http://www.homelessnation.org/en/userblog/3265 userpage blog posts en http://www.homelessnation.org/en/node/11635 <p>STANDS WILL HAPPEN ACROSS BC!!! MAY 3RD!!!</p> <p>Province –Wide STAND for Housing</p> <p>Saturday, May 3, 1:00-2:00 pm</p> <p>Will you STAND WITH US in your community?<br class="clear" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.homelessnation.org/en/node/11635">read more</a></p> http://www.homelessnation.org/en/node/11635#comments Vancouver Poverty http://www.homelessnation.org/en/crss/node/11635 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:32:41 -0400 lauren.gill.van 11635 at http://www.homelessnation.org http://www.homelessnation.org/en/node/7967 <p>The Three Biggest Causes of Homelessness in Vancouver:</p> <p>1. The federal government pulling out of an annual social<br /> housing program that brought as many as 2,000 units<br /> of affordable housing to BC</p> <p>2. Welfare rates that do not meet basic needs. A single<br /> person receives $375 for rent and $235 for everything<br /> else. The average rent for a bachelor apartment in<br /> Vancouver is: $735. In the Downtown Eastside, buginfested<br /> hotel rooms without private bathrooms or<br /> cooking facilities, range between $400 and $600 a<br /> month. The vacancy rate is between 0 and .5 per cent.<br class="clear" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.homelessnation.org/en/node/7967">read more</a></p> http://www.homelessnation.org/en/node/7967#comments Vancouver Shelter http://www.homelessnation.org/en/crss/node/7967 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:21:36 -0500 lauren.gill.van 7967 at http://www.homelessnation.org