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Author(s): BC Non-Profit Housing Association, Reaching Home’s Community Entity for Metro Vancouver
Publication Date: 2020
The 2020 Homeless Count in Metro Vancouver took place on the evening of March 3rd and throughout the day on March 4th. The count provides a 24-hour snapshot of the minimum number of people experiencing homelessness in Metro Vancouver. The purpose of the count is to estimate the number of people experiencing homelessness, obtain a demographic profile of those individuals, and identify trends compared to previous counts.The count included people wh...
Author(s): BC Non-Profit Housing Association
Publication Date: 2018
The methodology for the 2018 Youth Homeless Count differed from a traditional Point-in-Time (PiT) homeless count approach by carrying out data collection over the course of nine days, rather than 24 hours. This new method was designed to provide more opportunities to make contact with youth experiencing homelessness across the region. The focus of data analysis for the 2018 count was to explore the different circumstances of youth experiencing ho...
Author(s): BC Non-Profit Housing Association
Publication Date: 2009
The objectives of this research were to conduct a rapid review of housing options for people with developmental disabilities; collect and analyze quantitative data that assesses the need for housing options for people with developmental disabilities; and develop recommendations to address housing challenges.
Author(s): BC Non-Profit Housing Association
Publication Date: 2010
The purpose of the British Columbia Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA) Research Strategy is to proactively outline and develop a research framework that both supports and advances the work of BC's non-profit housing sector. The BCNPHA Research Strategy is designed around 7 priority areas: (1) Housing & Conceptual Change;(2) Growing Sectoral Capacity;(3) Strategies for New and Re-Development;(4) Green Housing & Sustainability;...