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Author Bridgman, Rae.

Title Safe haven : the story of a shelter for homeless women / Rae Bridgman.

Publication Info. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2003]
©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 161 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-156) and index.
Contents Reach out -- Shelter women -- Safe haven: the vision -- By design -- Come inside -- Natural profession -- Long road from the street.
Summary In this groundbreaking work, urban anthropologist Rae Bridgman, in careful and intimate detail, explores the perspectives of the women who work and live at Savard's, a unique shelter for homeless women. Bridgman uses the design and development of Savard's - a housing model developed by women for women - as an opportunity to document the project's original vision and what happened once it opened. There are few rules at Savard's. Women may come and go as they wish, and referrals to other services are made only when a woman has indicated interest in taking action on her own behalf. It is a model that aims to provide a safe haven for the chronically homeless. The study traces the evolution of this type of shelter, providing qualitative research and useful analysis for academics, policy-makers, service providers, and activists. Based on many hours of participant observation as well as interviews and staff records, Safe Haven presents a distinct picture of the chronically homeless and those on the frontlines of this lifesaving service.
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Subject Savard's (Toronto, Ont.)
Savard's (Toronto, Ont.)
Savard's (Toronto, Ont.)
Savard's (Toronto, Ont.)
Homeless women -- Housing -- Ontario -- Toronto.
Homeless women -- Housing.
Ontario -- Toronto.
Homeless women.
Women's shelters -- Ontario -- Toronto.
Women's shelters.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Bridgman, Rae. Safe haven. Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, ©2003 0802042406 (DLC) 2003280057 (OCoLC)51446569
ISBN 9781442679535 (electronic book)
1442679530 (electronic book)
1282025902
9781282025905
0802042406
9780802042408
0802080847
9780802080844