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Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 3d

What we do know is that women, such as single-mother families and trans women, are part of the fastest-growing segments of the unhoused populations.”
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Women’s safety starts at home: why safe and affordable housing is key to ending gender-based violence and economic abuse

CCFWE said on its website that for survivors of domestic violence and economic abuse, having access to safe and affordable housing is absolutely vital.

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Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 5d

TAKE ACTION: Canada promised to build affordable housing & end homelessness. Gender equity must be at the centre.

Join the #HomesforEveryBody movement—send a letter now to the Prime Minister and federal leaders. https://loom.ly/Ngu5FH4

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Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 12d

This Women’s History Month, we honour the women, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse leaders who have fought for justice & home.

Their legacy lives on in the movement we’re building together—one rooted in care, equity & housing for all.

Sign up to be part of WNHHN: https://womenshomelessness.ca/join/

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Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 16d

On World Homeless Day, we honour those living without safe, affordable, and dignified housing.

When women, Two-Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse people are pushed into homelessness, it’s not a personal failure — it’s a systemic one.

Take action: https://loom.ly/Ngu5FH4

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 17d

We’ve sent 600 letters to Canada’s leaders demanding Homes for Every Body—but we’re just getting started.

Your voice matters. Let’s make housing equitable, inclusive, and rooted in human rights.

✉️ Send your letter: https://win.newmode.net/wnhhn/homesforeverybody #HomesforEveryBody

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 18d

We’ve made our submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, urging them to hold 🇨🇦 accountable for ensuring women & gender-diverse people have access to housing.

💡 Make your own submission by Oct 15.
👉 Read ours: https://womenshomelessness.ca/uncrpdsubmission/

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 19d

Too often, women & gender-diverse people are turned away from shelters, priced out of markets, and ignored by policy.

It doesn’t have to be this way. #HomesforEveryBody is building a movement for change.

Join us—send a letter to the Prime Minister and federal leaders now: https://loom.ly/Ngu5FH4

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 20d

"We need Canadians to do their homework. We need Canadians to educate themselves."
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Canada Hasn’t Done Anything about Unmarked Graves Report, Interlocutor Says | The Tyee

Families need support to bring the remains of loved ones home, according to Kimberly Murray. A Tyee Q&A.

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Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 22d

Today is the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender-Diverse People (MMIWG2S).

We honour the lives stolen and the families and communities who continue to carry grief and demand justice.

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 23d

Please help us welcome Hayley Kadak to the WNHHN team! Hayley is joining us as a practicum student as she pursues her Master's of Social Work degree at the University of Toronto. Learn more about Hayley here: https://loom.ly/P1DsUts

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 24d

Investments in gender equality and 2SLGBTQIA+ rights are critical to building a more free and equal Canada, and unlocking the economic potential of historically marginalized communities.

Read our statement: www.momentumcanada.net/budget

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 25d

Almost 40% of people experiencing homelessness in Canada are women. Yet housing policies still fail to address their realities.

💪This is the time to act: https://loom.ly/Ngu5FH4

Join the #HomesforEveryBody movement and send a letter to the Prime Minister and federal leaders now.

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · 27d

Tomorrow, September 30, is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. It has been 10 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its 94 Calls to Action. We demand real progress on the Calls to Action and commit to true reconciliation with the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island.

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · Sep 26

📣TAKE ACTION: Canada promised to build affordable housing & end homelessness. Gender equity must be at the centre.

✉️Join the #HomesforEveryBody movement—send a letter now to the Prime Minister and federal leaders. https://loom.ly/Ngu5FH4

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · Sep 25

Today, we launch, #HomesforEveryBody. Canada has committed to building affordable housing and ending homelessness. But without equity-focused measures, women, Two-Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse people risk being left behind.

✉️Send a letter to federal leaders now: https://loom.ly/Ngu5FH4

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Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · Sep 23

"Specifically, 36% of the surveyed individuals were unable to access housing services, about 26% were unable to access primary care clinics, 20% were unable to access supervised consumption sites, and 16% were unable to access addiction treatment." https://loom.ly/_vGu4es

SFU study finds that street sweeps reinforce systemic harm

By: Niveja Assalaarachchi, News Writer A study conducted between 2021 and 2023 by SFU found that street sweeps by the City of Vancouver lead to higher rates of violence, disrupted access to service…

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Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · Sep 18

We’ve made our submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, urging them to hold 🇨🇦 accountable for ensuring women & gender-diverse people have access to housing.

💡 Make your own submission by Oct 15.
👉 Read ours: https://womenshomelessness.ca/uncrpdsubmission/

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · Sep 17

ICYMI: Check out the first virtual oral dialogue hosted by the Neha Review Panel, featuring the Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network, National Indigenous Women's Housing Network, our partners, and the Federal Housing Advocate.

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiH4WZp_wpk

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Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · Sep 16

Parliament is now in session. Build Canada Homes is official. It's a start with potential, and hopeful of leadership under Ana Bailão, who supports the right to housing.

We are pushing to ensure that women, Two-Spirit, Trans, and gender-diverse people are part of the plan: https://loom.ly/ZFaUkOw

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · Sep 10

Check out the first virtual oral dialogue hosted by the Neha Review Panel, featuring the Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network, National Indigenous Women's Housing Network, our partners, and the Federal Housing Advocate.

Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiH4WZp_wpk

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Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · Sep 9

Recently, WNHHN joined national feminist allies for a roundtable chat with WAGE Minister Rechie Valdez.

We shared our concerns with the looming cuts to the ministry, and how critical it's going to be ensure that upcoming affordable housing builds equitably involve women and gender-diverse people.

Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · Sep 8

The Neha review panel recently shared the recordings of its virtual oral dialogues and that their recommendations report to the Housing Minister will come out later this year!

➡️Check out the updates here: https://loom.ly/0C8kW6w

Neha shares virtual oral dialogue recordings & update — Gender Housing Justice

Today, the Neha Review Panel released the seven virtual oral dialogues they hosted this past summer as well as an exciting look ahead at when they intend to release their right to housing reports to Canada’s Minister of Housing and Infrastructure. The Neha Review Panel was appointed by the National Housing Council to examine the …

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Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · Sep 5

📣The Neha Review Panel hosted national virtual oral dialogues with lived experts, advocates, researchers & service providers to help shape the right to housing for women & gender-diverse people. They're now available: https://loom.ly/3OdHLN0

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Office of the Federal Housing Advocate @housinglogement.bsky.social · Sep 4

#Canada is missing millions of affordable homes. The Federal Housing Advocate is calling on #Canada to scale non-market housing to solve the housing and affordability crisis. We have the tools – we need the political will to act. Her advice to government includes:

A magnifying glass placed on a set of two documents sitting in front of an opened laptop. The black text box that reads: “New Reports”. Below the text reads: “Human rights-based housing targets for Canada”.

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Women's National Housing & Homelessness Network @wnhhn.bsky.social · Sep 4

The federal govt’s new Build Canada Homes program promises 500,000 homes annually—but will they reach those most in need?

Housing isn’t gender-neutral—and Build Canada Homes must reflect that.

Read our recommendations for Build Canada Homes: https://loom.ly/ZFaUkOw