Exiting Homelessness, The Perspectives of Those Experiencing Housing Instability

Background: For nearly thirty years homelessness has increased steadily in major citiesaround the globe, including A lberta Canada. Strategies adopted by the Canadian and Albertagovernments to manage homelessness has yielded limited success. Signaling that Individualsexperiencing homelessness are yet to be included adequately in search of solutions.Comprehension of homelessness phenomenon remains a challenge, as well as endinghomelessness. The purpose of this phenomenological investigation study was to understandhomelessness phenomenon from the experience of people who do not have homes and areexperien cing housing instability.Methods: A total of ۱۵ r espondents were recruited. We performed in depth, open endedinterviews for data collection. Following hermeneutic and pheno menological principles,interview data was retrieved, transcribed, summarized, described, and explained.Results: The prominent themes indicate d a need to make housing, and ut ilities affordable, andrent and mortgage qualification criteria easy; a need for revising of credit bureau and criminalrecord policies; people at the shelters entitled to welfare or other benefits requires grace periodof at least three months before wit hholding payment of their entitlements; vital skills trainingis necessary to secure a job, for financial management, for positive behaviour, and supervisedspending. Shelter awareness is necessary, and making government support services efficient,and non discriminatory . End all discriminations and provide ۴۰hrs/week regular full time jobs.Conclusion: The homeless, public, public health, and homeless service providers wo uldbenefit from the findings. Findings could help to stir homelessness reduction strategies to keeppeople out of the street in Canada.