Edmonton homeless

• Edmonton introduces new strategy for city encampments

  According to the city, the strategy on how to approach homeless encampments moving forward took key lessons learned in 2020 and includes three types of responses.

  News

  Apr 28
• Edmonton approves $8.1M from COVID-19 reserve fund to transition homeless population out of temporary shelters

  With temporary pandemic shelters closing in Edmonton, the city has updated its plans to care for those experiencing homelessness.

  Health

  Apr 9
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• Report on Edmonton’s handling of homelessness during extreme cold slammed by community safety task force member

  Last month, an incident at an LRT station prompted the mayor to ask the city's administration to put together a report summarizing Edmonton's extreme weather protocols.

  Canada

  Mar 25
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• COVID-19: How the Edmonton Isolation Facility provided care to most vulnerable

  If you get sick, you stay home. But what happens if you don't have a home? Meet the team at the Edmonton Isolation Facility who help Edmonton's most vulnerable.

  Canada

  Mar 19
• Downtown Edmonton heritage building being converted into transitional housing for homeless women

  A heritage building in Edmonton is primed for a second chance to shine while offering a new lease on life to women who are struggling with poverty or homelessness.

  Canada

  Mar 9
• Homeless advocate upset after police kick people out of Edmonton LRT station during cold snap

  A member of an organization that provides food for Edmontonians is raising concerns after homeless people were kicked out of an LRT station amid freezing temperatures this weekend.

  Weather

  Feb 15
• How the Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society used Cree language to bring home missing man

  The Cree language is being praised for helping a man who had been missing for three months return home.

  Features

  Feb 9
• Oilers’ 50/50 ticket sales raise money for organization supporting homeless Edmontonians

  The Edmonton Oilers Community Foundation raised a staggering amount of money for an organization that works with poverty-stricken people in Alberta's capital.

  Canada

  Feb 3
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• Groups that advocate for homeless Edmontonians say cold weather triggers ‘urgent need’

  After a remarkably warm winter in Edmonton so far, the cold weather has now kicked in along with the need for more supplies to help homeless people in the city.

  Weather

  Jan 26
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• Grade 6 students fundraise care packages for Edmonton’s most vulnerable

  Students at an Edmonton school are balancing schoolwork with community advocacy, creating care packages for people in need this holiday season.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2020