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May 16th, 2017
7th Annual Community Celebration - June 16th 2017
7th Annual Community Celebration
Friday, June 16th 2017
Esplanade - Lobby
Guest Speaker Joe Roberts: Former Homeless Youth, speaking on a Push for Change
Program starts at 11:30am with a complimentary lunch to follow
Contact info@mhchs ...
News
Oct. 22nd, 2016
Double affordable housing spending to wipe out homelessness
Double affordable housing spending to wipe out homelessness: report
The Canadian Press
Published Thursday, October 20, 2016 11:35AM EDT
OTTAWA -- A new report on homelessness proposes nearly doubling federal spending on affordable housing over the ...
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Oct. 22nd, 2016
http://thecornerstoneforteachers.com/2016/09/zaretta-hammond.html
How can teachers support and advocate for students in poverty?
This post is based on the latest episode of my weekly podcast, Angela Watson’s Truth for Teachers. A podcast is like a free talk ...
News
Oct. 22nd, 2016
York releases State of Homelessness in Canada report
York releases State of Homelessness in Canada report
Homelessness in Canada remains at crisis levels, but for the first time in more than 25 years, there is hope, according to the State of Homelessness in Canada ...
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Oct. 6th, 2016
UK should follow Finland, the only European country where homelessness has decreased
The UK's homelessness crisis is well documented.
According to a wide-ranging inquiry by MPs that published its findings last month, the number of rough sleepers in Englandrose by 30 per cent between 2014 and 2015 – and ...
read moreAccording to a wide-ranging inquiry by MPs that published its findings last month, the number of rough sleepers in Englandrose by 30 per cent between 2014 and 2015 – and ...
News
Oct. 5th, 2016
Community Consultations - The Poverty Leadership Group Wants To Hear From You!
The Poverty Leadership Group is working with Dr Alina Turner to hold three Community Consultations to review and update the Poverty Reduction Plan - "Reducing the Cost of Poverty in Medicine Hat: Moving From Charity to Investment ...
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Oct. 5th, 2016
Project Connect
Wednesday October 26th 10AM - 3PM @ St John's Presbyterian Church
Project Connect is an annual one-day event that provides opportunities for people to connect to community resources via the delivery of services; connection to agencies and ...
read moreProject Connect is an annual one-day event that provides opportunities for people to connect to community resources via the delivery of services; connection to agencies and ...
News
Oct. 5th, 2016
Volunteers Needed - Point in Time Count
Medicine Hat Community Housing is looking for volunteers to help with the Point-in-Time Count, Wednesday October 19th from 7 to 10pm.
The point-in-time count of our city’s homeless population serves two important functions. ...
read moreThe point-in-time count of our city’s homeless population serves two important functions. ...
News
Sept. 15th, 2016
Hamilton shows what works in the fight against homelessness
Adopting 'housing first approach,' Hamilton has seen the nation's biggest drop in homelessness
By Kelly Bennett, CBC News Posted: Sep 14, 2016 5:45 AM ET Last Updated: Sep 14, 2016 5:03 PM ETHamilton made the ...
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Sept. 15th, 2016
Homelessness plan “radically awesome”
Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps. / CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
News
Sept. 8th, 2016
Low Wage Reality
September 1st, 2016 CHAT News Medicine Hat
Public Interest Alberta says they support the provincial NDP continuing to push the goal of raising the minimum wage to $15/hour by 2018. The group says it will ...
read morePublic Interest Alberta says they support the provincial NDP continuing to push the goal of raising the minimum wage to $15/hour by 2018. The group says it will ...News
Sept. 5th, 2016
Thousands to receive basic income in Finland: a trial that could lead to the greatest societal transformation of our time
Finland is about to launch an experiment in which a randomly selected group of 2,000–3,000 citizens already on unemployment benefits will begin to receive a monthly basic income of 560 euros (approx. $600 ...
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