A grassroots group in Victoria, B.C., has built what they say could be a temporary, cost-efficient shelter solution to mitigate the city's homelessness crisis. This week, the Community Alliance for ...

A dynamic new approach to homelessness with roots in settling the West: Conestoga Huts. The trend started in Eugene and the supporters are hoping it will spread through the Northwest. "This is our hut ...

Each “Conestoga hut” uses only 60 square feet to hold a bed and limited storage space — more comfortable overnight lodgings than a car, advocates say. Hidden from view of traffic along Gravenstein ...

“Unhoused people are handcuffed to their belongings. They can’t really get things done. Most people don’t understand what a barrier that is to improving your life. You can’t just leave your sleeping ...

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A push for a pilot project to offer London’s homeless huts without running water or heat was shot down at Monday night’s council meeting. Councillors in favour of investigating a possible pilot using ...

A group of housing advocates in Victoria is asking local churches to volunteer their parking lots for a new shelter option that could keep someone in need warm during the winter months. Krista ...

In his years of doing community outreach work to help those who are experiencing homelessness, Gary Turner of London, Ont. never thought that he'd have to scramble to find his own living arrangements.

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EUGENE, Ore. – Next time you complain about your house being too small, think about Mark Hubbell, Diane Sciacca or Phill Bregg. They are among the people in Eugene who reside in 6-foot-by-10-foot ...