Over 450 homeless people died in B.C. in 2023, according to coroner. Since 2016, 1,940 homeless people have died in B.C., according to chief coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan The annual death toll of people experiencing homelessness in British Columbia has nearly tripled in just a four-year period, according to the B.C. Coroners Service. A … Read more
We meet a wonderful warm mother, Theresa, a 100 pound, 5 foot 2 inches, 52 year old mother of 3 children. Homeless on the streets of Vancouver, BC Canada. She teaches us a lot. Theresa also shows us how touch the streets are.. In the middle of the video we had to stop the video … Read more
Each year Lookout Housing and Health Society hosts H’Arts for the Homeless, bridging art, circus, music, magic, storytelling and dance with Lookout’s mission. This event raises funds in support of the Lookout Foundation to further the goals and mission of Lookout Society and the people we serve. On October 5th 2017, Lookout Society will host … Read more
Buy or Volunteer to sell Toques and Mittens on Toque Tuesday February 2nd 2016 from 7:00 am – 5:30 pm For 17 years Lookout Society has participated in the Raising the Roof Campaign which has raised $7 million to find solutions to homelessness across Canada and raise awareness since 1997. http://www.raisingtheroof.org Staff and volunteers from … Read more
Tyler Dunlop says his moment of terror came after he passed out in the back parking lot of a building in Edson, Alta. The 30-year-old homeless man says he awoke to the sound of taunts as he was being punched and kicked by four intoxicated youths. “They ganged up on me and beat me within … Read more
Walking past Surrey’s Gateway 40-bed barrier free homeless shelter, it’s impossible to miss. After all, it’s on what’s nicknamed “the strip,” also known as 135A Street. Street people gather outside on the street by the dozen. Shopping carts, belongings and bikes litter the sidewalks. A trip to the Yukon Shelter in Vancouver is starkly different. … Read more