This year the City of Victoria’s participatory budgeting process focused its theme on improving the lives of youth in our City! Through your votes, the votes of 5,000 people in our community, Emily Jackson the Coalition’s Prevention of Youth Homelessness Coordinator and the youth group: Youth Educating and Advocating About Homelessness (#YEAH), were voted in […]
This month the GVCEH and Ready to Rent hosted the open house of our new shared office space. We were joined by our community and partners, and paid respect to World Homeless day. Appreciation gifts were given to Christine Lintott Architect, GT Hiring Solutions and The Home Depot for their support in creating the office space we share together today. *Note the […]
Racelle Kooy, with the the Green Party of Canada, responds to the DSP 2019 election forum questions. 1) If elected will your party support the current federally legislated poverty reduction strategy? Yes, however, it must be strengthened to include Guaranteed Livable Income and a Federal $15 an hour minimum wage. a) How will your party […]
Alyson Culbert, with the People’s Party of Canada, responds to the DSP 2019 election forum questions. “I would like to thank the Downtown Service Providers for organizing this debate on these key issues for our community, and for allowing me the opportunity to participate. I am looking forward to presenting my views.” 1) If elected […]
Nikki Macdonald, with the Liberal Party, responds to the DSP 2019 election forum questions. 1) If elected will your party support the current federally legislated poverty reduction strategy? The Liberal government is committed to act as a leader and full partner in the fight against poverty. We have already taken significant action to help Canadians […]
Jordan Reichert, with the Animal Protection Party, responds to the DSP 2019 election forum questions. 1) If elected will your party support the current federally legislated poverty reduction strategy? Yes, the APPC will support and continue to improve upon the poverty reduction strategy a) How will your party ensure that the new ‘Official Poverty Line’ […]
Laurel Collins, with the NDP Party, responds to the DSP 2019 election forum questions: 1) If elected will your party support the current federally legislated poverty reduction strategy? We need to have the courage to build a Canada without poverty. A Canada where no one is left behind and people know they can access the […]
Today at its Annual General Meeting the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness will appoint Jeff Bray, Executive Director of the Downtown Victoria Business Association as the board’s Community Co-Chair. Bray will replace outgoing Co-Chair Ian Batey who has served a three-year term in the role. “I want to thank Ian for his three years […]
On Saturday, February 23, Member of Parliament Randall Garrison and Member of the Legislative Assembly Mitzi Dean co-hosted a town hall on housing affordability and homelessness in Esquimalt and the Western Communities. As part of the panel discussion, Lisa Crossman, Co-Chair of the Coalition’s People With Lived Experience team and Indigenous Peer Housing Supporter, gave […]
“Being able to dream is recovery on its own.” These are words that glued to me. In a field often associated with best care practices, do’s and don’ts, and “always been done this way” doctrines, it is easy to detach from the basic healing properties of our own profound and human selves. In an era of […]
If you require urgent emotional support, including having thoughts of suicide and other mental health issues, please call Vancouver Island Crisis Line: 1-888-494-3888.
Youth (under 25 years of age) may access youthspace.ca for online emotional support.
For other resources, including shelter availability, visit bc211.ca
