Assistance To Shelter Act
The Assistance to Shelter Act gives
local police and RCMP the ability to assist a
homeless person on the street during extreme weather by
bringing them to a shelter or connecting them with a shelter
worker.
About the Assistance to Shelter Act
The Assistance to Shelter Act became law on November 26, 2009 when it received formal approval in the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia. During extreme weather, the Act grants local police and RCMP the ability to assist a homeless person on the street to a shelter, connect them with a shelter worker, show them there is a warm place to stay for the night. This allows the person to decide if they want to stay at the shelter. A person cannot be forced to stay at the shelter. Read the news release .
The Assistance to Shelter Act became law on November 26, 2009 when it received formal approval in the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia. During extreme weather, the Act grants local police and RCMP the ability to assist a homeless person on the street to a shelter, connect them with a shelter worker, show them there is a warm place to stay for the night. This allows the person to decide if they want to stay at the shelter. A person cannot be forced to stay at the shelter. Read the news release .
The Act was created as another tool to support
those who are homeless and sleeping outside during extreme weather.
The Act applies to adults, age 19 and older, and is in effect only
when an extreme weather when a Minister's Alert has been
called.
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