Supportive housing as a term has been in the media a lot over the last few years, mostly as a result of neighbourhood campaigns against this type of housing and reports that link it to public safety issues. But is this fair and, more importantly, a complete picture? In this edition of Insights we take a look at what supportive housing is, who it is built for, and what its impacts are on residents and the wider community.

Insights: How much affordable housing can we build on public land? Most cities and towns have vacant or underutilized land owned by the municipality and other levels of government. For instance, an easy walk from my home takes me past a vacant patch of land where an old firehall was demolished when a bigger one was built nearby. While previously...

Content/Trigger Warning: This post explores topics of systemic racism in philanthropy including colonialism and anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism. For culturally safe and accessible resources  for Black people visit  Black Mental Health Canada or Healing in Colour. For culturally safe and trauma-informed support Indigenous people, available 24 hours a day, please visit  First Nations Health Authority – Mental Health and Wellness...