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WNHHN joins 62 organizations across Ontario to stand against punishing encampments
May 1, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   [Thursday, May 1st, 2025: Ontario] — 62 organizations working across communities in Ontario stand united as the newly formed Encampment Justice Coalition. Together, they have published … More


Election 2025 Statement: Gender housing rights work continues
April 29, 2025

This election was one of the most critical in a generation—a defining moment for the future of democracy, equity, and human rights in Canada. As we move forward, the Women’s … More


Demand Better This Election: Housing justice for women, Two-Spirit, trans & gender-diverse people
April 16, 2025

This federal election, we are calling on all parties to commit to ending homelessness and housing precarity for women, Two-Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse people.   As the April 28 election … More


Resource Launch: Sacred Spaces & Safe Places
April 8, 2025

Best Practices & Toolkit Launched Today: Advancing culturally and spiritually responsive care in housing and homelessness services   The Women’s National Housing & Homelessness Network is proud to launch two … More


This International Women’s Day: Claim Your Right to Housing
March 6, 2025

This International Women’s Day, we refuse to celebrate progress that isn’t real. We fight for housing justice. We fight for human rights. We fight for each other. On March 8, … More


Statement: Why young women experiencing homelessness are dying in Toronto
February 10, 2025

Last week, Toronto Public Health released updated data for deaths of people experiencing homelessness in the city for the first six months of 2024–and it found the median age of … More


UN Submission: Gender, the right to housing, and disability rights in Canada
January 30, 2025

The Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network calls on Canada to address housing inequities for women and gender-diverse people with disabilities through recent United Nations submission   The Women’s National … More


2024 in Review: A year of advocacy & action in gender housing justice
December 17, 2024

A year of transitioning has turned into mobilizing a movement around the right to housing for women, Two-Spirit, trans, and gender-diverse people across Turtle Island.   As 2024 comes to … More