


Ontario announces partnership with CAEH for province-wide use of By-Name Lists
March 11, 2022

The CAEH and Built for Zero Canada have been working with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, along with the 47 Service Managers across Ontario to ensure every community established a By-Name List—a real-time list of all known individuals experiencing homelessness in a community to help better connect people … More


Bright Spot: Moncton reduces chronic homelessness by 10% amid an ongoing pandemic
March 9, 2022

A strong focus on quality data and commitment to Coordinated Access led this Built for Zero Canada community in New Brunswick to a 10% reduction. This blog is a part of our Bright Spot series highlighting outstanding work in ending homelessness happening across Canada. Amidst an ongoing pandemic, Moncton, New … More


Call to Action: Governments must urgently act to protect people experiencing homelessness from Omicron
January 14, 2022

The following is a co-signed statement from the CAEH and health leaders who are calling for urgent government action to protect people experiencing homelessness from Omicron. Dr. Andrew Bond, Canadian Network for the Health & Housing of People Experiencing Homelessness and Inner-City Health Associates Dr. Andrew Boozary, Executive Director of … More


A holiday message from the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness
December 23, 2021

The end of any year is sort of bittersweet, just like the winter months that usher us into a new year. As we look back on 2021, it’s hard to ignore that it’s been a hard year of both peril and promise. On one hand, our sector and the people … More


Bright Spot: Moncton has ‘taken it to another level’ to keep people housed and cut evictions
December 16, 2021

Moncton, NB is having great success with its measures to support housing retention for people leaving their chronic homelessness By-Name List. We dig into the how and why with the Built for Zero Canada community. This blog is a part of our Bright Spot series highlighting outstanding work in ending … More


National Housing Day: 11 takeaways for the federal government
November 22, 2021

Today is National Housing Day—it’s also the first day of the new Parliament. The CAEH is putting forward 11 actions the federal government can take immediately to address Canada’s housing crisis and make progress on ending homelessness.    Today’s National Housing Day marks 23 years since homelessness was first declared a … More


Bright Spot: Communities focus on housing during COVID-19
November 18, 2021

Communities working with Built for Zero Canada achieved remarkable housing move-in numbers despite the barriers and complications presented by the pandemic. This blog is a part of our Bright Spot series highlighting outstanding work in ending homelessness happening across Canada.   Over the last 18 months, the pandemic complicated and … More