End Homelessness St. John's
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At EHSJ, we're working to ensure everyone has a safe place to call home.
Housing and health cannot be separated.
At Horizons, 80% of residents identified at least one mental or physical health concern, and 60% had no consistent health care provider before moving in.
Since then, 3,097 health appointments have been supported or delivered.
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At Horizons, 80% of residents identified at least one mental or physical health concern, and 60% had no consistent health care provider before moving in.
Since then, 3,097 health appointments have been supported or delivered.
wecanendit.com/106
May 14, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Housing and health cannot be separated.
At Horizons, 80% of residents identified at least one mental or physical health concern, and 60% had no consistent health care provider before moving in.
Since then, 3,097 health appointments have been supported or delivered.
wecanendit.com/106
At Horizons, 80% of residents identified at least one mental or physical health concern, and 60% had no consistent health care provider before moving in.
Since then, 3,097 health appointments have been supported or delivered.
wecanendit.com/106
When people are stuck in shelter, the whole system gets stuck.
Since opening, Horizons has provided stability for 150 people, supported 41 move-outs, and helped avoid 53,500+ shelter nights.
88% of residents who transitioned out remain housed.
wecanendit.com/106
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Since opening, Horizons has provided stability for 150 people, supported 41 move-outs, and helped avoid 53,500+ shelter nights.
88% of residents who transitioned out remain housed.
wecanendit.com/106
Image: rhamely
May 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
When people are stuck in shelter, the whole system gets stuck.
Since opening, Horizons has provided stability for 150 people, supported 41 move-outs, and helped avoid 53,500+ shelter nights.
88% of residents who transitioned out remain housed.
wecanendit.com/106
Image: rhamely
Since opening, Horizons has provided stability for 150 people, supported 41 move-outs, and helped avoid 53,500+ shelter nights.
88% of residents who transitioned out remain housed.
wecanendit.com/106
Image: rhamely
Resident voices matter. 💙
A Caring Heart brings together photos, and reflections from people living at Horizons, offering a meaningful look at what support, safety, and dignity can feel like in practice.
We are grateful to every resident who shared part of their story.
🔗 wecanendit.com/acaringheart
A Caring Heart brings together photos, and reflections from people living at Horizons, offering a meaningful look at what support, safety, and dignity can feel like in practice.
We are grateful to every resident who shared part of their story.
🔗 wecanendit.com/acaringheart
End Homelessness St. John's -A Caring Heart
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May 11, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Resident voices matter. 💙
A Caring Heart brings together photos, and reflections from people living at Horizons, offering a meaningful look at what support, safety, and dignity can feel like in practice.
We are grateful to every resident who shared part of their story.
🔗 wecanendit.com/acaringheart
A Caring Heart brings together photos, and reflections from people living at Horizons, offering a meaningful look at what support, safety, and dignity can feel like in practice.
We are grateful to every resident who shared part of their story.
🔗 wecanendit.com/acaringheart
Stats for Horizons at 106 have been updated for the week of October 06, 2025.
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
October 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Stats for Horizons at 106 have been updated for the week of October 06, 2025.
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
🌍 Migration fuels growth in St. John’s.
📊 5,000 new residents in 2021–2022
✈️ 79% international (3,900 people)
🚶 From across NL & Canada too
We need newcomer families, but housing must be affordable and free from discrimination.
🔗 www.wecanendit.com/communityplan
📊 5,000 new residents in 2021–2022
✈️ 79% international (3,900 people)
🚶 From across NL & Canada too
We need newcomer families, but housing must be affordable and free from discrimination.
🔗 www.wecanendit.com/communityplan
End Homelessness St. John's -Community Plans and Strategic Planning
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September 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🌍 Migration fuels growth in St. John’s.
📊 5,000 new residents in 2021–2022
✈️ 79% international (3,900 people)
🚶 From across NL & Canada too
We need newcomer families, but housing must be affordable and free from discrimination.
🔗 www.wecanendit.com/communityplan
📊 5,000 new residents in 2021–2022
✈️ 79% international (3,900 people)
🚶 From across NL & Canada too
We need newcomer families, but housing must be affordable and free from discrimination.
🔗 www.wecanendit.com/communityplan
📊 Demographic shifts = new housing needs
👥 Pop +8% by 2033
💼 25–44: +11% (3,500 people)
👵 65+: +6,700 seniors
👤 34% of households = one person (47% of renters)
We’ll need more smaller, affordable, and accessible homes to match these changes.
