History of Sheltering
This period, marked by rapid urbanization, saw the first major shifts in the structure and availability of shelters for displaced workers.
What was the Industrial Revolution?
This practice focuses on minimizing harm, particularly in high-risk situations like drug use, by offering respect and care without necessarily eliminating the harmful behavior.
What is harm reduction?
IHT staff must check these before each shift to ensure they are aware of scheduled appointments and can support residents effectively.
What is the calendar & the log?
The Osborn Shelter was one of the first in the city to do this:
What is offer 24-hour sheltering?
This is the primary goal of the New Fountain Shelter's approach to providing support for homeless individuals.
What is building human connection and trust?
In the 1930s, this major global event led to an increased role of government in addressing homelessness through shelters.
What was the Great Depression?
This type of shelter minimizes barriers such as strict rules or moral judgments to allow people more access to services.
What is low-barrier sheltering?
This program, part of the Shelter Outreach Continuum, was developed in response to the forced decampment of Oppenheimer Park during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What is The Lark?
This action must happen every 30 minutes during a shift.
What is a bathroom check and a full walk-around of the space?
NFS provides shelter services during these hours.
What is 7 pm to 9 am?
The War on Drugs contributed to the over-policing of marginalized neighbourhoods, leading to a surge in homelessness and the criminalization of individuals seeking shelter. This type of shelter, a response to this issue, sought to minimize barriers to shelter entry.
What is low-barrier sheltering?
This Canadian city became a model for harm reduction by opening the first supervised injection site, which has been credited with reducing overdoses.
What is Vancouver?
This specific resource, provided by PHSCSS in IHT offices, is essential for responding to overdoses in Atira buildings, although Atira staff do not have access to it.
What is oxygen?
This is one of the first tasks to complete at the start of a shift.
What is checking oxygen levels and crash kits?
Residents must check in before this time to keep their bed.
What is 10 pm?
This decade saw the beginning of the War on Drugs, a campaign that disproportionately targeted marginalized communities and influenced sheltering practices.
What were the 1970s?
In the 1990s, this concept, which focuses on providing immediate housing without preconditions like sobriety or employment, began to gain traction as a more humane alternative to traditional shelter models.
What is Housing First?
he Lark evolved from a hostel-style shelter into a mixed-use space primarily designed for this specific group of residents.
Who are unhoused couples?
If residents leave items like carts or bikes in their pods, this type of consequence will occur.
What is issuing a pod condition warning?
This is the process that happens at 8:00 am on the Day Shift.
What is the first wake up?
The explosion of urban poverty during the 19th century led to the creation of this type of shelter, which often had strict moral codes and excluded individuals based on their behavior or background.
What is a poorhouse or almshouse?
This unique form of power is held by shelter staff who can determine whether someone gets access to basic survival needs, requiring constant awareness of their own biases and responsibilities.
What is the power dynamic?
The Integrated Housing Team (IHT) works with residents in this type of housing project, providing additional outreach services, including helping with appointments and connecting to other supports.
What are Atira buildings?
Before The Osborn Shelter, this shelter, which had over a decade of best practices, served as a model for The Osborn’s design and operations.
What is the New Fountain Shelter (NFS)?
Guests are allowed into the shelter during these hours.
What is 7 pm to 10 pm?