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Cathy fights for the right to shelter and a fully funded national housing program.  (Crowe)

(azarboni)

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Cathy has worked in the area of homelessness since 1988.

She has studied in the medical field from the 1960s to 1990s, earning a nursing diploma, bachelor in nursing, masters in sociology.

Years later, Cathy co-founded the TDRC (Toronto Disaster Relief Committee) in 1998. (“Cathy Crowe”)

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This Canadian Street Nurse advocates for shelter reform and homelessness through numerous documentaries, media interviews, social media, and other platforms.

She has since published a book titled Dying for a Home, which documented the experiences of homeless individuals and her advocacy efforts. (azarboni)

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The TDRC (Toronto Disaster Relief Committee) was co-founded by Cathy Crowe campaigns for the One Percent Solution. It calls for all levels of government to double their contribution to housing programs.

One of the most measurable recommendations of the One Percent Solution is to have $2 billion of federal funding and $2 billion of funding among provinces & territories go towards housing programs.

The TDRC helped push the development of the federal homelessness strategy in 1999 which resulted in $753 million for temporary shelter and services over the span of three years. (“The One Percent Solution.”)

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Cathy’s success in creating change cannot really be measured or quantified as her approach is more influence based.

Also, as she is just a nurse, she can only directly help one person at a time. However, her passion and motivation influenced and inspired others around her to do the same.

Therefore, Cathy Crowe has undoubtedly had a very significant impact on the fight for the rights and dignity of the homeless. (azarboni)

(Crowe)