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The Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness is a partnership of local service providers, non-profit organizations, all levels of government, business and the faith community located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia. The Coalition’s mission is to end homelessness by 2018. We do this by bringing together the right partners for each housing and support project.

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Many thanks to the United Way of Greater Victoria!

The United Way of Greater Victoria (UWGV) continues to have an enormous impact in our community in its 75th year of operations, by connecting people and resources throughout our community to identify and address our most challenging social issues.

Read more about how UWGV is supporting the Coalition's work...

Staying Accountable and On Track

It’s the little touches that let you know that a house is a home. Flowering African violets, a fridge full of food, a shelf full of do-it-yourself books and a kitten named Scoop are all homey touches of one Streets to Homes participant. “Without Streets to Homes, I wouldn’t be here,” Mike says.

Streets to Homes Finds—and Retains—Homes for Greater Victoria’s Vulnerable People

A year-and-a-half after its launch, the Streets to Homes pilot program has currently housed 84 people who were living in homelessness: 69 participants in private market housing, 10 participants in supported housing and 5 in transitional housing. Significantly, the retention rate for those housed in private market units for six months or more is 95%.

SHELTERS AND FOOD INFORMATION

The following are the main shelters in Victoria, but please download the full list of available facilities. You may also check the Emergency Weather website for extra shelter spaces.

Rock Bay Landing - 525 Ellice Street - 250-383-1951 - 84 beds (women and men)
Sandy Merriman - 809 Burdett Ave - 250-480-1408 - 25 beds (women only)
Salvation Army ARC - 525 Johnson St. - 250-384-3396 - 21 beds (men only)
Out of the Rain Youth Shelter - please phone for location or download the attachment - 250-415-3856 - 30 Mats (youth 15-25 only)

A list of FREE FOOD and FOOD BANK locations in Greater Victoria can be downloaded here.

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New Coalition Executive Director

Leadership Council Co-Chairs Dean Fortin and Eric Jordan announced today that effective February 1, 2012 Andrew Wynn-Williams will take over as Executive Director of the Coalition.

Message from students at South Park Family School about homelessness

Dear Readers,

Over the past few months Div.7, of South Park Family School, has been helping the homeless. We have collected 400 blankets and donated them to Rock Bay Landing Homeless Shelter. We have also collected socks, sleepingbags, gloves, soaps and shampoos.

City of Victoria candidates speak out on housing, harm reduction & food security

Campaigns for the upcoming municipal election are in full swing! To help you get informed before casting your vote, we are offering an opportunity to learn more about candidates’ views on pertinent issues in the Capital Regional District. We invited candidates to participate in a survey asking 4 questions on their plans to address poverty and affordable housing.

Today we are posting the responses from Victoria candidates. Survey respondents have been invited to an all-candidates meeting on November 9, 2011 at First Metropolitan Church, 925 Balmoral Road from 7 to 9pm.

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