Announcing
Indigenous communities from coast to coast to coast are advancing culturally grounded, holistic responses for Indigenous Peoples experiencing homelessness. The National Indigenous Homelessness Council’s National Coordination Project works to support Indigenous-led solutions that strengthen communities now and honour responsibility to future generations.
The National Coordination project’s brings together Indigenous Homelessness Community Entities and Indigenous Community Advisory Boards to collaborate, share learning, and support community-driven innovation across urban, rural, and remote contexts. The project takes a systems approach, recognizing that homelessness is shaped by interconnected drivers across systems.
By respecting local governance and distinctions-based realities, and advocating for equitable, sustained supports, we aim to strengthen prevention and reduce both the duration and recurrence of homelessness. Together, we turn shared community learning into actionable insights that support stronger practice, coordination, and outcomes.
The National Coordination Project works within the framework that Indigenous community systems, when given the proper funding and support, will ensure homelessness is prevented whenever possible or is otherwise a rare, brief, and one-time experience.
Indigenous Homelessness Community Entities, Indigenous Community Advisory Boards, & Collaboration Communities
The National Coordination Project collaborates with over 40 organizations, including the following Reaching Home Indigenous Homelessness Community Entities, Indigenous Community Advisory Boards, project delivery sites, & collaboration communities from coast to coast to coast:
Indigenous Homelessness Friendship Centre through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Friendship Centre through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Friendship Centre through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Friendship Centre through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Friendship Centre through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Friendship Centre through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Friendship Centre through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Mainstream Entity – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Mainstream Entity – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Project Delivery Site through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Mainstream Entity – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Project Delivery Site through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Project Delivery Site through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Project Delivery Site through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Project Delivery Site through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Project Delivery Site through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Project Delivery Site through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Project Delivery Site through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Project Delivery Site through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Mainstream Entity – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Mainstream Entity – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Mainstream Entity – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Mainstream Entity – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity (Non-Designated) – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity (Non-Designated) – Collaboration Community
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Funded Indigenous Community Entity – National Indigenous Homelessness Council Coalition Member
Indigenous Homelessness Project Delivery Site through Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres – Collaboration Community
The National Coordination Project takes note of any For Indigenous, By Indigenous resources to support and connect the good work being done by Indigenous communities to ameliorate homelessness across Canada. The NIHC also has a general Homelessness resources page HERE. Contact the National Coordination Project team to submit a resource or request a resource that you wish to see here:
The National Coordination Project compiles exemplary documents from and for Indigenous Homelessness Community Entities and their Indigenous Community Advisory Board partners. The project promotes a culture of inter-organizational learning where organizations can build off one another’s’ successes. The documents are stored within a password protected archive linked through the button below, allowing communities to contribute with the confidence that their materials will be accessed in a good way. Examples of items within the repository include: community plans, reporting tools, operational processes, and more. Contact the National Coordination Project team to request access and/or share documents with the archive.
Reaching Home Indigenous Homelessness Community Entities and their Indigenous Community Advisory Board partners have a variety of projects which highlight the innovative expertise Indigenous knowledge keepers bring to community efforts to address and ameliorate homelessness. While not every Reaching Home Indigenous Homelessness Community Entity or Indigenous Community Advisory Board currently has an active project, the following are some outstanding examples to learn from:
