"When people live on the margins of society and government, they do not necessarily or inevitably descend into chaos, anarchy, or violence," says columnist Andrew Huff.

CSP has adopted the process of community-based surveillance — used in Sierra Leone during the West African Ebola outbreak a number of years ago — in which every member of the shelter community has an important role to play.

"The value of harm reduction is that it puts things in very simple terms," says guest columnist Andrew Huff, "How can we respond to this situation without causing more harm?"

Columnist Andrew Huff argues it does. But even if you disagree, he says, the disciplinary practice represents a "gross failure in homeless services."

What if emergency shelter staff included shelter guests in management decisions? In his guest post Andrew Huff shows us what that might look like.

The Housing First model focuses on people experiencing chronic homelessness — and on long-term housing retention and supportive services.

You can't have one without the other. These stories from local service providers are proof.