A Way Home is a national coalition reimagining solutions to youth homelessness through transformations in policy, planning and practice.
A Way Home is also an international movement for change that began with A Way Home Canada.
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International Conference on the Prevention of Youth Homelessness
Toronto – February 24-26, 2025
This conference will bring together researchers, service providers, lived experts, advocates, and thought leaders from Canada and abroad to mobilize cutting-edge research on prevention and innovative developments in policy and practice.
Youth make up one of the largest demographics of the homeless population in Canada.
of homeless people in Canada are between the ages of 13-25
young people experience homelessness every night
young people experience homelessness over the course of the year
Youth homelessness is a fusion policy issue, meaning that the many systems that drive young people into homelessness must also be part of the solutions. We engage in “solutions-focused” advocacy where we co-create policy solutions with all orders of government.
We provide systems planning thought leadership, training & technical assistance to communities and all orders of government as part of the Systems Planning Collective. We develop tools and resources to enhance the ability of stakeholders to do this work well.
We work with partners across the country to support the practical shift in how we respond to youth homelessness from primarily a crisis response to one that focuses on prevention and sustained exits from homelessness. We proudly host the National Learning Community on Youth Homelessness as part of this work.
We co-lead the Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab (MtS) and Demonstration Lab (MtS DEMS) with the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness. Through MtS we are developing and mobilizing new knowledge that is transforming our response to youth homelessness.
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