York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH) was founded in 1999 as the York Region Alliance on Homelessness and Social Isolation after a merger between the York Region Task Force on Mental Health Services for the Homeless and Socially Isolated and the York Region Advisory Committee on Homelessness. YRAEH was a community-based, unincorporated coalition and was the product of community efforts to understand the emergency of homelessness in York Region at a time of both significant population growth and the lowest proportion of rental accommodation in the Greater Toronto Area.
YRAEH’s objectives included: telling the story of homelessness in York Region through research, partnerships and public education; developing and strengthening partnerships to promote systems thinking on structural and systemic issues; promoting inclusivity of individuals and organizations from all sectors and communities; facilitating collaboration for the exchange of ideas amongst member agencies and individuals; building the capacity of the sector through innovation; advocating for resources for vulnerable individuals and for the sector as a whole to help inform progressive policy change; and providing professional development opportunities and training for front line workers.
YRAEH grew in membership to sixty individuals representing over thirty agencies, community members, and community service providers working collaboratively to understand, plan and implement a strategic response to homelessness and the risk of homelessness in York Region. Member organizations in the early years included: Crosslinks Housing & Support Services, Simcoe York District Health Council, Transitional and Supportive Housing Services of York Region, The Salvation Army, Pathways, Red Cross, York Region Social Services Department, Transitional Housing Services of York Region, Canadian Mental Health Association, York Region Social Services, York Region Public Health, YSSN 310-COPE, Georgina Community Legal Services, York County Hospital, Housing Help Centre, Yellow Brick House Women’s Shelter, Blue Door, Youth Housing Markham, St. Elizabeth Health Care, Sandgate Shelter for Women & Children, Out of the Cold Program, Queen Street Mental Health Centre, Oak Ridges Methodone Clinic, Grace Baptist Church, Family Credit & Counseling, Children’s Aid Society, Cedar Lane, Aim for Change, York Region Food Network and others.
In 2005, YRAEH hired a part-time Public Education Coordinator, its first paid staff member. Until this point, member organizations and committees were instrumental in achieving program and advocacy goals and focused on the areas of sustainable funding and organizational structure, education and training, community development, research and policy, and advocacy for women experiencing homelessness. YRAEH, through collaborative research projects, was the first organization to document and understand the transportation challenges and health issues facing people experiencing homelessness in York Region, as well as housing issues for newcomers to the region. In December 2007, YRAEH became a project of Sage Centre (subsequently Tides Canada Initiatives), a federally registered charity formed to support and incubate projects and coalitions that enable social justice and environmental sustainability.
Among YRAEH’s accomplishments was its successful decade long lobbying to open the first emergency shelter for women not fleeing violence in York Region. Belinda’s Place, named after then Member of Parliament, Belinda Stronach, opened in Newmarket in 2016. In partnership with the Krasman Centre, YRAEH developed an award-winning photovoice awareness campaign, Hidden in Plain Sight: Living Homeless in York Region, where individuals experiencing homelessness documented their daily lives with cameras provided by the organizers.
The YRAEH was forced to close in March 2011 due to a lack of sustainable funding. Published reports and videos from the organization can be found on Homeless Hub, an online
homelessness research library maintained by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness at York University (https://www.homelesshub.ca/).
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Fonds consists of records that document the relationships of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness with community service agencies in York Region, its approach to securing funding and the partnerships developed through research projects, and its role in education and advocacy campaigns for people experiencing homelessness. The records include minutes from general meetings and sub-committees, and funded and unfunded grant application files. The fonds also consists of advocacy undertaken by YRAEH with other agencies and levels of government, membership lists, newspaper clippings and other media coverage, YRAEH publications including research studies, administrative records, educational projects and workshops, and publications related to human services in York Region and beyond.
Project numbers provided by donor with the exception of project #11. No discernible records labelled as this project.
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Access to this fonds is generally open, with some exceptions. See file-level descriptions for details.
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File consists of the joint forum of the York Region Food Security Steering Committee and York Region Alliance on Homelessness and Social Isolation.
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File consists of draft document of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness endorsement protocol.
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File consists of the history of YRAEH funded and unfunded projects, funding sources and amounts, and project titles and objectives.
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File consists of speeches and presentation notes given by staff of YRAEH that include the adminstrative history, objectives and values of the organization.
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File consists of correspondence, agendas and minutes, and reports from various strategic planning meetings.
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File consists of a copy of the report "Toward a New Canadian Housing Framework" that resulted from a national housing and homelessness community consultation, and the YRAEH response to the report
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File consists of YRAEH membership lists.
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File consists of Executive Director and Public Education Coordinator reports submitted to funding and member agencies.
