there’s real potential.Curious whether housing benefits/ rent supplement programs will be expanded. Those are key investments w clear outcomes. They prevent even higher rates of homelessness & the social & financial cost that comes with them. So, overall cautiously optimistic. #canpoli #budget

I’m more concerned about how efficiently they can get the money out the door and create outcomes. Anything will be a drop in the bucket when a 40 year sustained investment is needed but if #Canada keeps it simple with a mix of grants and financing and keeps accelerated housing outcomes as a goal,

There is a real opportunity to fill some gaps the Province may leave at a growing pace … #Bc has done a lot and can’t do it all, especially now. The devil is in the details though and there is a lot unknown. This BIV article criticizes the amount as a drop in the bucket. www.biv.com/news/real-es...

Thanks, I agree. I did provide that feedback to the team. If you’d like to read the full story it’s on page 14 of the report found at this link pacificahousing.ca/pdfs/2024-Im... There are other great impact stories as well.

Most of all, as one of the impact story interviewees said, what you read represents hope… for me it’s hope of what can be at a grand scale. #housing #homelessness #bcpoli #canpoli #nanaimo #yyj

The stats also show steady growth that nevertheless does not meet demand. And all on a programming and admin budget that are at concerning levels that frankly represent risk.

The statistics show growing service delivery with strong results… a result of investments from all levels of government. Here are our shared wins and their business case for continued investment in such services. This includes non profits that deliver complimentary services.

The report demonstrates a microcosm of what solving the #housing crisis takes - affordable #housing across the continuum, prevention, supports, meeting people where they are at, community engagement.

Projected replacement units already don’t meet need. There are 500 ish people accessing shelter + the 60-ish that don’t. This is for supportive #housing. What most #homeless people need doesn’t exist. #yyj #bcpoli

When an issue is not just local it opens the door to collaborative problem solving or even temperature checking on progress.

Blaming elected leaders for causing issues like extortion (Province) or street disorder (muni) misses the mark in these cases. The measure of effectiveness is if they are adapting and responding appropriately or hanging on to tactics that are in the known and comfort zone.

Issues like #homelessness, growing street disorder, open and destructive substance use, and even kidnappings and extortion are happening in countries where this phenomenon was rare. The volume is different and the response may be different but the issues are the same.