In the Media

 

IN PRINT

January 1, 2024

Business Insider | Homeless people in Vancouver were given $5,500 cash, no strings attached.

November 8, 2023

Express | Rory Stewart praises 'radical' scheme of handing thousands in cash to rough sleepers

October 7, 2023

Cascadia Daily News | Could giving cash to homeless people reduce the problem?

September 27, 2023

The Guardian | What do homeless people do with cash aid? A new study found out

September 15, 2023

UK Fundraising | Canadian study finds unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness

August 31, 2023

The Washington Post | Homeless People Need Homes - and Money, Too

August 30, 2023

The Guardian | Canada study debunks stereotypes of homeless people’s spending habits

August 29, 2023

Vancouver Sun | Give homeless people cash and they spend it on housing, UBC study finds

August 29, 2023

PNAS | Unconditional cash transfers reduce homelessness

March 1, 2023

The Street | “No strings attached” homeless payments on the docket in Oregon

January 2, 2023

UBC News | Study debunks stereotypes about homeless people’s spending habits

January 13, 2021

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.

January 4, 2021

Reasons To Be Cheerful | The Surprising Effect of a One-Time Gift

December 3, 2020

US & World Report News | Canadian Nonprofit Sees Promising Results in Unique Approach to Homelessness

November 16, 2020

BRINK | Do Direct Cash Transfers Work?

November 3, 2020

Forbes | What Would Jesus Do? Give The Homeless Cash!

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 20, 2020

The Tyee | Where They Stand: The Parties on Poverty Reduction

October 16, 2020

Research2Reality | Can People Turn Over a New Leaf with Cash?

October 14, 2020

Vancouver Sun | Cash transfers help homeless people to find stable housing, jobs: UBC report

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October 14, 2020

Nonprofit Quarterly | Another Test of the Obvious: People Need Their Share

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

Yahoo Finance Australia | ‘Beautifully surprising’ results of $7,900 giveaway

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 Big Issue | What happens when you give homeless people free money?

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

December 19, 2023

Global News | Month of Giving Back: Foundations for Social Change

November 25, 2020

Out of the Blue | Claire Elizabeth Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of Foundations for Social Change

November 3, 2020

BBC World News Service | Lessons from the homeless

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 22, 2020

The Big Story Podcast | What happens when you give homeless people money?

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 9, 2020

Global BC, The Morning Show | Helping the homeless turn over a new leaf

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 28, 2020

LinkedIn post by World Economic Forum | Cash for change.

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

October 10, 2020

Tweet by Bruce Anderson | Public affairs consultant and commentator

October 9, 2020

Tweet by Tina Strehlke | CEO of Minerva BC

October 9, 2020

Tweet by Andrew Yang | Former presidential candidate

October 9, 2020

Tweet by Dan Price | CEO/Founder of Gravity Payments

October 8, 2020

Tweet by Rutger Bregman | Historian and Author of Utopia for Realists

October 8, 2020

Tweet by Michael Hobbs | Huffington Post reporter

October 7, 2020

Tweet by Santa J. Ono | President of UBC