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Staff at Murray’s House, an independent housing facility that serves those who are chronically homeless and need health supports to live, showcase some of the PPE supplied by Street CCRED in June, 2020.

As COVID-19 threatened vulnerable Calgarians, this UCalgary network did something about it

Bikram Sekon

'During the age of social distancing and COVID-19, how do you stay at home if you are homeless?'

Students take part in ucalgarycares Homelessness at Home program.

Students learn about the homeless experience during immersive four-day program

Courtney Petruik hopes her PhD dissertation will inform practise and improve end of life care for people who are homeless.

Student learns how end-of-life compassion helps those living on Calgary streets

Client Action Committee gathers to discuss plans for the permanent Calgary Homeless Memorial.

Solemn ceremony commemorates those who die on city streets while experiencing homelessness

Dr. Geoffrey Messier, PhD

Engineering prof turns to data analytics to help homeless shelter

Homeless people tell nursing students, 'Just treat us like human beings'

Frontline homeless shelter workers are more likely to experience PTSD than firefighters, police and nurses, a recent social work study says. Photo by Jorge Lopez on Unsplash

Study shows 33% of workers at homeless shelters suffer PTSD

A new social work study is examining the extent of homelessness on campus. Research suggests up to 70,000 post-secondary students in Canada could experience homelessness. Photo by Ewan Nicholson, for the University of Calgary

Homeless on campus? New social work study examines student homelessness

‘We’re not ready for the shelf’: UCalgary hosts documentary premiere about older homeless people