Sources

Banner quotes:

"In 2009, between 15,000 and 17,000 people used a Calgary shelter for at least one night." Research conducted by the Calgary Homeless Foundation and discussed in it's 2010 Strategic Review (draft). (The 2010 count was estimated by the CHF to be in the same range as 2009).

"13,765 rental households are at high risk for homelessness." Research compiled by The City of Calgary, Community and Neighbourhood Services Social Research Unit (2010). Quoted in the 3 Year Update to Calgary's 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness, January 2011.

Learn More pages:

The City of Calgary (May 2008). Biennial Count of Homeless Persons in Calgary.

The Salvation Army (2010). A Report on the Perceptions of Homelessness and Poverty in Canada.

Tanasescu, T., Classens, M., Turner. D., Richter-Salmons, S., Smart. A. (December 2009). Hidden in Plain Sight: Housing Challenges of Newcomers in Calgary. Calgary: United Way of Calgary and Area.

Worthington, C., MacLaurin, B., Huffey, N., Dittmann, D., Kitt, O., Patten, S., and Leech, J. (2008). Calgary Youth, Health and the Street - Final Report. Calgary: University of Calgary. Retrieved from