3ci Research Associate Nick Falvo leads this file within 3ci. News Thursday, December 2, 2021Nick Falvo Receives Funding for Indigenous Housing ResearchJoin us in congratulating Nick Falvo on his Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp (CMHC) President's medal and an accompanying award of $20,000 to research Indigenous housing stability. Nick is a former 3ci Research Assistant and Research Associate who has worked for decades seeking solutions to homelessness in our communities. For more on Nick's... MoreThursday, December 10, 2020The Long Term Impact of the Covid-19 Recession on Homelessness in CanadaThere is a lag effect of up to five years from the time of a recession’s onset to its impact on homelessness. People fight to hold onto their homes and the social welfare system—including Employment Insurance and social assistance—help people to stay in their homes. This means it could be years before we see... MoreFriday, April 28, 2017Blog Series on Affordable Housing and Homelessness Now Online!Please see below for access to a three-part blog series on affordable housing and homelessness by 3ci Research Associate Dr. Nick Falvo. This comes out of a workshop Dr. Falvo gave at the University of Calgary as part of the Certificate in Working with Homeless Populations program. Part 1: Public Policy and Homelessness: The... MoreWednesday, April 19, 2017A Need for Affordable Student Housing? The Results of the 3ci Student Housing Survey are inBetween September 2016 and January 2017, CUSA partnered with the Dr. Tessa Hebb and Research Assistant Brittany Stares of the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation (3ci) to conduct a survey of Carleton University students about the nature, availability and affordability of student housing in Ottawa. Nearly 600 students responded. The results of... MoreTuesday, April 12, 2016Using Data to End Homelessness in CalgaryRead 3ci Research Associate and the Calgary Homeless Foundation's Director of Research and Data, Dr. Nick Falvo's latest post on the emerging requirement for non-profits to demonstrate their effectiveness. For the full blog, please click... MoreWednesday, April 6, 2016Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa: Building a community with homes for allThe Alliance to End Homelessness is hosting a networking event at the Pressed Cafe on Thursday, April 21, 2016. Researchers with interests in any of the topics listed below are invited to connect with over 50 local member organizations and other researchers to share interests and cultivate and strengthen researcher - community partnerships. ... MoreFriday, March 18, 2016CCOC is looking for a Project Manager to assist in creating new affordable housingCCOC is an innovative and award-winning non-profit landlord and a recognized affordable housing leader with over 50 properties located in downtown Ottawa providing nearly 1,600 affordable homes. For over 40 years, CCOC has created, maintained and promoted housing for low and moderate income people. CCOC is currently seeking a Development Project... MoreThursday, March 3, 2016Working With the Homeless – New Book and Review3ci Research Associate Nick Falvo and Calgary Homeless Foundation's Director of Research and Data provides a thorough and thoughtful review of Working with Homeless and Vulnerable People: Basic Skills and Practice, by Jeannette Waegemakers Schiff. Please click here for the... MoreFriday, November 27, 2015Ten Things to Know About the Challenges of Ending Homelessness in CanadaNick Falvo, Director of Research and Data at the Calgary Homeless Foundation and 3ci Research Associate recently wrote an article detailing ten challenges of ending homelessness in Canada. The article is available online at the Progressive Economics Forum. For access, please click here. You can also follow Nick on Twitter at @nicholas_falvo... MoreMonday, November 9, 2015Five Things to Know About Pre-1964 Canadian Housing PolicyFollowing 3ci Research Associate Nick Falvo's presentation on Canadian housing policy, pre-1964 at the annual conference of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, Nick blogged about it on The Progressive Economics Forum. For the French version, please click... MoreWednesday, August 12, 2015Congratulations 3ci Research Associate Nick Falvo!3ci offers its warmest congratulations to former Research Associate Nick Falvo on the successful defence of his PhD thesis and his relocation to Calgary, Alberta. Nick has joined the Calgary Homeless Foundation where he will be managing their research and data... MoreWednesday, May 20, 2015New Report: The Social Return on Investment of Multifaith Housing Initiative’s Housing ProgramThe Social Return on Investment of Multifaith Housing Initiative’s Housing Program: Demonstrating Social Value in Affordable Housing by Lesley MacKinnon and Sahada Alolo The purpose of this project was to understand the impacts of the Multifaith Housing Initiative (MHI) Housing Program on MHI Tenants and Volunteers. This research was an... MoreThursday, April 2, 2015Ten Things to Know About Homelessness in Canada’s North – Blog