Literature Review
How to Support College Students Experiencing Homelessness during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Posted by Tristan Remple on December 26, 2024
A recent survey by the Hope Center of more than 195,000 two-year and four-year college students found that about half experienced housing insecurity and about one in seven reported they either experienced homelessness or lacked a stable living situation.
‘Labour is labour’: Why Hamilton students are fighting for a living wage
Posted by Tristan Remple on December 26, 2024
To help make life in the city more affordable, Bodo and other advocates say, the City of Hamilton should pay all employees — students included — the designated living wage for the city: $16.45 per hour. They say this is particularly important now, as pandemic job losses have disproportionately affected younger workers, women, and part-time workers.
Bright Spot: Guelph-Wellington reduces chronic youth homelessness 43% during the pandemic
Posted by Tristan Remple on December 26, 2024
Guelph-Wellington’s unwavering focus on housing youth experiencing chronic homelessness—despite the hurdles and complications thrown their way from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic—has meant a 43% reduction in their chronic youth homelessness population.
Seeking shelter: homelessness and COVID-19
Posted by Tristan Remple on December 26, 2024
Those experiencing homelessness in Canada are impacted inequitably by COVID-19 due to their increased exposure, vulnerability of environment and medical comorbidities, and their lack of access to preventive care and treatment in the context of the pandemic. In shelter environments one is unable to effectively physically distance, maintain hygiene, obtain a test, or isolate. As a result, unique strategies are required for this population to protect them and those who serve them.