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How women are trapped in years of homelessness that often begin in their teens

By Mary Vaccaro, Lecturer in Social Work, McMaster University
Many women without children in their care who become homeless in Canada remain homeless for many years. Yet their experiences remain misunderstood and largely ignored because of the ways we define and measure homelessness in Canada.

I have worked in the women’s emergency shelter system in Hamilton, Ont., since 2012.…The Conversation


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