The Kelowna Homelessness Research Centre
A multidisciplinary team of researchers working to understand and support the provision of services to – and the perspectives of – individuals with lived experience of homelessness, or who are vulnerable and at-risk of experiencing homelessness.
Community-Engaged Homelessness Infrastructure Development Project
Help us to understand how tiny home communities can be developed and implemented to address homelessness
Focus Groups
May 28 | 11:00am – 1:30pm – Participants with Lived Experience
May 29 | 5:30pm – 8:00pm – Kelowna Resident Participants
May 30 | 10:30am – 1:00pm – Service Provider Participants
Time commitment: 2.5 hours
Participants can register for their specific focus group here
We are looking for people to participate in focus groups who:
- Are 19 years of age or older
- Can understand and speak English
- Identify as belonging to one of the following groups:
- An individual who has experienced homelessness or is at-risk of experiencing homelessness
- An individual who is employed by an agency that provides services to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness OR is employed by an agency, organization, or level of government that is involved in addressing or preventing homelessness but does not provide services
- An individual who is a resident of Kelowna but does not belong to one of the previous two groups
Questions? Contact Project Coordinator, Dhorea Ramanula: dhorea.ramanula@ubc.ca
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KHRC researchers have a broad range of disciplinary backgrounds, including Anthropology, Data Science, Economics, Engineering, Geography, Management & Business, Medicine, Neuroscience, Nursing, Social Work, and Sociology.
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We acknowledge that the land on which we conduct our work is the unceded territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) Peoples.
