The Internal Strengths and Challenges of Community Grassroots Committees Addressing Homelessness in Prince George.

This research thesis explores the internal strengths and challenges of community grassroots committees addressing homelessness in Prince George. The intention of this research is to provide valuable insight into the perspectives and lived experiences of members of these committees. There is limited research and documented work on community grassroots committees that address homelessness in Prince George and this research will contribute to a greater understanding of this topic. Nine members of community grassroots committees that address homelessness in Prince George were interviewed. Each participant had different committee experience, and brought a unique perspective to the research. This research employed a hermeneutic phenomenology methodology which was concerned about the lived experiences of the participants. Internal strengths and challenges were identified and analyzed as a result of this thesis. --P. ii.