Accessing Housing and Supports
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Homeless Outreach Program - Connecting individuals living on the streets to housing and support services.
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Aboriginal Homeless Outreach Program - Connecting Aboriginal people living on the streets to housing and support services.
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Emergency Shelter Program - Providing funding to homeless shelters and drop-in centres to provide temporary shelters and access to support services.
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Extreme Weather Response Program - Enabling communities to temporarily increase emergency shelter capacity during extreme weather.
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Women's Transition Housing & Supports - Providing women at risk of violence with access to safe shelter / housing and support services.
Recent News
Province extends funding for First United Shelter
16-FEB-2012
VANCOUVER – The Province is providing up to $1 million to keep the First United shelter open for an ...
Shelter space in Marble Arch Hotel opens today
15-DEC-2011
VANCOUVER – Forty-two interim shelter spaces open today at the Marble Arch Hotel, a provincially owned SRO. ...
Two additional shelters to open in Vancouver
05-DEC-2011
VANCOUVER – The Province and the City of Vancouver will share costs and open two new temporary shelters in ...
Our Stories
Fraser Valley Housing Network achieves numerous goals
The network provides good housing for everyone who needs it in the region.
Surrey shelter a “lifesaver”
At Hyland House, Mike is able to take things one day at a time.
Outreach worker’s top priority: Keeping clients housed
Prince Rupert is a caring community that looks after its people.
In the News
Even in warmth, they come Out of the Cold
It's a quiet Wednesday night in the basement of St. Paul's Cathedral in downtown Kamloops. Around a large, makeshift ...
EDITORIAL: Many hands will make Coquitlam homeless shelter work
The selection of an operator for a shelter and transition housing in Coquitlam is an important milestone for the ...
Extreme weather shelter opens after cold snap
The Salvation Army has been operating its extreme weather shelter for several days because of the recent cold spell. ...