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Here are helpful resources on homelessness that are specific to the Metro Vancouver region. new releases Employment and Social Development Canada announced in November 2019 the release of the Reaching Home Coordinated Access Guide and the HIFIS Implementation Guide, now available in both official languages on the Homelessness Learning Hub. (Employment and Social Development Canada, 2019) Future contacts with the...
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Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy (RH) is a community-based program aimed at preventing and reducing homelessness across Canada. Reaching Home is funded by the Government of Canada and delivered by a local Community Entity. The program directives can be found at Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy Directives. To learn about the projects and their impact, please visit the Community Entity...
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Why recent headlines about declining rents are telling an incomplete story — and what it means for renters across the province.
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Irene re-joined our team in 2015, having previously worked with VCF from 2000-2012 in a variety of roles and leading much of the early social enterprise work.
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Amber joined Vancity Community Foundation in 2024, bringing experience from the non-profit, government and private sectors.
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For the fourth year in a row, Vancity Community Foundation was in Victoria for Budget Day. We want to give you an honest picture of what's in Budget 2026 through the lens of our strategic priorities and the work we do.
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The GVSCU Legacy Foundation is an independent, endowed Foundation. It was incorporated in 2009 in commemoration of the Greater Victoria Savings Credit Union and its long history of charitable work in the Greater Victoria area.
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Tiffany joined Vancity Community Foundation in 2024 as Director, Solidarity Economy.
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Michelle graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Communications Degree from the Faculty of Applied Science.