municipal strategies to address homelessness in british columbia knowledge dissemination and exchange activities on homelessness homelessness knowledge development program municipal strategies to address homelessness in british columbia i municipal strategies to address homelessness in british columbia knowledge dissemination and exchange activities on homelessness homelessness knowledge development program Authors: Robyn Newton, Senior Researcher Design & Layout: Joanne Cheung © September 2009 SPARC BC is a charitable organization operating in BC since 1966. We work with communities and organizations on issues of accessibility, income security, community development, and social planning. We are a well known resource for evidence-based social research and provider of the Parking Permit Program for People with Disabilities. Access Awareness Day is an annual campaign to promote understanding and action around the need for a more inclusive and accessible society. social planning and research council of british columbia 4445 Norfolk Street, Burnaby BC, V5G 0A7 www.sparc.bc.ca
[email protected] tel: 604-718-7733 i knowledge dissemination & exchange activities on homelessness Acknowledgements This project could not have been completed without the contributions of a host of staff members from municipalities throughout BC. Our appreciation to all the municipal housing planners who took the time to complete our survey, with special gratitude to those who also participated in our key informant interviews. A special thanks to the interns and volunteers who assisted with the background research: Carrie Smith, Raphael Santurette and Keith Leung. The resources of a number of organizations proved particularly helpful, including BC Housing, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Metro Vancouver, and Smart Growth BC, and we thank these agencies for making their research materials available.