Housing First, Cultural Competence and Ethno-Racial Communities

The Toronto Housing First (At Home/Chez Soi) Ethno-Racial Intensive Case Management (HF ER ICM) project[1] delivers Housing First ensuring culturally based options for ethno-racial groups experiencing homelessness. We relied on the lessons learned from the AH/CS HF teams so that we can be confident that the information presented here is based in clinical experience and the practices of HF programs that produced excellent outcomes for housing stability and improvements in quality of life for participants and this was documented in rigorous research evaluations. Serving the diverse needs of different minority groups requires an Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression (AR/AO) practice. Combining a Housing First model with an AR/AO practice allows for a comprehensive, culturally sensitive approach to the housing, health, and socio-cultural needs of various ethno-racial groups. The many lessons learned from the successful Housing First Ethno-Racial program are summarized in this module.

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Canadian Housing First Tooklit. (n.d.). Housing First, Cultural Competence and Ethno-Racial Communities. https://housingfirsttoolkit.ca/plan/supplemental-resources/2120-2/