SHHOW Project @SHHOW_Up
This #UVic project aims to build Solutions to Homelessness and Health for Older Women (SHHOW) and mobilize community-led research. Victoria, BC Joined July 2021-
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Excited to present an infographic based on our findings from our research study of older women's experiences of homelessness - barriers, challenges and pathways that provide support & healing.
Join us for our upcoming Community of Practice event: "A Gendered Analysis of Prescribed Safer Supply." 10am PDT Thursday, June 10 via Zoom. Join the CoP to register: colabbc.ca/community-of-p…
❗️ Deadline extended to June 20 ❗️ Anyone who has experienced living in an encampment, or organizations who advocate on their behalf, can contribute to the Advocate’s #encampment review. Share your experience and ideas for solutions here: bit.ly/404YVcn
🔥🌞 Extreme Heat Tip: Prepare cooling kits ❄️ The hot weather is a good reminder to start preparing for extreme heat events. Housing providers can build and deliver cooling kits to help keep residents safe and comfortable. Learn more here ➡️: bit.ly/3BpLcCP
A great (hybrid) panel, featuring @IGOV_UVic's Gina Starblanket. Registration details below.
A great (hybrid) panel, featuring @IGOV_UVic's Gina Starblanket. Registration details below.
👀Want to learn more about evidence + current perspectives on safer supply❓ 💡Join us TODAY❗️ Angela Robertson @PQWCHC Ashley Smoke @CAPUDofficial @GillianKolla @UVic_CISUR @CoreyRanger @AVIVanIsle @SaferVic @HRNA_AIIRM Marie-Ève Goyer @InstitutIud 📌us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
Strategies for preventing and ending #homelessness often measure their success based on tenancy sustainment. To shift this narrative, researchers spoke with ppl. w/ lived experience to understand what is needed to thrive after experiencing #homelessness: bit.ly/3I5H7HJ
Team collaborator Hannah Kia is recruiting participants for a study examining the social service experiences of older #transgender & gender diverse adults in Canada. See below or visit awastudy.ca for more info!
Team collaborator Hannah Kia is recruiting participants for a study examining the social service experiences of older #transgender & gender diverse adults in Canada. See below or visit awastudy.ca for more info!
Have questions about what the @HousingLogement's latest announcement means for you? Attend this upcoming #webinar to learn about this historic #HumanRights process and how you could get involved! REGISTER: loom.ly/T8ka1cA
Watch a powerful video by @YWCAVAN about concussions due to intimate partner violence youtu.be/R236gWQqB_o
We strongly support this review panel. Based on our own research, much more needs to be done to prevent and eliminate homelessness amongst women and gender-diverse people!
We strongly support this review panel. Based on our own research, much more needs to be done to prevent and eliminate homelessness amongst women and gender-diverse people!
@CoLab_CISUR Update: there were some errors in our previous flyer so we fixed it! Note new email/eligibility. We are recruiting for a study on prescribed #safersupply! If you live in BC, are 16+, and have received a safer supply script in the last 30 days, you may be eligible.
What are you doing on Intergenerational day? Join @Nici_Haring and I as we workshop Intergenerationality and digital landscapes. You can expect to leave with an understanding of the “intergenerational” and disdain for our bad jokes🎉 Register here: actlab.ca/events/interge…
We know this will be a great graduate student panel!
We know this will be a great graduate student panel!
Couldn't make it to one of our recent webinars? Don't worry! Check out our #YouTube channel for recordings on everything from our #livingwage event, to our most recent webinar on lessons from #Finland on the #HousingFirstApproach! youtube.com/@CommunityCoun… #yyj #yypoli
📆 Tomorrow: join this webinar to learn about authentically engaging older adults ⬇️ x.com/naehomelessnes…
📆 Tomorrow: join this webinar to learn about authentically engaging older adults ⬇️ x.com/naehomelessnes…
Congratulations Edith!
📢REGISTER NOW: This #webinar will highlight the voices of lived experts and share a new Program Manual that Street Level Women at Risk developed on their successful #HousingFirst program for women engaged in survival #SexWork. Sign up here: bit.ly/43G8jWS
📢 Registration for #CAEH23 is NOW OPEN! Participants and presenters are encouraged to take advantage of deeply discounted early bird rates and register by August 4. @CAEHomelessness
Today, students, faculty and staff are participating in nationwide action to urge the federal government to increase funding for graduate students and post-doctoral scholars. ℹ️ ow.ly/NkoM50O5S1a
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The 2023 SRO Tenant Convention underway after an opening from Elder Martin Sparrow. We’re joined by tenants from across the neighbourhood and visiting organizers from across the continent. We’ll be recording two days of tenant-delivered programming in this thread!
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