Calgary Homeless Foundation CHF: Affordable Housing

Homeless Count Dept: The Calgary Homeless Foundation CHF says its 2012 homeless count shows an 11.4 per cent decrease in the number of people experiencing homelessness since 2008, according to CBC. I think the single biggest factor is the government of Alberta s investment in affordable housing and the support services that you need to really support some people once they get into homes, Richter said and for the first time in 20 years the rate of homelessness is dropping in Calgary, according to numbers released on Monday. CHF head Tim Richter credits provincial policies with reversing a trend that routinely saw the number of homeless Calgarians increase 20 or 30 per cent every few years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.