The 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness

Calgary's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness (Plan) was first published in January 2008, and was updated to reflect new learnings in January 2011.

What's included in the Plan?

• Commitment to end homelessness by 2018
• Twelve guiding principles, a Housing First approach, and milestones to achieve
• A plan to build a system of care focused on ending homelessness
• Attention to the unique needs of vulnerable subpopulations, including youth, women, families and Aboriginal Peoples, as well as the chronically and frequently homeless
• Emphasis on prevention and reform of public systems that contribute to homelessness
• A housing strategy that concentrates limited resources on those in greatest need
• The beginning of a process to transition to community leadership and planning for long-term sustainability

Calgary's Plan to End Youth Homelessness

Read the Plan to End Youth Homelessness (PDF).

On the journey to end homelessness in Calgary, it became clear that young people (under the age of 24) require a plan tailored to their unique needs. This is the first city-wide plan of its kind in Canada, and was launched in August 2011.

The Youth Plan includes three strategies:

• Build a coordinated system to prevent and end youth homelessness in Calgary
• Develop an adequate number of housing units and supportive homes dedicated to youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness
• Improve data and systems knowledge and influence public policy

Work Continues on a Plan to End Aboriginal Homelessness

Due to unique cultural needs and an over-representation of Aboriginal Peoples in the homeless population, Calgary needs a specific strategy to address Aboriginal homelessness. The CHF is working with agencies and Calgary's Aboriginal community to draft and implement a plan, which will be released in spring of 2012.