Most women nearly homeless in north.Most women in the North are only a step away from being homeless, a study published by the YWCA YWCA abbr. Young Women's Christian Association YWCA n abbr (= Young Women's Christian Association) → Asociación f de Jóvenes Cristianas YWCA Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of reports. "The reasons are complex and include factors and determinants that go well beyond a critical shortage of affordable housing and the consequences are devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. ," the YWCA states. You Just Blink and It Can Happen: A Study of Women's Homelessness North of 60 is the first research of its kind to document the situation of women who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless living in Canada's Northern Territories. Separate studies were carried out in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories Northwest Territories, territory (2001 pop. 37,360), 532,643 sq mi (1,379,028 sq km), NW Canada. The Northwest Territories lie W of Nunavut, N of lat. 60°N, and E of Yukon. and the Yukon by research teams using the same methodology. The studies were integrated into one pan-territorial report. In addition to focus groups and service providers, 205 women of diverse backgrounds were interviewed in small communities and capital cities from across all three Territories. --Northern women |
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