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File consists of agendas and minutes from meetings, and correspondence.
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File consists of records pertaining to educational workshops and training provided by member agencies.
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File consists of records pertaining to a transitional plan developed by the steering committee before YRAEH became a Sage Centre project.
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File consists of records pertaining to the YRAEH as a project of Sage Centre.
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File consists of agendas and meeting minutes and documentation regarding the YRAEH as a project of Sage Centre.
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File consists of agendas and meeting minutes, reports, and financial statements.
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File consists of agendas and meeting minutes, reports, and financial statements.
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File consists of agendas and meeting minutes, and website records.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH), previously known as the York Region Alliance on Homelessness and Social Isolation. Additional records pertaining to the meetings may include membership lists, research and statistics on homelessness in the York Region and beyond, regional and national housing policy information, reports and recommendations on homelessness and other social services, presentation slides, and news reports or media coverage.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH), previously known as the York Region Alliance on Homelessness and Social Isolation. Additional records pertaining to the meetings may include membership lists, research and statistics on homelessness in the York Region and beyond, regional and national housing policy information, reports and recommendations on homelessness and other social services, presentation slides, and news reports or media coverage.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH), previously known as the York Region Alliance on Homelessness and Social Isolation. Additional records pertaining to the meetings may include membership lists, research and statistics on homelessness in the York Region and beyond, regional and national housing policy information, reports and recommendations on homelessness and other social services, presentation slides, and news reports or media coverage.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH), previously known as the York Region Alliance on Homelessness and Social Isolation. Additional records pertaining to the meetings may include membership lists, research and statistics on homelessness in the York Region and beyond, regional and national housing policy information, reports and recommendations on homelessness and other social services, presentation slides, and news reports or media coverage.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH), previously known as the York Region Alliance on Homelessness and Social Isolation. Additional records pertaining to the meetings may include membership lists, research and statistics on homelessness in the York Region and beyond, regional and national housing policy information, reports and recommendations on homelessness and other social services, presentation slides, and news reports or media coverage.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH), previously known as the York Region Alliance on Homelessness and Social Isolation. Additional records pertaining to the meetings may include membership lists, research and statistics on homelessness in the York Region and beyond, regional and national housing policy information, reports and recommendations on homelessness and other social services, presentation slides, and news reports or media coverage.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH), previously known as the York Region Alliance on Homelessness and Social Isolation. Additional records pertaining to the meetings may include membership lists, research and statistics on homelessness in the York Region and beyond, regional and national housing policy information, reports and recommendations on homelessness and other social services, presentation slides, and news reports or media coverage.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH), previously known as the York Region Alliance on Homelessness and Social Isolation. Additional records pertaining to the meetings may include membership lists, research and statistics on homelessness in the York Region and beyond, regional and national housing policy information, reports and recommendations on homelessness and other social services, presentation slides, and news reports or media coverage.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH), previously known as the York Region Alliance on Homelessness and Social Isolation. Additional records pertaining to the meetings may include membership lists, research and statistics on homelessness in the York Region and beyond, regional and national housing policy information, reports and recommendations on homelessness and other social services, presentation slides, report on "Visioning Day" 9 Oct. 2001, and news reports or media coverage.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH).
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH).
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH). Additional records pertaining to meetings include public education and awareness campaign information and reports, and community services for youth offered by the Municipality of York Region.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH). Additional records pertaining to meetings include correspondence, media releases and powerpoint slide presentation copies on the [Ontario] affordable housing program and recent immigrants living in York Region.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH). Additional records pertaining to meetings include York Region community plan update details and meeting notes, powerpoint presentation slide copies, and various leaflets from other service providers in the region.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH). Additional records pertaining to meetings include other YRAEH committee reports and meeting notes.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH). Additional records pertaining to meetings include other YRAEH committee reports and meeting notes.
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File consists of monthly agendas and meeting minutes between the organizational members of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness (YRAEH). Additional records pertaining to meetings include the YRAEH highlights of accomplishements 1999-2011, powerpoint presentation slides and correspondence."
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File pertains to a collaborative research project called "Immigrants and homelessness: At risk in the outer suburbs", a pilot study in York Region, 2009, conducted by researchers at York University, Ryerson University, CERIS and YRAEH. The file consists of records of the proposed study, research plan, results from community forums on newcomers in York Region, a final copy of the complete study and several drafts of article publications about the study and its findings.
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File pertains to a collaborative research project called "Immigrants and homelessness: At risk in the outer suburbs", a pilot study in York Region, 2009, conducted by researchers at York University, Ryerson University, CERIS and YRAEH. The file consists of records of the proposed study, research plan, results from community forums on newcomers in York Region, a final copy of the complete study and several drafts of article publications about the study and its findings.
