The Right Fit featured in this @cbcnews article by.@Baneet_Braich on the crisis in affordable, accessible housing in BC. If you are a wheelchair user looking for accessible housing in the Lower Mainland, contact us. https://t.co/7XK4h7IVtN
If you are an organization connected to low-income renters, you can help your clients or members get ready for the One-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit by registering for this information session organised by @canrevagency: https://t.co/WOWPQZvclk
#affordablehousing
Brand new accessible ground floor 3-BR 2 bath unit available now for rent in English Bay in vibrant Vancouver's West End. Unit is subsidized through BC Housing. View full details: https://t.co/NmNs9owKLp
#wheelchair#accessiblehousing#vancouver#forrent#rentals#accessible
Across B.C., there is a desperate need for more affordable housing options for low-income seniors and people with mobility challenges. As @jphballard reports, advocates are hopeful new federal funding will improve those housing barriers.
We are excited to be part of this event with @IFRCSociety executive director Paul Gauthier as a keynote speaker and the Right Team participating in a panel on accessible housing with @SCI_BC
@_HSABC, Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods, @DisabAllianceBC and @HealthJusticeCA, and other partners are presenting the Learn + Connect Series on Homelessness event focusing on People with Disabilities on Thursday, July 15th.
Image: event banner, title, date, and partner logs
We are pleased to see that @BC_Housing is partnering with SaferHome Standards Society to create a new certification program that will improve liveability and accessibility in existing and future public-housing buildings: https://t.co/Kb8gz8XqgN #Accessibility
We mourn the lives of 215 First Nations children and we express our deepest condolences to the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc community and all the West Coast First Nations. Read this thoughtful and important statement from @ChildrenFirst: https://t.co/qagwBRFGGW
#215children
#HousingCentral will be the nation's largest #affordablehousing conference and will be a catalyst for advocates working to achieve a safe, secure, affordable home for all Canadians.
Join us (early bird registration ends Oct 11)
👉 https://t.co/TalmIIg4oJ
On Sept 16, the Govt of BC announced that the consultation process for forthcoming provincial accessibility legislation had begun. British Columbians will have the opportunity to provide their input until Nov. 29th. More info: https://t.co/o2dDHr9BOO @BCGovNews@ShaneLSimpson
Today's #RentalHousingIndex release is a brutal reminder of what young people (+others) face + why #housing is a defining #elxn43 issue:
Nearly a quarter of renters under 30 are at a "crisis level of spending" with half or more of income going to rent.
https://t.co/Zqrdf6ES9S
After just the first 6 months, 44% of people living in modular supportive housing in #BC report improvements in mental health + decrease in use of emergency services #HousingFirst https://t.co/72RRnmpABU
For low-income renters w/ #disabilities, recent work by @rightfitproject found the biggest housing gap is for singles who need wheelchair #accessible subsidized units in urban areas near transit. Some wait a decade, many youth stuck in seniors' institutions.
#AccessibleCanada