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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi everyone, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From time to time, the Alliance to End Homelessness office receives notifications of new resources / initiatives. Several recent ones are shared below: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>  </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>New publication: Aboriginal Homelessness in Canada: Literature Review (Homeless Hub)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>  </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Upcoming webinar (Feb 24): Coming of Age: Reimagining our Response to Youth Homelessness (Homeless Hub)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>  </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Presentation by Nick Falvo: A Primer on Affordable Housing and Homelessness (slides available) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>(4)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>  </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Call for Proposals: Creating Community Together: Inspiring Health and Wellbeing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Be sure to follow the Alliance on Facebook and Twitter to stay engaged with other resources / links.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/endhomelessnessottawa">https://www.facebook.com/endhomelessnessottawa</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/ATEH_OTT">https://twitter.com/ATEH_OTT</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>    </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Homeless Hub this week released a new publication, <b><i>Aboriginal Homelessness in Canada: Literature Review</i></b>, by York University grad student Caryl Patrick. The document can be accessed here: <a href="http://www.homelesshub.ca/aboriginalhomelessness">http://www.homelesshub.ca/aboriginalhomelessness</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>    </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All are invited to attend (webinar) <b>Coming of Age: Reimagining our Response to Youth Homelessness</b>, an event and report launch on youth homelessness.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Coming of Age: Reimagining our Response to Youth Homelessness <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Monday, Feb 24th<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-ind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