The Unique Face of Family Homelessness
Imagine having nowhere to go after a long day at work, nowhere for your children to go after school, nowhere for your family to be when it is freezing outside or when darkness falls.
Family homelessness is a harsh reality in Calgary, and given the right circumstances, it can happen to anyone. It may be the person next door, the child sitting next to your child at school, or your colleague at work. Inn from the Cold offers hope and help to homeless families in our community.
Partnering with the Calgary Homeless Foundation on the 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness, we've made great strides in reducing overall homelessness, but there is still a lot of work to be done, especially for families. As leaders on family homelessness, we understand that it takes many resources and complex support to help families obtain and sustain housing, braking the cycle of homelessness once and for all.
Over the years, we've helped thousands of guests and no two stories are the same. Given certain cirumstances, homelessness can happen to anyone. Here are some of the reasons:
- Addictions
- Illness
- Mental health issues
- Change in family circumstance (i.e. divorce)
- Job loss
- Generational (a family history of homelessness)
- Domestic Violence
- Cultural/political persecution (immigrants)
