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Kelowna & Municipal Social Policy
Municipal governments (and other forms of local governments, most notably Regional Districts in the case of British Columbia) have the daunting task of addressing the day-to-day lives of their citizens, facilitating a process of local engagement that can achieve a “sense of community among members” in a way that tempers “individual ambitions with concern for […]
The Enumeration of Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
As with other sectors, the provision of services to those experiencing or at risk of homelessness faces dual, interrelated pressures. Firstly, stakeholders must maximize impact, using limited resources to advance the most promising evidence-based practices in hopes of providing the best available support for those in need. Secondly, those in charge of funding or implementing […]
KHRC Local Data Summary: Youth Precarity
This rapid data scan represents an incomplete collection of local data available on topics specific to youth, so far consisting of links to various sources of information specific to Kelowna, the Okanagan region, the province of British Columbia, and / or federally (depending on the availability of relevant data). Local Data Scan: Youth Homelessness, Resilience, and […]
Kelowna and the CAEH 2021 National Conference on Ending Homelessness
Last November, policy makers, funders, researchers, advocates, community leaders, front line workers, and people with Lived Experience of homelessness from across Canada participated in the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness’ virtual 2021 National Conference on Ending Homelessness. Over the weekend, CAEH released the presentation recordings to their YouTube channel, including four presentations on local topics […]
Migration & Homelessness in Canadian Communities: A Summary of Evidence
The goal of this project was to discuss and inform assumptions regarding migration and homelessness through a presentation and analysis of available evidence, primarily through the review of available Point-in-Time count reports. While the focus of the paper is the context of British Columbia (and features Kelowna data whenever possible), national and international figures and […]
Featured Researcher: Kyler Woodmass
Kyler Woodmass, MPIA Associate Research Coordinator, KHRC Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? I was born and raised in the Central Okanagan. I completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology locally at UBC Okanagan before pursuing a Masters of Public and International Affairs at York University in Toronto. I then returned to Kelowna, […]
Featured Researcher: John Graham
John Graham, PhD RSW Principal Investigator, KHRC Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? In the 1980s I worked in human services with street involved individuals with the Anglican Church, and then with ex-convicts with the John Howard Society. After graduating with an MSW, I was a psychiatric social worker at the Clarke […]
Supporting Sector Staff: A Case for a $25 Target Wage
Wages are consistently identified as a critical factor in recruiting, retaining, and supporting workers within the homelessness support sector. However, non-profits within our support sector must also stretch their finite grant funding as far as they can to maximize the number of vulnerable individuals supported by their programs. Raising wages across the sector will require […]
A Basic Income: Context & the Recommendations of the BC Basic Income Panel
Canada has a history of debate, discussion, and pilot programs related to Basic Income, with renewed interest following the Ontario pilot and again in 2020 in response to the rapid spread of COVID-19. Last year, the Canadian Emergency Response Benefits (CERB) program, targeting those with lost income, reached 35.2% of all Canadian workers who had […]
Organizational Change in Human Service Organizations
In a recent publication, “Organizational Change in Human Service Organizations: A Review and Content Analysis”, KHRC researchers John Graham, Kyler Woodmass, Quinn Bailey, and Eric Li, with the assistance of Arielle Lomness, review the body of peer-reviewed work at the intersection of organizational change and human service organizations (including health services, human services, and social […]