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We Have A Plan
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​Where We're Going 
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The road home - a plan to end homelessness in Fredericton


​The Road Home: A Plan to End Homelessness in Fredericton is the result of extensive research and planning. It outlines strategies and actions that will lead to an end to chronic homelessness in Fredericton. The goals of the plan involve affordable and supportive housing development, as well as community collaboration and the adoption of a Housing First systems approach.
 
The time has come to stop merely managing homelessness: with the Road Home, we will work toward ending long-term persistent homelessness in our community. 
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Where We Are

Housing First - the rest will follow

Housing First - the rest will follow short film that chronicles one Fredericton' woman's journey through chronic illness, social isolation and homeless to a new beginning with Housing First.  Housing First begins with access to safe, affordable housing but is really rooted in community based, recovery-oriented support services.   Please check out Sandy's story.  
Fredericton Homeless Count 2016
Over a 24-hour period from February 21 - 22, Fredericton conducted its first Point-in-Time Count and Vulnerability Index assessment of homeless individuals in our community. More than 40 volunteers and 10 partner agencies participated in the Count.  Volunteers took to the streets, shelters and homeless serving agencies to administer two distinct voluntary surveys to people experiencing homelessness (including those in our shelters, sleeping outdoors, couch surfing and in provisional housing). ​

The surveys were designed to serve two distinct roles:
1) identify a minimum number of people that were experiencing homelessness over a 24-hour period in order to provide our community with valuable baseline data to help track progress and change over time;
​2) create actionable data on health and housing needs of individuals experiencing homelessness in order to improve coordination and access to resources for our community’s most vulnerable.  

​Initial findings from the Count show that a minimum of 50 people experienced homelessness on the night of February 21st in Fredericton in our shelters, on our streets and in transitional shelters.  Broader demographics, service need and wellness information were collected from 71 individuals experiencing chronic and episodic homelessness: this data is critical in informing improved coordination of services and resources.  
​​This Count is an important step in our efforts to move from managing homelessness to ending homelessness in Fredericton.  Info gathered from these surveys will be helpful in understanding the big picture of need so that we can plan and prioritize resources and educate the broader community.   This Count also launches Fredericton’s engagement in the 20,000 Homes Campaign, a national movement to provide housing and supports for those impacted by sustained, enduring homelessness.

​Fredericton Homeless Count 2016 Community
​Debriefing Presentation 

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Fredericton Homeless Count 2016 Video 

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Where We've Been
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Report Cards on Homelessness 

The Community Action Group on Homelessness has published local & provincial report cards on homelessness over the past years.
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Progress Report on Homelessness 2017
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Progress Report on Homelessness 2015 - 2016
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Report Card on Homelessness 2014
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  • La version française

Report Card on Homelessness 2012 - 2013
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  • La version française
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Report Card on Homelessness (English and French) 2011
Report Card on Homelessness (English and French) 2010
Report Card on Homelessness (English and French) 2009


cOMMUNITY ACTION GROUP ON HOMELESSNESS



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