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Organization: BC Non-Profit Housing Association
Publication Date: 2005
This report describes eight partnership initiatives that involve housing providers and service agencies working together to address homelessness. The housing providers are making units available to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who face barriers accessing affordable housing. Community agencies are providing support to help tenants/residents maintain their housing. Local, provincial and federal governments also play a role...
Publication Date: 2006
The purpose of the Shelter Strategy is to plan for the shelter system in Greater Vancouver over a 10 year horizon, recognizing the links between shelters and permanent housing. The Strategy focuses on all types of emergency shelters, inclduing year round adult and seasonal shelters, transition houses, youth shelters and safe houses. It includes recommendations on: - the number of year round and seasonal shelter spaces that are needed - where the...
Organization: Eberle Planning and Research
Publication Date: 2010
This document presents the findings of the first Vancouver Homeless Count. It provides an estimate of the Vancouver's homeless population on one day - March 23, 2010. It also reviews trends in homelessness in the City since 2005.
Publication Date: 2001
The specific objectives for this exploratory research are: - To present a cost analysis of homelessness in terms of the British Columbia health care, social services and criminal justice systems. - To analyse whether the provision of adequate and affordable housing is a preventive cost to the government.
Publication Date: 2009
The present study replicated the L.A. approach using a made in Canada definition to estimate the size of the hidden homeless population in Metro Vancouver. The L.A. study definition was deemed too restrictive for Canadian purposes; it was felt that the focus on outdoor structures not meant for human habitation would not reflect the reality of Canadian winters and would not capture the phenomenon of temporary shared accommodation. The objectives o...
Results of the pilot study to estimate the size of the hidden homeless population in Metro Vancouver
Publication Date: 2009
The size of the hidden homeless population in Canadian communities is unknown and of concern to those involved in homelessness planning and prevention. The present study aimed to address this gap using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitative component tested an approach to estimate the size of the hidden homeless population in Metro Vancouver (at a point in time and on a yearly basis) using a made in Canada definition. It mod...
Organization: Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security; BC Housing Management Commission
Publication Date: 2001
A snapshot of homelessness in British Columbia (BC) was undertaken in 1996 and 1997 by a research team which spoke with emergency shelters for the homeless in seven communities across BC. The seven communities include: Victoria, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Nelson, Prince George and Terrace. Although the document does not discuss homelessness in the context of rural or northern situations, several of these communities may be considered to be locat...
Publication Date: 2006
The purpose of this study was to investigate innovative approaches to providing services for people with concurrent disorders (i.e. mental illness and substance use issues) who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
Publication Date: 2007
The Vancouver Youth Funders Committee, Youth Housing Subcommittee commissioned Eberle Planning and Research to study and make recommendations for a continuum youth housing services in Vancouver to 2010.