Author Archives: The Coalition

Three Things I Learned

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A post from our out-going Executive Director Andrew Wynn-Williams. We wish him the best in his future endeavors.

As I prepare to move on to a new phase in my life it is important to reflect on what I have learned in my three and a half years with the Coalition. The learnings, for me, come down to three key things. Continue reading

Meet Streets to Homes

S2HInfoIncreased public concern for a lack of safe, affordable housing has led communities all across Canada to look beyond bricks and mortar for long-term solutions. As models of client-centered care become more embedded in social services, housing providers are beginning to adopt a ‘Housing First’ model when working with Canada’s hardest to house.

Meet Streets to Homes. Continue reading

Affordable Housing – A Key to Ending Homelessness

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The recommendations presented to Council by the Mayor’s Task Force on Affordable Housing represent an important step towards ending homelessness in Greater Victoria. As an organisation our focus has been those experiencing chronic homelessness. Because so much public attention on this issue is focused on matters of mental health or substance use, there is a tendency to underestimate the impact of the broader issue of housing affordability and the connection to emergency shelter use.   Continue reading