The Province’s strategy to reduce homelessness and connect people with more housing options is having a positive impact, including a reduction in Vancouver to 145 street homeless from 815 – an 82-per-cent decline – according to results from the Metro Vancouver 2011 Homeless Count released today.
The preliminary results show that access to shelter spaces and new supportive housing operated by the Province and community partners is making a difference for people in communities across the Lower Mainland.
According to the count conducted on March 16, 2011, the total number of homeless has remained stable at 2,623 in 2011 compared to 2,660 in 2008. This is the first time since the count began in 2002 that there has been a slight decrease in homelessness, and is a significant improvement over the 2008 survey that saw an approximate 20 per cent increase in the homeless population.
Click Here to Read the Metro Vancouver Homeless Count 2011 Preliminary Report