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The Region of Durham funds multiple community agencies to deliver housing stability and homelessness prevention programs. To ensure these programs are delivering high-quality, equitable, and effective services, the Region is looking to develop a standardized Quality Assurance (QA) tool and supporting success measurement tools. This project builds on work already undertaken through a recent system co-design workshop, which involved broad stakeholder engagement with service providers, lived...

In 2024, Durham Region conducted a Point-in-Time (PiT) Count to enumerate and survey individuals experiencing homelessness to better understand and support those experiencing it. The PiT Count data provides a snapshot of the reported homeless population across Durham Region. Insights include mental health, racial identity, housing history, and service needs. The goal of this project is to develop and implement a knowledge mobilization plan that ensures the findings from the PiT Count are...

The Region of Durham’s Income, Employment and Homelessness Supports Division offers a robust series of workshops aimed at equipping low-income and vulnerable populations with pre-employment and life skills supports. These offerings provide valuable support and complement similar programs delivered by community organizations and institutions. The Region would like to explore what workshops are currently being offered in Durham that align with the themes of employment readiness, financial...

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The Region’s Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC) is hosting a Disability Employment Awareness conference in collaboration with the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) division. The full-day event will include speakers, panel discussions, a resource trade show and a hiring blitz. We are seeking a student or group of students who can develop and execute a marketing campaign that will reach audiences in Durham Region and the Greater...