COVID-19 resources for the homelessness sector
People experiencing homelessness often have compromised health, compounding health issues and are at an elevated risk from viruses like COVID-19. Shelters, drop-in centres, housing providers and other facilities and services that support people experiencing homelessness have increased risk of disease outbreaks.
The Canadian Network for the Health and Housing of People Experiencing Homelessness (CNH3) is collecting resources to help the homelessness sector respond to a COVID-19 outbreak, and regularly updating their webpage with the best practices, tools and tips to support efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Check out CNH3's COVID-19 resources here: http://cnh3.ca/resources/. Topics include:
- Response & Recovery Frameworks
- Housing & Coordinated Access
- CNH3 & Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) Webinars
- Screening, Testing, Referral Flow Charts and Transportation
- Shelter/Motels and Isolation Sites: Guiding Documents
- Shelters/Motel and Isolation Sites: Community Examples
- Indigenous, Youth, and Equitable Responses
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Promoting Healthy Practices
- Harm Reduction & Drug Supply
- Domestic Violence Sector Resources
- HIFIS, Data Collection & Management
- Leadership, Funding & Communication
- Staffing, Self-Care & Grief
- Civil Society & Volunteers
- Additional Resource Lists
- Full List of CAEH One-Pagers
This report is now availabe, Recovery for All: Proposals to Strengthen the National Housing Strategy and End Homelessness.
The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness commissioned the report to detail the initiatives required to implement our 6 point plan, to establish a recovery for all Canadians on the heels of COVID-19. The report outlines an affordable and achievable path to end homelessness by 2030, create 500,000 jobs and save billions of dollars.
Download the report now
Check out this CAMH info sheet on Mental health and COVID-19 Information for people who are marginally housed or homeless.