House of Friendship Fails to Secure Funding, Temporarily Closes for First Time in 82 Years Care Lucas·December 1, 2021On Nov. 30 House of Friendship temporarily closed the doors to its shelter for the first time in...News·0 Comments·0
Community Members protest After Region demolishes encampment Harleen Kaur Dhillon·December 1, 2021On Friday, Nov. 26, a bulldozer took down a tent encampment on the corner of Charles St. E....News·0 Comments·0
An Open Door For Community Fridge Rachael MacIntosh·October 8, 2020Food insecurity and hunger take several forms in our community, and accommodating the wide range of needs requires...News·1 Comment·0
Unreal Real Estate: WR’s Housing Crisis Amelia Mola-Schmidt·October 8, 2020At the end of August, a tweet went viral around the Waterloo Region. A mother of two vocalized...Features·2 Comments·2
Harm Reduction Saves Lives Emma Horner·October 8, 2020There are a lot of angry folx in our community. They are victims of crime, and harassment and...Opinion·0 Comments·0
Local Food Organizations Adapt During COVID-19 Rachael MacIntosh·July 30, 2020COVID-19 has affected the lives of essentially every person worldwide. But, as with any crisis, those who are...COVID-19·0 Comments·1
Making Space: A Better Tent City Provides an Alternative to Waterloo Region’s Shelter System that Could be Adopted on a Regional Scale Beth Bowles·June 27, 2020When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Waterloo Region, the message was clear: stay home if you can. For those...Features·1 Comment·5
How We Service the Homeless is Still in Favour of Men Elizabeth Clarke·March 8, 2019This article originally appeared as a Facebook status. We’ve come a long way in Canada in our efforts...Opinion·0 Comments·0
International Strategies To End Homelessness Continue to Emerge From Waterloo Region Jesse Bauman·May 1, 2017Hint: Giving Poor People Money Makes a Big DifferenceFeaturesNews·0 Comments·3
STEP home program to create stronger dialogue with local homeless Janine Prew·December 10, 2014 “There are people who aren’t served by the formal shelters and they aren’t served by Out of the Cold either — they’re sleeping in tents or on benches."News·0 Comments·0