Report on the Homeless in the Tri-Cities April – September 2006
Details the results of the first 6 months of outreach to homeless persons in the Tri-Cities by the Hope For Freedom Society.  Provides information on where homeless people live in the Tri-Cities, where they are from, their needs, barriers and demographics and the successes and failures of the pilot outreach program.

Tri Cities Outreach and Advocacy Report 1 09-30-06

2nd Report on the Homeless in the Tri-Cities October 2006 – September 2007
Follow-up report by the Hope For Freedom Society on the second 6 months of outreach to homeless persons in the Tri-Cities.

Tri Cities Outreach and Advocacy Report 2 03-31-07

Homeless Voices - Part 1: What We Heard from Metropolitan Vancouver Residents Who Have Experienced Homelessness
The purpose of this report prepared for the Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy is to present the perspectives of people who have experienced being without a home so that decision makers can respond to homelessness more effectively. Outreach workers conducted interviews with 34 people in communities across Metropolitan Vancouver, including 13 women and 9 people who identified themselves as Aboriginal. Each of these people had experienced homelessness in the past 2 years.

Homeless Voices - Part 1

Homeless Voices - Part 2: What We Heard from Metropolitan Vancouver Residents Who Have Experienced Homelessness
Outreach workers conducted interviews with 28 people in communities across Metro Vancouver, including women, youth, seniors and people who identified themselves as Aboriginal. Each of these people had experienced homelessness in the past 2 years

Homeless Voices - Part 2

“Listen to what we are saying, please listen and try to understand”
Homeless Voices, Part 3 (What We Heard from Metro Vancouver Residents Who Have Experienced Homelessness)
This third round of Homeless Voices interviews was designed to gather input on questions
related to draft recommendations in the Call to Action. These recommendations came
from the Creating Housing Choice forum, 3 days of dialogue among over 100 people.
Outreach workers conducted interviews with 42 people in communities across Metro
Vancouver, including women, youth, seniors and people who identified themselves as
Aboriginal. Each was currently with no fixed address or had experienced homelessness
in the past 2 years.

Homeless Voices - Part 3

Season Summary Report Cold Wet Weather Mat Program December 1st 2007 – March 31st 2008
Final report by Hope For Freedom’s senior shelter worker on the first season of operation of the Tri-Cities Cold Wet Weather Mat Program.

Summary Report for CWW 1st Season

From shelter to home … Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy 2006 - 2015
The purpose of the Shelter Strategy is to plan for the shelter system in Greater Vancouver over a 10-year horizon, recognizing the links between shelters and permanent housing.
The Strategy focuses on all types of emergency shelters, including year-round adult and
seasonal shelters, transition houses, youth shelters and safe houses.

Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy 2006-20015

3 Ways to Home: Regional Homelessness Plan for Greater Vancouver - Summary
A 4 page summary of the full 224 page report document

3 Ways to Home Summary

Homelessness Study Project for the Tri-Cities – Summary Report
An initial study of homelessness in the Tri-Cities undertaken in 2001 with funding from the federal government’s Supporting Community Partnership Initiative.  Includes an estimate of the size of the homeless and at-risk-of-homelessness population in the Tri-Cities and the resources available at that time.

Homelessness - May 2001 Report Summary Report

Homelessness Study Project for the Tri-Cities – Companion Document
Contains all of the background documentation used to prepared the summary report.

Homelessness - May 2001 Report Companion Document

Understanding Metropolitan Vancouver's Shelter System
An explanation of the shelter system – year-round shelter beds, cold/wet weather shelter beds and extreme weather response shelter beds – in the Metro Vancouver area, prepared by the Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy

Understanding Shelters Oct 30 2007

Shelter listings for Metropolitan Vancouver
Current listing of shelter beds available in the Metro Vancouver area, prepared by the Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy.

Shelters List Jan 7, 2010

Still on our streets… Results of the 2008 Metro Vancouver Homeless Count - Executive Summary. 
This summary is designed to provide readers with a summary of the results of the 2008 Metro Vancouver Homeless Count conducted on March 11, 2008. Readers who are interested in the results beyond what is provided here should consult the final report.

Still on our Streets - Executive Summary

Still on our streets… Results of the 2008 Metro Vancouver Homeless Count
Final report on the results of the Metro Vancouver 2008 homeless count conducted on March 11, 2008.  Includes breakdown of homeless numbers by sub-region plus demographic information on persons who are homeless in the Metro Vancouver area.

Still on our Streets

Affordable Housing Supply Analysis - Final Study Results (Metro Vancouver 2006)
This study looks at the range of factors that can influence housing supply as well as potential strategies and actions for meeting future housing demand. The findings from this study are intended to assist Metro Vancouver staff in the development of a 10 year strategy for meeting future housing needs across the Region.

Affordable Housing Supply Analysis

Films about Homelessness and Related Issues
A listing and description of both short and longer films on the subject of homelessness and related issues, including films from Vancouver and British Columbia, other Canadian films, and films from the USA and outside North America.  The list was published in February 2009.

Films about Homelessness and Related Issues

Homelessness: Clear Focus Needed
Report of the Auditor General of British Columbia on the audit to assess whether government is providing adequate leadership in the effort to reduce and prevent homelessness in British Columbia. (March 2009)

Homelessness: Clear Focus Needed

Political Action Kit
A kit prepared by the Metro Vancouver Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness to assist individuals and local homeless support groups in engaging our political representatives in meaningful discussions during the course of our democratic processes. A good source of information on issues of homelessness and their solutions.

Political Action Kit

Stepping Forward: Improving Addiction Care in British Columbia
A Policy Paper by the BC Medical Association (March 2009).  Advocates for the formal recognition of addictions as a chronic treatable disease and recommends actions for effectively addressing it.

Stepping Forward