🔗 www.wecanendit.com/communityplan
👥 Pop +8% by 2033
💼 25–44: +11% (3,500 people)
👵 65+: +6,700 seniors
👤 34% of households = one person (47% of renters)
We’ll need more smaller, affordable, and accessible homes to match these changes.
🔗 www.wecanendit.com/communityplan
End Homelessness St. John's -Community Plans and Strategic Planning
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September 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
📊 Demographic shifts = new housing needs
👥 Pop +8% by 2033
💼 25–44: +11% (3,500 people)
👵 65+: +6,700 seniors
👤 34% of households = one person (47% of renters)
We’ll need more smaller, affordable, and accessible homes to match these changes.
🔗 www.wecanendit.com/communityplan
👥 Pop +8% by 2033
💼 25–44: +11% (3,500 people)
👵 65+: +6,700 seniors
👤 34% of households = one person (47% of renters)
We’ll need more smaller, affordable, and accessible homes to match these changes.
🔗 www.wecanendit.com/communityplan
Rent is up, vacancies are down, and affordable units are vanishing. NL lost 1,755 low-rent homes in 5 years.
We must build housing again. 🏗️ #WeCanEndIt
🔗 www.wecanendit.com/communityplan
We must build housing again. 🏗️ #WeCanEndIt
🔗 www.wecanendit.com/communityplan
End Homelessness St. John's -Community Plans and Strategic Planning
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September 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Rent is up, vacancies are down, and affordable units are vanishing. NL lost 1,755 low-rent homes in 5 years.
We must build housing again. 🏗️ #WeCanEndIt
🔗 www.wecanendit.com/communityplan
We must build housing again. 🏗️ #WeCanEndIt
🔗 www.wecanendit.com/communityplan
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Most residents did not vote in the last St. John’s municipal election.
In this opinion piece, Bruce March says it’s time for that to change.
themuse.ca/opinion-vote...
In this opinion piece, Bruce March says it’s time for that to change.
themuse.ca/opinion-vote...
September 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Most residents did not vote in the last St. John’s municipal election.
In this opinion piece, Bruce March says it’s time for that to change.
themuse.ca/opinion-vote...
In this opinion piece, Bruce March says it’s time for that to change.
themuse.ca/opinion-vote...
🔊 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 🔥
Folks experiencing homelessness in the St. John's area, check with your local drop-in centre for hours of operation as some locations have expanded hours during this time.
Folks experiencing homelessness in the St. John's area, check with your local drop-in centre for hours of operation as some locations have expanded hours during this time.
August 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
🔊 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 🔥
Folks experiencing homelessness in the St. John's area, check with your local drop-in centre for hours of operation as some locations have expanded hours during this time.
Folks experiencing homelessness in the St. John's area, check with your local drop-in centre for hours of operation as some locations have expanded hours during this time.
Elaine Birchall is a Director at Birchall Consulting & Assoc. Inc, a Hoarding Behaviour and Intervention Specialist / Clutter Coach / Trainer and a Subject Area Expert on Hoarding Disorder. She authored Conquer the Clutter: Strategies to Identify, Manage and Overcome Hoarding.
www.hoarding.ca
www.hoarding.ca
July 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Elaine Birchall is a Director at Birchall Consulting & Assoc. Inc, a Hoarding Behaviour and Intervention Specialist / Clutter Coach / Trainer and a Subject Area Expert on Hoarding Disorder. She authored Conquer the Clutter: Strategies to Identify, Manage and Overcome Hoarding.
www.hoarding.ca
www.hoarding.ca
Stats for Horizons at 106 have been updated for the week of July 23, 2025.
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
July 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Stats for Horizons at 106 have been updated for the week of July 23, 2025.
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
We had an incredible time at the Pride Parade! It was an honour to walk in support of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and to stand up for inclusion, safety, and housing for all.
July 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We had an incredible time at the Pride Parade! It was an honour to walk in support of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and to stand up for inclusion, safety, and housing for all.
July 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Stats for Horizons at 106 have been updated for the week of June 23, 2025.
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
June 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Stats for Horizons at 106 have been updated for the week of June 23, 2025.
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
We've just updated our homelessness statistics dashboard for March 2025.
For more information visit: wecanendit.com/dash
#wecanendit
For more information visit: wecanendit.com/dash
#wecanendit
May 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
We've just updated our homelessness statistics dashboard for March 2025.
