Upcoming Community of Practice Calls
In this series of National Community of Practice calls, join peers, thought leaders and experts as we discuss the issue of rural housing and homelessness across Canada.
For more information about Rural, Remote Housing and Homelessness CoP, please contact the community coordinator at halladayelle@gmail.com.
Upcoming webinars
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PAST webinars and trainings
Responding to Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Homelessness – April 6, 2023
Claiming the Right to Housing in Rural Remote and Northern Communities – April 5, 2022
Rural Urban Migration of Individuals Who are Homeless – February 25, 2021
Recording
Join us for a panel discussion with service providers from across Canada as they share their experiences and strategies to support individuals moving between small towns and urban centres.
Sheldon Pollett
Executive Director, Choices for Youth
Mike Lethby
Executive Director, The Raft
Cassaundra Gogo
Holly Ferris
Homelessness Specialist, City of Yellowknife
Hosted by Co-Chair of NAERRH:
Shane Pelletier, Reaching Home Project Coordinator
Terrilee Kelford, B.A. Psych., M.A.C.P.
International Perspectives on Rural and Remote Homelessness – February 10, 2021
Recording
Join us with colleagues Derek Logie from Scotland and Ruth Montgomery from Northern Ireland for a discussion about perspectives and approaches to addressing housing and homelessness in rural communities in their countries.
Derek Logie
Chief Executive, Rural Housing Scotland – Scotland
Ruth Montgomery
Business Development Manager, Rural Housing Association Limited – UK
Hosted by Co-Chair of NAERRH:
Terrilee Kelford, B.A. Psych., M.A.C.P.
Rural Homelessness in Quebec – February 9, 2021
Recording
Presentation (PDF)
Sue-Ann MacDonald
Associate Professor, University of Montreal, School of Social Work
Hosted by Co-Chair of NAERRH:
Terrilee Kelford, B.A. Psych., M.A.C.P.
Are you from a rural or remote community in Canada? – December 15, 2020
Recording
Presentations
Representatives from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities discuss capital funding opportunities for affordable housing in Rural and Remote communities.
Benjamin Koczwarski, Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Marina Sloutsky, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Jaime Shipley, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Hosted by Co-Chair of NAERRH:
Terrilee Kelford, B.A. Psych., M.A.C.P.
Townhall with Adam Vaughan – “Responses to Rural and Remote Homelessness” – November 9, 2020
Recording
The National Alliance to End Rural and Remote Homelessness hosted a Town Hall with MP Adam Vaughan to discuss the $1B Federal Rapid Housing Initiative and its implications for Rural and Remote Communities.
Adam Vaughan
Member of Parliament for Spadina-Fort York
Hosted by Co-Chairs of NAERRH:
Shane Pelletier, Reaching Home Project Coordinator
Terrilee Kelford, B.A. Psych., M.A.C.P.
Rural and Remote Responses to Homelessness during a Pandemic – November 3, 2020
Recording
Presentation (PDF)
Dr. Rebecca Schiff, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, will be talking about the new research project she will be launching to look at unique challenges of addressing homelessness in rural and remote Canada. NAERRH is the research partner on this project.
Dr. Rebecca Schiff
Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Lakehead University
Hosted by Co-Chairs of NAERRH and CAEH:
Shane Pelletier, Reaching Home Project Coordinator
Terrilee Kelford, B.A. Psych., M.A.C.P.
Michelle Bilek, CAEH National Field Organizer
Housing First for Rural and Remote Communities – October 20, 2020
Recording
Presentation (PDF)
Michele Biss, our guest speaker will talk about the right to housing and how it aligns with Housing First.
Michele Biss
Project Manager, National Right to Housing Network
Hosted by Co-Chairs of NAERRH and CAEH:
Shane Pelletier, Reaching Home Project Coordinator
Terrilee Kelford, B.A. Psych., M.A.C.P.
Wally Czech, CAEH, Director, Training and Technical Assistance Program
Townhall with Adam Vaughan – “Responses to Rural and Remote Homelessness”
Adam Vaughan
Member of Parliament for Spadina-Fort York
Hosted by Co-Chairs of NAERRH:
Shane Pelletier, Reaching Home Project Coordinator
Terrilee Kelford, B.A. Psych., M.A.C.P.
TTA: The Current Rural and Remote Housing First Picture – May 20, 2020
Recording
Presentation (PDF)
In an effort to create an addendum to the existing Canadian Housing First Toolkit, Wally Czech, Director of the TTA and Terrilee Kelford, Co-Chair of the NAERRH, will lead a discussion sharing the results of a rural and remote Housing First survey that garnered approximately 70 respondents.
Wally Czech
Director, TTA – CAEH
Hosted by Co-Chairs of NAERRH:
Terrilee Kelford, B.A. Psych., M.A.C.P.
Methods of Enumerating Homelessness: Comparing Period Prevalence Counts (PPC) and Point-in-Time (PiT) Counts – December 2019
Dr. Carol Kauppi, PhD
Professor – School of Social Work, Director – Centre for Research in Social Justice and Policy
Presented by:
Michele Bilek – CAEH National Field Organizer
The Current Rural and Remote Housing First Picture
Presented by:
Wally Czech, Director of Training – Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness
Shane Pelletier, Reaching Home Project Coordinator
Terrilee Kelford, B.A. Psych., M.A.C.P.