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Housing and homelessness
Recommendation 2:
The federal and provincial governments should target their efforts to help those who have a higher risk of living in poverty, including children in lone-parent families, immigrants and refugees, Aboriginal children, racialized children, and those living with disabilities.
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Recommendation 154:
The federal and provincial governments make money available immediately to transition houses, women’s shelters, and rape crisis centres to make the necessary renovations to become accessible or to find other space that is or can be made accessible. (p.148)
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Recommendation 155:
The federal and provincial governments make money available immediately for transition houses and women’s shelters to make all their frequently used resource materials and other pertinent information available to women with visual, learning, and developmental disabilities and that the purchase of TDDs be included in this package. (p.148)
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Recommendation 1:
The federal and provincial government’s poverty reduction plans must be focused on lifting families raising children over the poverty line with both income supports and universal programs. Strategies to reduce poverty, including affordable housing and child care investments, must be fully funded and monitored.
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Recommendation 185:
The Committee recommends that the federal government take the lead role in coordinating the development of a housing policy in Canada and providing tangible support to resolve the crisis in affordable and accessible accommodation confronting low income earners and the poor, particularly for women who are not safe in their homes. (p.36)
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Recommendation 37:
The BC Government should follow the lead of the City of Vancouver and pass legislation setting minimum accessibility standards for new residences.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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Recommendation 36:
The BC Government must prioritize building new affordable social housing throughout the province that is accessible to people with disabilities. Government should also increase access to private market housing options through a rental assistance program for low-income people with disabilities, and provide financial grants or supplements to cover the costs of accessibility changes or renovations that may be required so that a person with disabilities can reside in a given residence in a safe and accessible manner. These should include adaptations needed to facilitate parenting.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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Recommendation 1:
The BC government must invest in safe and affordable housing, adequate income assistance, drug and alcohol treatment and harm reduction, mental health services, and supports for victims of domestic abuse, and ensure families are aware of and can access these supports. No child should ever be removed from their family due to poverty — government support should be provided.
Able Mothers: The Intersection of Parenting, Disability and the Law
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West Coast Leaf
West Coast Leaf
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2014
2014
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Recommendation 40:
The BC government and MCFD should work with Indigenous communities to fund and develop comprehensive services for families that are experiencing violence including services for abusive men and services for the entire family. These services should address intersecting needs including historical trauma, parenting skills, and substance use.
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Recommendation 6:
Support the development of the Friendly Landlord Network to increase youth’s access to market housing. There should be more public education initiatives that engage landlords by creating accountability within community to support youth and fostering a sense of purpose by helping youth. The provincial government could provide tax incentives for individual homeowners to provide affordable rent and become a part of the Friendly Landlord Network or something similar.
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