Faith Communities Have the Power to End Homelessness
Across Canada, faith communities are already doing impactful work in housing and homelessness.
What happens when we unlock their potential?
The Faith Network exists to unite
We dare to ask about the collective impact that faith communities can have when we work together, instead of individually in silos.
By creating opportunities for learning, collaboration, and collective action, we help faith communities see themselves as part of a larger movement to end homelessness.
Why Faith Communities?
Faith communities across Canada have a long history of responding to homelessness. Guided by values of compassion, justice, service, and more, they provide food programs, outreach, shelters, community supports, and countless acts of care every day.
Many faith communities also possess underutilized resources that can contribute to ending homelessness, including:
Land and buildings
Volunteers and community leadership
Financial resources
Community trust and local relationships
A deep and enduring commitment to serving others
The challenge is not a lack of commitment.
The challenge is that many faith communities are working in isolation.
What We Do
We Connect
Our network brings together faith communities, housing providers, government partners at all levels and more across Canada.
We Equip
By sharing resources, knowledge, promising practices and practical tools, we help faith communities move from interest to action.
We Amplify
By linking individual faith communities to a collaborative network, we enhance our ability to take collective action, and scale the work needed to end homelessness.
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1/3
of faith buildings could close in the next decade (source)
65 000
people across Canada are estimated to have been homeless in 2025, and likely many more that were not counted (source)
faith communities* are
welcomed to find solutions to end homelessness
ALL
* the network recognizes that “faith community” may mean different things to different people, and welcomes those who self-identify as being faith-based