By: Wellesley Institute The Wellesley Institute’s Director of Housing and Innovation delivered a presentation on housing and homelessness to George Brown College students on January 20, 2012. The presentation spanned a range of themes, from housing and homelessness in Toronto to national trends in inequality and their impact on housing, plus an historical survey of housing developments in Canada.
By: Wellesley Institute The Wellesley Institute’s Director of Housing and Innovation delivered a presentation on housing and homelessness to George Brown College students on January 20, 2012. The presentation spanned a range of themes, from housing and homelessness in Toronto to national trends in inequality and their impact on housing, plus an historical survey of housing developments in Canada.
By: Michael Shapcott Yesterday I delivered the keynote presentation to the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing and Homelessness Network conference at Port Blandford on Oct. 26. In my presentation, I warned that the ongoing erosion of federal housing investments will cut vital funding that local groups across Newfoundland and Labrador require to develop effective housing solutions.
The Wellesley Institute’s Director of Housing and Innovation, Michael Shapcott, sets out the links between housing, homelessness, income and health and draws housing and homelessness lessons in this presentation to York University health policy students on October 19, 2011.
York University Presentation – Michael Shapcott – October 2011
By: Michael Shapcott There’s no such thing as a ‘no money miracle’ when it comes to affordable housing. Project developers need money for development (or acquisition of existing homes), and also money for daily operations, and a third bag of money as a reserve for future issues (like replacement of appliances). The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott gave a presentation to the social economy speakers’ series at University of Toronto / OISE on innovation in housing financing in the past, and innovation that’s on the horizon. A link to the webcast of the series will be posted shortly.
By: Michael Shapcott The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott was among two dozen housing / homelessness thought and practice leaders who gathered in Washington, DC, last week for an international summit. In addition to supplying a brief overview of Canada’s ‘non-system’ of homeless and housing programs at the national level, he delivered a short presentation to summit participants, then later delivered a second presentation to senior US government housing and homelessness officials at a meeting at the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. More details on the international summit will be posted shortly.
By: Michael Shapcott Dignity for All – the national campaign for a poverty-free Canada – held a national summit in Ottawa on March 3, 2011. The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott delivered a presentation on housing and homelessness that underlined the many costs of deep and persistent housing insecurity and the impact of the eroding federal investments, and set out a five-point agenda for action - drawn from the Wellesley Institute’s Precarious Housing in Canada report.
By: Michael Shapcott Creating homefullness in Ontario is the title of a presentation to the Anglican Diocese of Toronto’s Social Justice and Advocacy Committee by the Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. In this presentation, Michael provides a brief overview of the housing landscape, Ontario government initiatives and offers advice to committee members, who have been active in recent years in meeting with their MPPs on housing and homelessness issues.
By: Michael Shapcott The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott was invited to Victoria and Kelowna as part of a west cost housing / homelessness tour. He gave presentations on a range of issues, including housing, homelessness, complex social issues and dynamic community solutions to the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness, Mayors and Municipal Representatives from the Victoria CRD, at a community forum in Victoria, at a research symposium at University of Victoria and in a day-long meeting at University of British Columbia – Okanagan in Kelowna. Michael was also given an early-morning escorted tour of Victoria’s homeless shelters and supportive housing projects by Mayor Dean Fortin. Read the rest of this entry »
By: Michael Shapcott The growing body of evidence that shows Toronto is becoming a more divided city as people and populations, also suggests that the city is increasingly segregated by housing, income and health. The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott made a presentation to Ryerson University students today on the links between housing, income and health.
