U of T News

Homelessness

July 11, 2025 'Housing-first' more effective than 'treatment-first' for addressing addiction, homelessness: Study

January 13, 2023 'It never came to feel normal for me': Researcher Kaitlin Schwan is on a mission to end homelessness

Blankets TO founders shown wrapped in blankets

December 16, 2022 Blankets for T.O.: Student-founded group works to support those in need

a Toronto streetcar passes by an intersection where a homeless person sleeps

May 3, 2022 U of T psychology course sparks advocacy around homelessness

January 25, 2021 Pen-pal Project connects U of T medical students with people experiencing homelessness

homeless people set up tents in moss park

August 25, 2020 'We’ve failed on housing': Addressing homelessness an urgent priority amid COVID-19, U of T experts say

Photo of Emily Wright and her dog Kailey

June 5, 2019 U of T grad Emily Wright draws on experiences – and service dog – to teach students about empathy, homelessness

photo of Parkdale house

June 2, 2017 Backlash to magazine story exposes ugly side of Toronto's housing obsession: U of T experts

May 15, 2017 Researcher leads U of T centre for Indigenous mental health and homelessness

Photo of meal being served

January 23, 2017 U of T students create menu-planning tool for Toronto women’s drop-in centre