For more information visit: wecanendit.com/dash
#wecanendit
For more information visit: wecanendit.com/dash
#wecanendit
Stats for Horizons at 106 have been updated for the week of May 20, 2025.
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
May 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Stats for Horizons at 106 have been updated for the week of May 20, 2025.
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
One year ago, we hired our first staff member at Horizons at 106.
Since then, it’s grown into something remarkable — a supportive home for some of the most vulnerable members of our community.
Since then, it’s grown into something remarkable — a supportive home for some of the most vulnerable members of our community.
May 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
One year ago, we hired our first staff member at Horizons at 106.
Since then, it’s grown into something remarkable — a supportive home for some of the most vulnerable members of our community.
Since then, it’s grown into something remarkable — a supportive home for some of the most vulnerable members of our community.
We've just updated our homelessness statistics dashboard for February 2025.
For more information visit: wecanendit.com/dash
#wecanendit
For more information visit: wecanendit.com/dash
#wecanendit
May 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We've just updated our homelessness statistics dashboard for February 2025.
For more information visit: wecanendit.com/dash
#wecanendit
For more information visit: wecanendit.com/dash
#wecanendit
This week EHSJ Executive Director Doug Pawson and Senior Director of Community Investment Simone Lilly presented “Navigating Change: Balancing Risk, Growth, and Approaches to Housing Solutions” at the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association 2025 Congress in Saskatoon.
May 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This week EHSJ Executive Director Doug Pawson and Senior Director of Community Investment Simone Lilly presented “Navigating Change: Balancing Risk, Growth, and Approaches to Housing Solutions” at the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association 2025 Congress in Saskatoon.
"There's not really any mention of homelessness programming and investments in any of the platforms," said Pawson.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Homeless forgotten in federal election platforms, say advocates | CBC News
Federal parties have laid out their plans to boost housing, but advocates say they don't see the concerns of homeless people well represented, and worry about barriers to voting for homeless voters.
www.cbc.ca
April 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"There's not really any mention of homelessness programming and investments in any of the platforms," said Pawson.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
🗳️ It’s Election Day in Canada.
Here in St. John’s, we’re working every day to implement the St. John's Community Plan to End Homelessness — a roadmap built on evidence, compassion, and with the voices of lived and living experience.
Here in St. John’s, we’re working every day to implement the St. John's Community Plan to End Homelessness — a roadmap built on evidence, compassion, and with the voices of lived and living experience.
April 28, 2025 at 12:57 PM
🗳️ It’s Election Day in Canada.
Here in St. John’s, we’re working every day to implement the St. John's Community Plan to End Homelessness — a roadmap built on evidence, compassion, and with the voices of lived and living experience.
Here in St. John’s, we’re working every day to implement the St. John's Community Plan to End Homelessness — a roadmap built on evidence, compassion, and with the voices of lived and living experience.
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Federal Candidates Forum on Housing and Homelessness, co-hosted by Choices for Youth.
Your presence, questions, and engagement helped create an important dialogue on the urgent housing and homelessness challenges facing our communities.
Your presence, questions, and engagement helped create an important dialogue on the urgent housing and homelessness challenges facing our communities.
April 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Federal Candidates Forum on Housing and Homelessness, co-hosted by Choices for Youth.
Your presence, questions, and engagement helped create an important dialogue on the urgent housing and homelessness challenges facing our communities.
Your presence, questions, and engagement helped create an important dialogue on the urgent housing and homelessness challenges facing our communities.
Stats for Horizons at 106 have been updated for the week of April 23, 2025.
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
April 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Stats for Horizons at 106 have been updated for the week of April 23, 2025.
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
**Updated Stats for Horizons at 106.
There was an error in the stats we released on Monday, April 14, 2025. These numbers have now been updated.
There was an error in the stats we released on Monday, April 14, 2025. These numbers have now been updated.
April 16, 2025 at 12:25 PM
**Updated Stats for Horizons at 106.
There was an error in the stats we released on Monday, April 14, 2025. These numbers have now been updated.
There was an error in the stats we released on Monday, April 14, 2025. These numbers have now been updated.
Stats for Horizons at 106 have been updated for the week of April 14, 2025.
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
April 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Stats for Horizons at 106 have been updated for the week of April 14, 2025.
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106
Check the dashboard and other info like the video tour out at wecanendit.com/106