Articles

Rural homelessness: how the structural and social context of small-town living influences the experience of homelessness

Article:  This study explores the experience of housing insecurity and its impact on the health of rural residents, identifies the various factors contributing to homelessness in a rural context, and gives voice to people with lived experience about their needs, challenges, and potential solutions to the housing crisis.

Original article 


Following Up: Putting rural homelessness on the radar

News Article: Research project led by Lakehead University professor looks at experiences of rural and remote homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.


Elgin County Housing Homelessness – Final Report

by Tim Welch Consulting Inc. (TWC)


Uncovering Hidden Homelessness in Rural America

by John Heinz, Invisible People

Invisible People is a registered 501(c)(3). EIN: 27-2079758
Copyright ©2008-2020, Invisible People – invisiblepeople.tv


Housing First in Rural Canada: Rural Homelessness & Housing First Feasibility Across 22 Canadian Communities

by Jennette Waegemakers Schiff and Alina Turner


Rural Homelessness in Western Canada: Lessons Learned from Diverse Communities

by Jeannette Waegemakers Schiff, Rebecca Schiff, and Alina Turner

Social Inclusion (ISSN: 2183–2803) 2016, Volume 4, Issue 4, Pages 73–85 DOI: 10.17645/si.v4i4.633
Available on the Homeless Hub


Rural Homelessness in Canada: Directions for Planning and Research,

by Jeannette Waegemakers Schiff, Rebecca Schiff, Alina Turner, Karine Bernard

Journal of Rural and Community Development
ISSN: 1712-8277 Journal of Rural and Community Development – www.jrcd.ca


International Perspectives on Rural Homelessness (Book) – Bruce Pearce wrote an article for the book

by Paul Milbourne and Paul Cloke

2006, Routledge, New York, NY 
ISBN 10: 0-415-34472-0


“They want a different life”: Rural northern settlement dynamics and pathways to homelessness in Yellowknife and Inuvik, Northwest Territories

by Julia Christensen

First published: 30 July 2012 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-0064.2012.00439.x
2020 Elsevier B.V.


Strategies for Addressing Rural Homelessness

(Many Resources from the United States HUD)

2020 US Department of Housing and Urban Development


Rural Homelessness

(Many resources listed from a US perspective)

National Coalition for the Homeless
2201 P Street NW
Washington, DC 20037-1033


Homelessness and Hidden Homelessness in Rural and Northern Ontario

by Kauppi, C., O’Grady, B., Schiff, R., Martin, F. and Ontario Municipal Social Services Association. (2017).

Guelph, ON: Rural Ontario Institute.