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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

3/26/2013
News update

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

10th Annual Golf Tournament

Please join us on Tuesday, August 20th 2013 for the 10th Annual HOMES Publishing Group Golf Tournament at Lionhead Golf & Country Club.  HOMES Publishing Group has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of Raising the Roof.  If you love to golf and support long-term solutions to homelessness, sign up now!

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RECENTLY RELEASED:    It's Everybody's business.........

 

 

Report explores unemployment among homeless youth in Canada and highlights what’s needed for employers to “take a chance” on homeless youth.

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Launch of annual national Toque Campaign

Child and Family Homelessness Initiative

 

Families with children are the fastest growing segment of Canada’s estimated 200,000 homeless. More than 22,000 children are believed to be homeless – and that’s a conservative estimate. Raising the Roof has embarked on a four-year initiative to learn how to address and prevent this pressing issue.

 

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Thanks Canada for a Great 2013 Toque Campaign

 

Toques sold out across the country again this year thanks to thousands of caring Canadians who bought the warm, winter head gear for $10 each.  With 80% of net proceeds benefitting more than 40 Partner Agencies across the country and the remaining 20% supporting Raising the Roof’s national homelessness initiatives, the Toque Campaign makes an impact!  For more information and/or to get involved...

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