Objective<\/h2><\/div>In C\u00f4te-des-Neiges\u2013Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce (CDN\u2013NDG), homelessness is not always visible on the streets. To avoid ending up without shelter, many women and non-binary people find temporary solutions: staying with friends or family, renting a room, or accepting precarious living conditions. Behind these strategies lie significant distress, lack of safety, and a major gap in services adapted to their realities.<\/p>\n
This project was created to make invisible experiences visible. We aim to give a voice to those whose homelessness remains hidden, break the silence, raise community awareness about this often-overlooked reality, and build greater support for those experiencing it.<\/p>\n
Our actions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- Understand:<\/strong> We seek to better understand the reality of hidden homelessness in the CDN\u2013NDG borough. To do so, we meet with people directly affected and with workers who support them on a daily basis.<\/li>\n
- Support:<\/strong> We develop intervention tools, establish a support group, and distribute hygiene kits to people experiencing housing instability.<\/li>\n
- Raise awareness:<\/strong> We organize workshops and create tools to inform and mobilize the community, organizations, and institutions. We also engage in advocacy for sustainable, adapted solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Definition of hidden homelessness<\/strong><\/h3>\nHidden homelessness refers to situations where a person must live in an unstable, temporary, or inadequate place due to a lack of other options. They do not truly feel at home, safe, or that they belong.<\/p>\n
This form of homelessness includes, among others, people who:<\/p>\n
\n- temporarily stay with friends, relatives, or people from the community;<\/li>\n
- stay in motels, rooms, or precarious sublets;<\/li>\n
- live in unsanitary or overcrowded housing;<\/li>\n
- exchange services (domestic work, sexual services, etc.) for shelter;<\/li>\n
- experience intimate partner or family violence without the ability to leave;<\/li>\n
- sleep in their car or in a place not intended for habitation;<\/li>\n
- remain in a hospital or institution without a housing solution planned upon discharge;<\/li>\n
- are incarcerated without a housing plan upon release;<\/li>\n
- leave a youth centre or foster family without a housing solution.<\/li>\n
- Etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Activities<\/h2><\/div>Workshop: Demystifying Homelessness<\/p>\n<\/div>
On January 29, 2025, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the centre will offer a workshop to demystify homelessness, particularly how it affects women and non-binary people. If you would like to take part in this discussion, please contact us by email or phone to register for this activity, which is completely free!<\/p>\n
Take part in the project!<\/strong><\/p>\nAre you personally affected by hidden homelessness, or do you work with this population? You can contribute to our project!<\/p>\n
In C\u00f4te-des-Neiges\u2013Notre-Dame-de-Gr\u00e2ce (CDN\u2013NDG), homelessness is not always visible on the streets. To avoid ending up without shelter, many women and non-binary people find temporary solutions: staying with friends or family, renting a room, or accepting precarious living conditions. Behind these strategies lie significant distress, lack of safety, and a major gap in services adapted to their realities.<\/p>\n
This project was created to make invisible experiences visible. We aim to give a voice to those whose homelessness remains hidden, break the silence, raise community awareness about this often-overlooked reality, and build greater support for those experiencing it.<\/p>\n
Our actions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n- Understand:<\/strong> We seek to better understand the reality of hidden homelessness in the CDN\u2013NDG borough. To do so, we meet with people directly affected and with workers who support them on a daily basis.<\/li>\n
- Support:<\/strong> We develop intervention tools, establish a support group, and distribute hygiene kits to people experiencing housing instability.<\/li>\n
- Raise awareness:<\/strong> We organize workshops and create tools to inform and mobilize the community, organizations, and institutions. We also engage in advocacy for sustainable, adapted solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Definition of hidden homelessness<\/strong><\/h3>\nHidden homelessness refers to situations where a person must live in an unstable, temporary, or inadequate place due to a lack of other options. They do not truly feel at home, safe, or that they belong.<\/p>\n
This form of homelessness includes, among others, people who:<\/p>\n
\n- temporarily stay with friends, relatives, or people from the community;<\/li>\n
- stay in motels, rooms, or precarious sublets;<\/li>\n
- live in unsanitary or overcrowded housing;<\/li>\n
- exchange services (domestic work, sexual services, etc.) for shelter;<\/li>\n
- experience intimate partner or family violence without the ability to leave;<\/li>\n
- sleep in their car or in a place not intended for habitation;<\/li>\n
- remain in a hospital or institution without a housing solution planned upon discharge;<\/li>\n
- are incarcerated without a housing plan upon release;<\/li>\n
- leave a youth centre or foster family without a housing solution.<\/li>\n
- Etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Activities<\/h2><\/div>Workshop: Demystifying Homelessness<\/p>\n<\/div>
On January 29, 2025, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the centre will offer a workshop to demystify homelessness, particularly how it affects women and non-binary people. If you would like to take part in this discussion, please contact us by email or phone to register for this activity, which is completely free!<\/p>\n
Take part in the project!<\/strong><\/p>\nAre you personally affected by hidden homelessness, or do you work with this population? You can contribute to our project!<\/p>\n
Definition of hidden homelessness<\/strong><\/h3>\nHidden homelessness refers to situations where a person must live in an unstable, temporary, or inadequate place due to a lack of other options. They do not truly feel at home, safe, or that they belong.<\/p>\n
This form of homelessness includes, among others, people who:<\/p>\n
\n- temporarily stay with friends, relatives, or people from the community;<\/li>\n
- stay in motels, rooms, or precarious sublets;<\/li>\n
- live in unsanitary or overcrowded housing;<\/li>\n
- exchange services (domestic work, sexual services, etc.) for shelter;<\/li>\n
- experience intimate partner or family violence without the ability to leave;<\/li>\n
- sleep in their car or in a place not intended for habitation;<\/li>\n
- remain in a hospital or institution without a housing solution planned upon discharge;<\/li>\n
- are incarcerated without a housing plan upon release;<\/li>\n
- leave a youth centre or foster family without a housing solution.<\/li>\n
- Etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Activities<\/h2><\/div>Workshop: Demystifying Homelessness<\/p>\n<\/div>
On January 29, 2025, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the centre will offer a workshop to demystify homelessness, particularly how it affects women and non-binary people. If you would like to take part in this discussion, please contact us by email or phone to register for this activity, which is completely free!<\/p>\n
Take part in the project!<\/strong><\/p>\nAre you personally affected by hidden homelessness, or do you work with this population? You can contribute to our project!<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>Activities<\/h2><\/div>Workshop: Demystifying Homelessness<\/p>\n<\/div>
On January 29, 2025, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the centre will offer a workshop to demystify homelessness, particularly how it affects women and non-binary people. If you would like to take part in this discussion, please contact us by email or phone to register for this activity, which is completely free!<\/p>\n
Take part in the project!<\/strong><\/p>\nAre you personally affected by hidden homelessness, or do you work with this population? You can contribute to our project!<\/p>\n
Workshop: Demystifying Homelessness<\/p>\n<\/div>
On January 29, 2025, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the centre will offer a workshop to demystify homelessness, particularly how it affects women and non-binary people. If you would like to take part in this discussion, please contact us by email or phone to register for this activity, which is completely free!<\/p>\n
Take part in the project!<\/strong><\/p>\n Are you personally affected by hidden homelessness, or do you work with this population? You can contribute to our project!<\/p>\n
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