In the Media
IN PRINT
March 2, 2023
September 6, 2022
January 13, 2021
The Street | “No strings attached” homeless payments on the docket in Oregon
The Washington Post | Homeless People Need Homes - and Money, Too
Fast Company | Giving people money turns out to be an incredibly effective tool in ending homelessness
January 8, 2021
Reasons To Be Cheerful | Vancouver Gave Its Homeless $5,800. It Changed Their Lives.
December 3, 2020
US & World Report News | Canadian Nonprofit Sees Promising Results in Unique Approach to Homelessness
October 27, 2020
VOX | A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it.
October 26, 2020
World Economic Forum | 50 homeless people in Canada were given over $5,000 each. Here’s what happened next
October 26, 2020
Upworthy | These researchers gave 50 unhoused people $7,500 each. The results were amazing.
October 19, 2020
KWBW News | 50 people battling homelessness were given $5,700. What they did with it might surprise you
October 14, 2020
Vancouver Sun | Cash transfers help homeless people to find stable housing, jobs: UBC report
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October 14, 2020
Daily Hive Urbanized | $7,500 lump sum lifts homeless people out of the streets faster: UBC study
October 12, 2020
Vancouver Is Awesome | Here’s what happened when a trailblazing B.C. study gave one-time, $7,500 payments to people experiencing homelessness
October 10, 2020
NBC’s TODAY.com | Researchers gave homeless people money and what they did with it might surprise you
October 10, 2020
KSAT San Antonio | Study shows direct cash transfers may help solve homelessness
October 10, 2020
Business Insider | Canada's 'beautifully surprising' basic income study shows how business needs to reconsider human nature
October 9, 2020
Seattle Times | Here’s one thing Seattle hasn’t tried with homelessness: Just giving them money
October 9, 2020
Sullivan Foundation | Canadian Study Proves Stereotypes About Homeless People Are Wrong
October 9, 2020
Business Insider | Canadian researchers gave $7,500 to people without a home — and the results show the power of universal basic income
October 9, 2020
Gizmodo | New Research Shows the Major Benefits of Giving Money to People Experiencing Homelessness
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October 9, 2020
Weekly Social Protection Link | (...) cash for homeless populations in Canada (...).
October 9, 2020
CNN | Researchers gave thousands of dollars to homeless people. The results defied stereotypes.
October 9, 2020
The London Economic | Homeless people in Vancouver were given $7,500 each – the results were “beautifully surprising”
October 9, 2020
The Hill | Researchers surprised by experiment that gave homeless people thousands of dollars
October 8, 2020
The National Post | Circumvent the bureaucrats and give cash directly to the homeless
October 8, 2020
The Independent UK | A Canada charity gave $7,500 to homeless people, here’s what happened
October 7, 2020
Basic Income Today | Providing $7500 each to 50 homeless people resulted in a savings of $8100 per person according to new unconditional cash grant experiment
October 7, 2020
CBC News | A B.C. research project gave homeless people $7,500 each — the results were 'beautifully surprising'
October 6, 2020
Press Release | A GLOBAL FIRST DIRECT CASH TRANSFER STUDY SHOWS PROMISING RESULTS FOR PEOPLE RECENTLY HOMELESS
ON AIR
November 25, 2020
Out of the Blue | Claire Elizabeth Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of Foundations for Social Change
October 27, 2020
Brain Buzz | Reducing Homelessness With Direct Cash Transfers With Dr. Jiaying Zhao
October 27, 2020
SEE Change Magazine | The Power of Cash to Tackle Homelessness: Claire Williams of Foundations for Social Change
October 22, 2020
Vancouver Co-op Radio, The Pulse on CFRO | The Pulse Interview: Claire Williams (Foundations for Social Change)
October 13, 2020
KIRO Radio CBS, Seattle's Morning News with Dave Ross | Claire Williams with the Foundation for Social Change talks study on giving homeless lump cash sums
October 12, 2020
Global News | B.C. study gives money to homeless people with surprising results
October 9, 2020
In the Hammer | WATCH: As Hamilton struggles with encampments, this BC charity gave $7,500 to homeless individuals
October 8, 2020
CFRB Radio - Toronto, The Evan Soloman Show | This study gave homeless people cash and found surprising results
October 8, 2020
CJAD 800 - Montreal, The Night Side with Jon Pole | What happens when you give a homeless person $7,500?
October 6, 2020
CBC Radio, The Early Edition | Cash for homeless could be the key to getting people off living on the streets
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Social Media
October 22, 2020
Tweet by Now This News | Researchers Give Money to People Experiencing Homelessness in Study
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October 10, 2020
Tweet by Terrilee Kelford | Co-Chair at National Alliance to End Rural and Remote Homelessness