Archive: ‘News’ Category

National Housing Council announces new Review Panel on women & gender-diverse homelessness
September 4, 2024 - 10:49 pm / News

On Sept 4, National Housing Council publicly announced their intent to proceed with the review panel on Canada’s failure to eliminate homelessness amongst women and gender-diverse people!   The National … More


Brief submission for the 2025 federal budget
August 6, 2024 - 7:11 pm / News

The National Indigenous Women’s Housing Network and Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network submitted a pre-budget submission brief for the 2025 federal budget.   With significant leaps made within the … More


Watch Now: Indigenous Women’s Right to Housing Webinar
August 1, 2024 - 7:00 am / News

Watch this insightful webinar, Indigenous Women’s Right to Housing: Pathways for Rectification under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Intersections with International Law, hosted by the National Indigenous Women’s … More


Setting a national standard on gender and human rights approaches for emergency shelters
July 3, 2024 - 2:22 pm / News

How can shelters serve women and gender-diverse people with a rights-based and gender-sensitive approach? That’s the question a new project, funded by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, has worked … More


WNHHN co-hosting June Urban Thinkers Campus on gendered housing, save your spot
May 1, 2024 - 6:46 pm / News

#Housing Matters: Housing Challenges for Women & Gender-Diverse People: Exploring Solutions and Support Systems. Raise awareness on housing issues faced by women including homelessness & engage in meaningful conversations to … More


Watch Now: CAEH23 Women’s Homelessness Stream Presentations
April 25, 2024 - 10:08 pm / News

The 2023 National Conference on Ending Homelessness has released all four of the Women’s Homelessness stream presentations and videos. Watch below! WH1 Session: Gender-Sensitive Approaches to Housing and Supports – … More


WNHHN welcomes ambitious Budget 2024, calls for urgency to meet gender-based targets
April 16, 2024 - 11:07 pm / News

Our take on the 2024 federal budget announced today—the potential and possibilities.   By Khulud Baig and Stefania Seccia  The Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network welcomes an ambitious budget … More


#InvestinWomen: This Int’l Women’s Day let’s fund housing and solutions
March 8, 2024 - 1:00 am / News

This year’s theme for March 8 is #InvestinWomen: Accelerate Progress, which is timely considering divestment in necessary housing and policy solutions has led to today’s crisis This International Women’s Day … More