NHS Solutions Lab – Housing rights and emergency access for women and gender-diverse people | CMHC

The CMHC hosts this NHS project profile presenting the goals of the Solutions Lab “Developing National Rights-Based Shelter Standards,” led by the Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network, which aims to develop a rights-based approach to emergency shelter service delivery for women and gender-diverse people experiencing homelessness across Canada. The Lab addresses discriminatory policies and practices in the homelessness and violence-against-women sectors and co-creates national standards with diverse stakeholders.
Project team and/or partners: Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network (Kaitlin Schwan), Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (Alyssa Brierly), National Right to Housing Network (Sahar Raza), Keepers of the Circle (Khulud Baig, Arlene Haché), Concordia University (Jayne Malenfant), Old Brewery Mission (Hannah Brais), BGM Strategy Group (Dana Granofsky), University of British Columbia (Faith Eiboff), Dalhousie University (Alexa Yakubovich).
Topics include National Housing Strategy, gender-based homelessness, rights-based housing, emergency shelters, women’s housing, and national standards.