Category Archives: Poverty

Could You Become Homeless?

I Work hard. I do the right thing. Homelessness is something that will never happen to me.

So many of us think this very thing, but sometimes, all it takes is one life-changing experience to land you on the streets: a job loss, death of a loved one, divorce, natural disaster, or serious illness.
How would you cope? Where would you go? What would you do? You’d figure something out, right? Continue reading

What is Poverty Costing Us in BC?

The BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recently released a report on the costs of a poverty reduction strategy versus the costs of inaction on the issue. To accompany “the Cost of Poverty in BC” report, the CCPA released a short Youtube clip explaining their report and the numbers they found. Continue reading