One of the most important factors driving homelessness in Greater Victoria is the cost of housing. Many individuals and families with lower incomes have difficulty affording rent, putting them at risk of being homeless and forcing them to reduce costs elsewhere. One way many save on monthly expenses is to access food banks. The number accessing food banks is a strong indicator of how many are at risk of homelessness in our community. Continue reading
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Hope Centre
New Year. New housing project.
Last year the Coalition announced our Housing Priority List – a list of Greater Victoria housing projects that are priorities for the Coalition. Atop that list was the Hope Centre in Sooke, so we are excited to see the project coming together and wanted to share the details with you. Continue reading
Coalition’s Christmas List
No matter what holiday tradition you celebrate, a list of items you’d like to receive is just polite – take the guess work out of it for others. Yes, the holidays are all about giving, but just-in-case someone wants to give us a gift, we’ve come up with a few suggestions: Continue reading
Turn Your Heat Off
Last night, for the first time this season, Victoria’s Extreme Weather Protocol (EWP) was called. EWP is a community program that opens up additional mats and spaces in emergency shelters across Greater Victoria in extreme wind, rain, snow or sub-zero temperatures. Continue reading
One night only: February 8, 2012
Each year, the Coalition and the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research, conduct a one night only Facility Count (a point-in-time count). Point-in-time counts, such as this one, are considered under-estimates of people in need for permanent, affordable housing. Continue reading