“No Room to Spare” - Ottawa’s Community Response to Hoarding Plan (url)

January 27, 2008

Recently I have been working with a person who hoards stuff, especially food.  I have been trying to understand this phenomenon and find resources that communities and/or organizations have developed as people who hoard often face homelessness if evicted.

One of the most informative documents I have come across so far is the "No Room to Spare - Ottawa’s Community Response to Hoarding Plan" which promotes a coordinated community response (see

http://www.cmha-hp.on.ca/documents/SCPI_FINAL_Report_No_Room_to_Spare.pdf).

if you know people who are hoarders

January 18, 2008

see http://www.squalorsurvivors.com/ - very humane and helpful website written by people who have addressed or are attempting to address issues their issues around hoarding.

“The Center for Public Integrity: Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest” - website url

January 12, 2008

 

The Center for Public Integrity: Investigative Journalism in the Public Interest
http://www.publicintegrity.org/