Access two breakout sessions live from the 7 Cities Conference on Housing First and Homelessness

The Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research is pleased to provide stakeholders with two, live webcast breakout sessions from the 7 Cities Conference on Housing First and Homelessness on  Thursday, May 5 beginning at 1:45 pm MST. 

This webcast is made possible with support from the
Government of Alberta and the Interagency Council on Homelessness.

  • There is no charge to view either or both of these sessions via webcast. 
  • Watch from work, home, a coffee shop by yourself or with your team. 
  • A recording of these webcasts will also be available for free on the internet for future viewing.  

Expanding Horizons: Collaboration and Integration Across Homelessness, Housing, and Health Sectors - 1:45 - 3 pm 

  • Diane Randell - Manager, Community and Social Development, City of Lethbridge (Lethbridge Youth Hub)
  • Carola Cunningham - Executive Director, Ambrose Place
  • Doug Vincent  -  Provincial Director, Provincial Planning and Capacity Management, Alberta Health Services
Facilitator:
Sharon Blackwell, Director, Housing and Homeless Supports - South Region, Human Services, Government of Alberta

Overview of Session:
Homeless-serving agencies, health, and housing systems (among others), play a role in collaboratively building a system of care that seamlessly supports people to access appropriate services and permanent, safe, and stable housing. 

This session will explore integration as a concept, and how it is being articulated through various partnerships that have transcended traditional systemic boundaries and demonstrated successful outcomes in providing client-centred services to prevent people from becoming homeless, or to leave homelessness and achieve greater housing stability.

As facilitator, Sharon Blackwell will link the presentations with Alberta Human Services' shift to integrated service delivery, which reflects a commitment to transform service delivery from a programmatic to a client-centered approach.

Comparative Showcase: City Case Management Group (Calgary) and Heavy System User Group (Edmonton) - 3:15 - 4:30 pm (MST)

  • Superintendent David Veitch, Edmonton Police Service - Dealing with Disorder: The Vulnerable Persons Approach
  • Adam Melnyk, Outreach Manager at Calgary Alpha House - Integration of Information
Both collaborative projects involve the integration of health, corrections and social service providers for the highest system users in the respective cities. These initiatives are excellent examples of system integration and the street level.   


 

Housing and Homelessness Consultation: Challenges faced by Indigenous Women who have experienced domestic violence



Edmonton - May 3, 2016 from 9 am to 1:30 pm
Radisson Hotel Edmonton South, 4440 Gateway Boulevard, Edmonton
 
Calgary - May 4, 2016 from 11 am to 4 pm
Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre, 6620-36 Street, NE, Calgary
 
 
Please note, due to the significance of this issue and limited space,  preference will be given to organizations that serve Indigenous women.
 
The Alberta Centre for Child, Family and Community Research invites you to share your knowledge and experience on housing and homelessness issues affecting Indigenous women who have experienced domestic violence. In follow up to a consultation with stakeholders in March 2015, the Centre has conducted a review of documents from academic, government and community sources for existing policy recommendations on this issue.
 
At this consultation, we plan to share this review and get your input. We hope that by providing a forum for a diversity of voices, this dialogue will generate insight on next steps to build provincial public policy options to better support housing outcomes for Indigenous women experiencing domestic violence in Alberta.
 
Limited travel and accommodation bursaries are available for attendees from not-for-profit organizations. Bursary amounts offered will be dependent on number of requests received.
 
History of Initiative
The Centre has been working in partnership with the Inter-agency Council on Homelessness (IAC) to implement the Housing and Homelessness Research Strategy for Alberta . The IAC and the Government of Alberta identified housing and homelessness issues for Indigenous women fleeing domestic violence as a top priority for research. An initial consultation was held in March 2015. Researchers and service providers requested The Centre undertake a "scoping review" -- a synthesis of policy recommendations gathered from academic , government, and community-based research focusing on Indigenous women experiencing domestic violence and housing challenges from Canada and internationally.
 
Questions/Comments
If you have questions or comments please contact Roxanne Felix-Mah at 780-408-8727 or e-mail her at  [email protected] .
 
 
If someone you know should be invited to these consultations,  please e-mail their name and contact information to [email protected].

 
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