🎤 The Truth is in the Evidence: Best Practices to Ending Chronic Homelessness
📅 December 3rd | 🕡 6:30–8:30 PM
📍 Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library (Auditorium, 824 1st Ave W, Owen Sound)
Join us for the fourth event in our new Sound Ideas: A Community Education Series—a monthly opportunity to deepen our understanding, spark conversation, and move toward collective action 💬💙
Join us for an informative evening session that begins with an overview of homelessness in Grey-Bruce, followed by an introduction to Coordinated Access and how it is currently being implemented across the region. The session will feature success stories from our community, showcasing the progress and impact of local efforts.
Participants will gain insight into the development of a locally driven Coordinated Access System and By-Name List, and learn how these tools are being used to prioritize and support individuals experiencing homelessness. Drawing on evidence from other communities that have successfully adopted this approach, we’ll explore the potential for similar successes in our own region.
Ample time will be provided for questions, discussion, and addressing common misconceptions or stigmas surrounding homelessness and service delivery. This is an opportunity to deepen understanding, foster collaboration, and strengthen our collective response to homelessness.
✨ Open to all: residents, learners, advocates, and anyone curious about creating change
🎙️ Presented by Caitlin Currie (she/her). Caitlin Currie (she/her) is a dedicated system navigator and homelessness advocate who leads Grey County’s coordinated response to homelessness. As the Homelessness Response Supervisor, she oversees the County’s Short Term Shelter Program, encampment response initiatives, and outreach services, ensuring compassionate and effective support for individuals experiencing homelessness.
With over a decade of experience in front-line and leadership roles, Caitlin brings deep expertise and empathy to her work. Her career has been shaped by a commitment to social justice, beginning with her early work in academia and continuing through her role as an anti-oppression educator and advocate. Caitlin’s approach is rooted in equity, collaboration, and a belief in the dignity and resilience of every person.
💡 Expect stories, lived experience, resource sharing, and a space to reflect and grow, together.
No RSVP is required, but clicking “Going” helps us prepare—thank you!
To attend the professional session (tailored for those working in housing, health, government or social services), please visit
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/sound-ideas-education-series-the-truth-is-in-the-evidence-best-practices-to-ending-chronic-homelessness ... for registration details.
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