Page 4 - City of London Takes On Veteran Homelessness

Mayor Ed Holder

Built for Zero Canada, a campaign of the
is less than or equal to the number of veterans a
Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, is
community has proven it can house in a month.
an ambitious national change effort helping a
core group of leading communities end chronic While this number will not remain static as veterans
homelessness and veteran homelessness move in and out of the area, the system now in
– a first step on the path to eliminating all place will work in perpetuity to find accommodation

homelessness in Canada. By supporting a for veterans experiencing homelessness in the
leading group of Canadian communities to community.
end chronic and veteran homelessness and by

focusing efforts on individuals in most urgent
Fundamental to the City’s success was data sourcing
need across a broad range of populations
and a collaboration between local agencies, the City’s
(including youth, women, veterans, Indigenous
business community, and veterans’ organizations.
Peoples and rough sleepers), the movement
intends to prove that reversing the lethal This work was made possible when the Canadian

trajectory of homelessness in Canada is Alliance to End Homelessness and kickstarted in 2016
possible and within reach. with collaboration between organizations including

The Royal Canadian Legion, London Cares Homeless

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