LETS MEET THERESA, A MOTHER OF 3 CHILDREN, HOMELESS ON THE STREETS OF HASTINGS
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 […]
BC Homeless meets Theresa in the Downtown east side in Vancouver, BC
Thanks to anonymous donors such as Solomon, BC Homeless can offer the poor more than just a sandwich or a cup of juice. We can […]
Over 100,000 B.C. households on the verge of homelessness
“THE RENTAL CRISIS IS WORSE (IN B.C.) THAN PRETTY MUCH ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY.” The average rent in B.C. increased 30 per cent from 2016 to […]
THE GOOD WORK OF MISSION POSSIBLE ORGANIZATION IN VANCOUVER
Mission Possible transforms lives through meaningful work. We walk alongside people facing barriers to employment by providing supportive, transitional work experience and community for those […]
Implementing Duty to Assist in Canada: A Rights-Based Approach to Preventing and Ending Homelessness
The Duty to Assist is perhaps one of the most significant paradigm-shifting developments in our efforts to prevent and end homelessness since Housing First arrived […]
Homeless man lived and died in an electrical closet in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Advocates say the death of Dino Bundy shows need for housing solutions Dino (Boomer) Bundy moved into an electrical closet after he was locked out […]
MAY 26, 2023–SIGN UP for “Voices of the Street Launch – Losing Hope, Finding Home”
2023 Voices of the Street Launch – Losing Hope, Finding Home Join Megaphone Magazine May 26, 2023, from 6:30-8:30 PM, to celebrate the launch of […]
BOYCOTT JJ BEAN CAFES
JJ BEAN IS WAGING WAR ON THE POOR. WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON? JJ Bean Coffee Roasters, a multimillion dollar corporation with 21 coffee shop […]
Afordable Housing in West Vancouver public hearing on March 6th 2023
The Clyde Ave rental studio apartment building goes to a public hearing on March 6th. Monday, March 6, 2023 7:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. Municipal Hall750 […]
Vancouver homeless people in tents get evicted
Vancouver police clashed with residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside as the city began to remove an encampment there. The city’s fire chief ordered the tents […]