We are collaborating with @MainStProject on a series of #WpgHomelessnessFacts to help inform our community, undo harmful stigma and stereotypes, and build understanding.
Fact #1: Housing is a Human Right.
More to follow!
Fact #2: At least 1500 people experience homelessness in Winnipeg.
#WpgHomelessnessFacts
https://streetcensuswpg.ca/ 
Fact #3: Much #homelessness is hidden among people "couch surfing" or staying temporarily with others, without prospects for more permanent housing. Statistics Canada reports that nearly 1 in 10 Canadians have experienced hidden homelessness. #WpgHomelessnessFacts
Fact #4: there are different types of #homelessness, and many people experience multiple types across their lives.
#WpgHomelessnessFacts
Fact #5: Homelessness has many different causes. Some of the most common are related to family or relationship breakdown; as well as poverty and evictions. #WpgHomelessnessFacts
Fact #6: The relationship between homelessness and substance use is complex.
Fact #7: Indigenous homelessness in Canada is the outcome of historical and ongoing settler colonialism and racism.
https://www.homelesshub.ca/IndigenousHomelessness
Fact #8: Indigenous people in Winnipeg experience rates of homelessness 5-6 times that of the general population. More than 2/3 of those experiencing homelessness in Winnipeg are Indigenous.
Fact #9: Nearly 1/3 of those experiencing homelessness encountered in the 2018 Winnipeg Street Census were younger than 30 years old.
#WpgHomelessnessFacts
https://streetcensuswpg.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018_FinalReport_Web.pdf
Fact #10: Women, Two-Spirit, Trans and gender non-conforming people experience homelessness differently, and are more vulnerable to sexual violence while without a home. #WpgHomelessnessFacts #16Days #InternationalDayfortheEliminationofViolenceAgainstWomen
Fact #11: The Center for Justice and Social Compassion estimates that 45% of people experiencing homelessness live with disabilities, compared to 13.2% of Canada’s general population. #WpgHomelessnessFacts
Fact #12: The 2018 Winnipeg Street Census found that more than half of those experiencing homelessness surveyed had been in CFS care. Nearly 2 out of 3 of these individuals experienced homelessness within one year of
leaving CFS care. #WpgHomelessnessFacts #mbpoli
Fact #13: Emergency shelters cannot meet everyone's needs and are a reflection of - not a solution to - the crisis of homelessness. #WpgHomelessnessFacts
Fact #14: Homelessness reflects a systemic housing affordability problem. #WpgHomelessnessFacts
Closing out this series is Fact #15: The Answer To Homelessness is Housing!
The Comprehensive Housing Needs Assessment outlines the scale of housing need in Winnipeg: https://winnipeg.ca/ppd/Documents/CityPlanning/Housing/ComprehensiveHousingNeedsAssessmentReport/Comprehensive-Housing-Needs-Assessment.pdf
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