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Homeless & housing insecure people
Recommendation 36:
Utilize First Nations healing knowledge and link this in with support to help youth get connected to the land, nature and community.
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Recommendation 3:
Use City powers to impose non-profit management on hotels with outstanding Standards of Maintenance violations, and ensure that tenants have the protection of the Residential Tenancy Act.
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Recommendation 35:
Update the Poverty Reduction Plan to prevent, not “reduce”, dislocation and homelessness
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Recommendation 24:
To address safety concerns expressed by interviewees, there are several larger structural solutions such as increasing the number of safe and affordable housing units, access to health-focused treatment, and equitable employment opportunities. One short-term measure could be to install lighting on streets and in alleyways to help people feel safe during evenings and at night.
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Recommendation 3:
These standards should be modified by municipal and provincial government actors to align with our modern-day standards, an understanding of cultural differences and the “economic realities”. For this, we can look beyond our borders to other nations who have implemented more flexible guidelines that cause fewer barriers for those seeking housing. Using these guidelines, flexible and localized occupancy standards should be developed that reflect the affordable housing crisis while recognizing current societal patterns and embodying a true right to housing.
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Recommendation 43:
There should be pro-active prevention work to help youth access detox or treatment before overdosing. Youth need increased support with safety planning and managing triggers such as connecting with negative people due to boredom or isolation.
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Recommendation 19:
There needs to be a coordinated effort between MCFD and Indigenous organizations to support youth aging out.
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Recommendation 57:
There must be priority to keeping income levels consistent to avoid an influx of youth experiencing homelessness. Provide youth with resources and adequate preparation time to transition off government support to employment.
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Recommendation 5:
There is perhaps no greater challenge currently facing young people in B.C. transitioning into adulthood than finding appropriate, affordable and safe housing. We echo the recommendation made in the late Katherine McParland’s report, From Marginalized to Magnified: Youth Homelessness Solutions from those with Lived Expertise – that the Ministry of Attorney General and Minister responsible for Housing should work with BC Housing to develop and implement an aggressive plan to work toward ending youth homelessness in B.C., with particular attention to young adults who have transitioned from care. As part of this plan, additional dedicated housing units should be provided for young people aging out of care. Units on a continuum of support – including with mental health and addictions supports where needed – should be available and eligibility requirements reduced.
BC Housing is to develop a comprehensive plan by April 1, 2022 and begin full implementation of that plan thereafter.
BC Housing is to develop a comprehensive plan by April 1, 2022 and begin full implementation of that plan thereafter.
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Recommendation 1:
There is a need to address affordable housing for Métis people in British Columbia. It is recommended that the Provincial government provide funds to MNBC on an annual basis to create Métis specific housing that will offer income based rents. A housing project with a mixture of Elders, families and singles will create a sense of Metis community.
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