Homeless disasters gains urgency: although there have been some gains in fighting homelessness in Canada, the need for a national homelessness program is crucial. The UN agrees.

From: Catholic New Times | Date: October 29, 2006| Author: Crowe, Cathy | Copyright information

The Toronto Disaster Relief Committee (TDRC) named homelessness a national disaster in this country eight years ago. In June, the United Nations called it a national emergency.

The 1998 disaster declaration launched a national campaign that called for disaster relief monies to help communities deal with the immediate problem of homelessness and for commitment from all three levels of government to spend an additional one per cent of their budgets on affordable housing. ...

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