post by 3ci RA Nick FalvoNick Falvo, a Research Assistant with working with 3ci's Dr. Frances Abele, outlines the state of homelessness and housing in Northern Canada in his blog post "Ten Things to Know About Homelessness in Canada’s North" found on the Northern Public Affairs website. Some topics that Falvo discusses include the impact of the Northern climate on... MoreWednesday, November 12, 2014Job Opportunity: HUB Ottawa seeks Digital and Administrative CoordinatorThrough the Digital Skills Youth Internship program HUB Ottawa is hiring a Digital and Administrative Coordinator. If you know a young candidate that is a WordPress expert, enjoys creating fun and compelling content for social media, is detail oriented, able to multitask, manage multiple priorities, and meets the Digital Skills Youth Internship... MoreMonday, November 3, 2014Job Opportunity: CCOC seeks Development OfficerCCOC is hiring a Development Officer to assist in developing new affordable housing for both CCOC and the Centretown Affordable Housing Development Corporation (CAHDCO). Development Officers are comfortable with big numbers, and are self-starters with strong organizational skills and project management experience. Development Officers support the... MoreTuesday, August 19, 2014Frances Abele Discusses Development of Canada’s North with CBCProfessor Frances Abele spoke with the CBC about the government's approach to Canada's North, and particularly the Prime Minister's interest in developing the north through natural resource extraction. Although mining companies are eager to access the wealth of resources to be found in the North, they aren't as excited about the price tag that... MoreTuesday, May 27, 201410 Things to Know About Yellowknife’s Northern Property ConundrumNick Falvo, a Research Assistant with 3ci and PhD candidate at Carleton University, comments on Northern Property's recent bout in the news as a result of their announcement that they will be "tightening" their policies on renting units to recipients of income assistance. Drawing from his experience researching and writing policy reports on... MoreTuesday, August 6, 2013Nick Falvo’s research referenced in “Today’s Yellowknifer”A recent editorial in Today's Yellowknifer references Nick Falvo's 2011 policy report on homelessness in Yellowknife. To see the editorial, "Address the causes of homelessness," click... MoreTuesday, March 12, 2013Nick Falvo presents on housing in the Yukon3ci Research Assistant Nick Falvo delivered a presentation titled, “The Emergence of the Yukon Housing Corporation and the Birth of Kwanlin Dun Housing” at Carleton’s Student Conference on March 8, 2013. Click here to access Nick's... MoreWednesday, January 18, 2012Research in the NorthIn February 2012, Nick Falvo travelled to Ross River, Yukon, to meet various community leaders, including several members of Council. He spoke to people about affordable housing, social assistance and food security. Nick is currently writing a policy report on poverty reduction and affordable housing in Yukon, under the supervision of Dr. Frances... MoreTuesday, January 18, 20113ci Team to Attend SERNNoCa’s Northern Summit on the Social EconomyThe Social Economy and Research Network of Northern Canada (SERNNoCa) will hold its final summit meeting in Yellowknife on November 21-23, 2011. The summit will involve northern community activists, researchers and teachers, as well as researchers from the rest of Canada. Among the presenters and panel discussants are 3ci’s Academic Director... MoreTuesday, January 18, 2011New Research on the Federal Government’s Northern Strategy and Government-Assisted Housing in the Northwest TerritoriesIn November 2011, at a public event in Yellowknife, Frances Abele and Nick Falvo released new research on the federal government's northern strategy and government-assisted housing in the Northwest Territories respectively. Copies of the 2011-2012 edition of How Ottawa Spends, which contains the research, can be purchased online from... MoreSunday, January 18, 2009HOUSING THE HOMELESS: Toronto’s Streets-to-Homes program is a promising startAn op-ed version of Nick's Streets to Homes paper was recently published in The CCPA Monitor, which is the monthly newsletter of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Please click on the page below to read this. View... MoreSunday, January 18, 2009CPRN policy paperNick recently participated in the Housing Internship and Scholar Program. Jointly sponsored by the Canadian Policy Research Networks and the Social Housing Services Corporation, it is the only housing-specific training program for young scholars in Canada. While participating in the program, Nick wrote a policy paper on Toronto's world famous... MoreSunday, January 18, 2009Homelessness and Affordable Housing in the NWTResearch Assistant Nick Falvo presented at the 9th ACUNS International Student Conference on Northern Studies and Polar Regions. The conference took place at Yukon College, in Whitehorse, Yukon (Oct 2-5, 2009). View... MoreLoad More → Share: Twitter, Facebook Short URL: https://carleton.ca/3ci/?p=91