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File consists of workshop and presentation flyers hosted by YRAEH, pamphlets and posters from public education initiatives, reports and proposals, "Hidden in Plain Sight : Living Homeless in York Region" photovoice project ephemera, published needs assessements, copies of "Bridging the Way", a YRAEH newsletter, internship reports and funding reports.
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File consists of workshop and presentation flyers hosted by YRAEH, pamphlets and posters from public education initiatives, reports and proposals, "Hidden in Plain Sight : Living Homeless in York Region" photovoice project ephemera, published needs assessements, copies of "Bridging the Way", a YRAEH newsletter, internship reports and funding reports.
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File consists of workshop and presentation flyers hosted by YRAEH, pamphlets and posters from public education initiatives, reports and proposals, "Hidden in Plain Sight : Living Homeless in York Region" photovoice project ephemera, published needs assessements, copies of "Bridging the Way", a YRAEH newsletter, internship reports and funding reports.
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File consists of workshop and presentation flyers hosted by YRAEH, pamphlets and posters from public education initiatives, reports and proposals, "Hidden in Plain Sight : Living Homeless in York Region" photovoice project ephemera, published needs assessements, copies of "Bridging the Way", a YRAEH newsletter, internship reports and funding reports.
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File consists of correspondence to various levels of government about the homelessness and housing situation in York Region, deputations at Regional Municipality of York council meetings and other regional committees, the YRAEH response to proposed housing plans and records and correspondence pertaining to Greater Toronto Area pooling funds.
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File consists of correspondence to various levels of government about the homelessness and housing situation in York Region, deputations at Regional Municipality of York council meetings and other regional committees, the YRAEH response to proposed housing plans and records and correspondence pertaining to Greater Toronto Area pooling funds.
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File consists of newspaper clippings and copies of online news articles pertaining to YRAEH or homelessness in general, and press releases.
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File consists of newspaper clippings and copies of online news articles pertaining to YRAEH or homelessness in general, and press releases.
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File consists of newspaper clippings and copies of online news articles pertaining to YRAEH or homelessness in general, and press releases.
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File consists of newspaper clippings and copies of online news articles pertaining to YRAEH or homelessness in general, and press releases.
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File consists of newspaper clippings and copies of online news articles pertaining to YRAEH or homelessness in general, press releases, and copy of "Contact", the Toronto Photography Festival magazine featuring the YRAEH photovoice project "Hidden in Plain Sight" from May 2009.
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File consists of newspaper clippings and copies of online news articles pertaining to YRAEH or homelessness in general, and press releases.
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File consists of YRAEH broadcast coverage.
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File pertains to a funding application to hire a public education coordinator. Included are minutes from meetings from the community development committee public education initiative "Close to the Edge: Understanding Homelessness in York Region".
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File consists of workshop flyers and announcements, powerpoint slide printouts, workshop evaluations, and online newspaper article copies. The workshop "Speaking Truth to Nimby" (not in my backyard) dealt with planning and action around affordable housing and was hosted in conjunction with Homecoming Community Choice Coalition. File also consists of records for more recent workshops and presentations on the same topic.
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File consists of the final project report and work plan for a sustainable future project. Also consists of presentation, agenda and notes from a sustainability planning day 30 Nov. 2006 as well as a compact disc with the Powerpoint presentation from that day.
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File consists of records pertaining to the women's shelter sub-committee and advocacy for a shelter for woman not fleeing violence. File also consists of research and final copy of a needs assessment for emergency shelter and relevant supports for women in York Region who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness called "Hidden From Sight: Homeless, Hidden Homeless and At Risk Women in York Region", and media coverage.
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File consists of records pertaining to the women's shelter sub-committee and advocacy for a shelter for woman not fleeing violence. File also consists of research for a needs assessment for emergency shelter and relevant supports for women in York Region who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness called "Hidden From Sight: Homeless, Hidden Homeless and At Risk Women in York Region", and media coverage.
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File consists of minutes, correspondence and funding proposal for the sustainability and public education working group aimed at developing the long term sustainability of YRAEH and its relevance to individuals experiencing homelessness and those at risk, member agencies and the broader community.
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File consists of correspondence and project funding outline for the education and capacity building for community engagement contract with the Community Development Investment Fund, York Region.
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File consists of a proposal to the Community Development Investment Fund, York Region, and subsequent correspondence.
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File consists of strategic planning sessions, workbooks and records of discussions.
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File consists of an evaluation of work completed by YRAEH over the span of 2008-2010 under funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Records include project plans, interim reports, and survey and interview results from community agencies using YRAEH services.
