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The province’s ‘last resort’ welfare system erects barriers that lock in poverty, say experts.

Calls increase for long-term solutions for unsheltered community in South Surrey, White Rock

The Marpole Neighbourhood House (MNH) , UBC Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) and South Vancouver Neighbourhood House (SVNH) gathered last week in Marpole to have a community conversation about homeless experiences and possible solutions in the area.

Improving supports for older adults who experience homelessness in three major Canadian cities is the focus of an ongoing study led by Simon Fraser University adjunct professor Sarah Canham.

New pilot project brings activities and support to isolated low-income seniors, to keep them at home longer and out of care homes and hospitals.

A CMHC Feature on Aging in the Right Place, a research program that brings together the expertise of researchers, community organizations and people with lived experience to examine the issue.

A profile of lived expertise advisor Doug McNevin.

Calgary regional coordinator Jill Hoselton recently had the opportunity to attend the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Aging Summer Program. We discussed her experience and what learnings she’s bringing back to the AIRP Partnership.

Two MSW practicum students from the Calgary AIRP team, Becky Giammarino and Stacey Squires, directed two digital short films which were presented at the 54th Environmental Design and Research Association Conference in Mexico City, Mexico. In this blog, they reflect on their experiences.

Dr. Lena Rebecca Richardson and Dr. John Pickering— the AIRP Partnership’s new postdoctoral fellows— share the experiences they are bringing to the team, how they got involved with the AIRP Partnership, and their hopes for their postdoctoral fellowships.

Dr. Grittner and Dr. Weldrick tell us about their journeys from trainees to co-investigators, and their hopes for their new roles.

Amreet Shergill, a Calgary high school student, reflects on her experience as a researcher on the AIRP team through the University of Calgary’s STEM Fellowship program.

This blog post highlights the research assistants’ experiences of survey data collection at T2 with older adults facing housing insecurity building off the previously written blog post from T1.