NHS Solutions Lab – Sistering: Creating home together | CMHC

This NHS project profile presents the goals of the Solutions Lab “Creating Home Together,” led by Sistering (Toronto), which uses a participatory planning process across 6 sites in Canada to design housing and service models for marginalized women, transgender, non-binary, and two-spirited people experiencing homelessness. The Lab co-creates adaptable, low-barrier housing solutions that integrate drop-in, transitional, and permanent housing.
Project team and/or partners: Sistering (project team); SHS Consulting, Emily Paradis, Anova, Willow’s Place/Mission Services, My Sister’s Place, Charlotte Hrenchuck, The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, Atira Women’s Resource Centre, DisAbled Women’s Network Canada.
Topics include gender-based housing, homelessness, women’s shelters, transitional housing, and social inclusion.