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File consists of quarterly reports regarding three projects federally funded by the Homelessness Partnership Initiative (HPI): A Coordinated Community Response to Homelessness: Transportation; Knowledge, Skills and Practices for Change: Street Health; Knowledge, Skills and Practices for Change: Capacity Building Through Learning.
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File consists of minutes and agendas for the transportation working group responsible for the Homelessness Partnership Initiative project, A Coordinated Community Response to Homelessness: Transportation. File also consists of a transportation needs assessment, transportation data summaries, focus group results and surveys and final submissions from community agencies receiving funding from YRAEH in support of transportation costs of their clients.
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File consists of minutes and agendas for the transportation working group responsible for the Homelessness Partnership Initiative project, A Coordinated Community Response to Homelessness: Transportation. File also consists of a transportation needs assessment, transportation data summaries, focus group results and surveys and final submissions from community agencies receiving funding from YRAEH in support of transportation costs of their clients.
Access to this file is restricted due to personal or confidential information. Researchers must sign the Access and Use Agreement administered by the University Archivist to view contents.
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File pertains to the Homelessness Partnership Initiative project, Knowledge, Skills and Practices for Change: Street Health. The records include minutes and agendas from the street health forum working group, correspondence, research materials on health and individuals experiencing homelessness, and project proposal. File also consists of records pertaining to a street health pilot study in partnership with York Institute for Health Research (YIHR), and records pertaining to a community forum called "Partnering for Health and Access" held on 16 Jun. 2009, including participant evaluation forms and notes.
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File pertains to the Homelessness Partnership Initiative project, Knowledge, Skills and Practices for Change: Street Health. The records include minutes and agendas from the street health forum working group, correspondence, research materials on health and individuals experiencing homelessness, and project proposal. The file also consists of records pertaining to a street health pilot study in partnership with York Institute for Health Research (YIHR), and records pertaining to a community forum called "Partnering for Health and Access" held on 16 Jun. 2009, including participant evaluation forms and notes.
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File pertains to the Homelessness Partnership Initiative project, Knowledge, Skills and Practices for Change: Capacity Building. The records include minutes and agendas from the capacity building working group, correspondence, and YRAEH hosted workshop and event flyers, presentation slides and ephemera from local agencies that support homeless and at risk individuals.
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File consists of a proposal to conduct an evaluation on the Homelessness Partnership Initiative projects: A Coordinated Community Response to Homelessness: Transportation; Knowledge, Skills and Practices for Change: Street Health; Knowledge, Skills and Practices for Change: Capacity Building Through Learning.
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File consists of correspondence, project proposal, and reports for the project Infrastructure Development of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness.
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File consists of strategic planning sessions, workbooks and records of discussions pertaining to the project Infrastructure Development of the York Region Alliance to End Homelessness. File also consists of overview and work plan for the project.
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File consists of minutes and agendas, correspondence, survey results and research on local agencies from the collaborative management group (CMG). The CMG development was a requirement of the Homelessness Partnership Initiative (2) funding for the projects Next Steps in the Coordinated community Response to Homelessness and Building Partnerships for Health and Access.
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File consists of records pertaining to health and homelessness in York Region and project reports.
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File consists of reports, research, and minutes and agendas from the transportation working group.
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File consists of reports, research, and minutes and agendas from the transportation working group.
Access to this file is restricted due to personal or confidential information. Researchers must sign the Access and Use Agreement administered by the University Archivist to view contents.
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File consists of quarterly reports for the HPI (2) funded projects "Next Steps" and Building Partnerships for Health and Access, and records pertaining to health and homelessness, community partner networking.
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File consists of research conducted with healthcare professionals around York Region.
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File consists of agendas and meeting minutes, records detailing the Housing, Outreach and Transitional Support Network (HOTS), and records pertaining to social media tools.
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File consists of agendas and meeting minutes, records detailing the Housing, Outreach and Transitional Support Network (HOTS), and records pertaining to social media tools.
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File consists of records pertaining to the evaluation of the HPI (2) projects by York Institute for Health Research (YIHR).
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File consists of records pertaining to the grant proposal to the Community Development and Investment Fund (CDIF) for the project Improved health through access and inclusion. Proposal not submitted.
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File consists of administrative, project and Powerpoint presentation files.
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File consists of a copy of the National Film Board of Canada film “Street Health Stories” published in 2007 and produced by Katerina Cizek.
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File consists of published pamphlets, reports and booklets on human services in York Region. See file for listing.
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File consists of published pamphlets, reports, booklets and books on human services in York Region and beyond. See file for listing.