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2020
Recommendation 23:
Provide sustainable and yearly funding for Indigenous organizations to continue this important work. Grants can be provided through a third-party Indigenous organization, to support Indigenous Peoples’ revitalization of laws and practices concerning the stewardship and control of Indigenous cultural heritage and in identifying, understanding, and managing their heritage.
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Recommendation 4:
Provide resources and subsidies to low-income households to improve energy efficiency, install electric heat pumps, household-level solar and other renewable energy sources.
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Recommendation 1:
Provide reliable technology to all youth in need. Technology for all youth needs to be seen as a basic need and high priority at this time. The inequities in access to technology are resulting in increased disparity in access to education—and potentially life-saving support to vulnerable youth. Youth need access to internet, cell-phones, laptops, and printers in order to have equal access to education and supports.
COVID-19 & Youth Homelessness Special Report
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BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness
BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness
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Recommendation 34:
Provide publicly funded, universally available, high-speed at-home Internet access for all in B.C. regardless of immigration or citizenship status.
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Recommendation 60:
Provide mandatory training to ensure all practitioners providing legal aid are trained in trauma-informed, culturally safe practises that include power analysis and gender-based violence training.
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Recommendation 28:
Provide mandatory training for all health practitioners to ensure the rights and safety of LGBTQIA2S+ communities as they access health care.
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Recommendation 8:
Provide increased resources to non-profits to respond effectively to the needs of youth at risk of or experiencing homelessness.
COVID-19 & Youth Homelessness Special Report
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BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness
BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness
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2020
2020
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Recommendation 56:
Provide increased access to post-secondary scholarships and bursaries. Youth report a need for support to be available to youth who are waiting for Canadian status.
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Recommendation 38:
Provide health-care and law enforcement professionals with regulated mental health crisis and de-escalation strategies to better support youth.
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Recommendation 4:
Provide funding to community organizations to support youth in finding rentals and developing life-skills to sustain housing. Youth need support in communicating with landlords to prevent conflict by addressing issues before they arise such as not being able to afford rent one month.
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