Homelessness in Vancouver's East Side

Paper Summary:

This paper focuses on homelessness and poverty in the east side of downtown Vancouver, which comprises the poorest postal code in Canada, and suggests ways to combat these problems. The paper states that the area is renowned for drug addiction, homelessness and prostitution, and is also the home of the highest HIV infection concentration in North America. The paper adds that despite such poverty, crime and disease, the east side of downtown continues to grow in size and population. To conclude, the paper suggests that increasing low-cost housing is a possible solution, which will require that the government inject a large sum of money into the project.

Outline:
Problem
Background
Alternative Courses of Action
Recommended Course of Action

From the Paper:

"Another problem involves the trickiness of the welfare program and difficulty in obtaining eligibility. In 2001, it was found that 15% of the street homeless were not on welfare. By early 2004, this number increased to 50%; shockingly, the number rose to 75% by summer 2004 (City of Vancouver, cited in Raisetherates.org). If Vancouver's street population were eligible for welfare, at least they would have a chance of using money to pay for rent and move indoors. However, eligibility for welfare has been tightened and many who were once eligible for welfare no longer are."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Backgrounder: Mayor's Survey on Public Disorder." Mayor Sam Sullivan, City of Vancouver. September 2006. Date accessed: March 22, 2007. Available: http://www.mayorsamsullivan.ca/public-order-survey-results.html.
• "Downtown Eastside." Save Low Income Housing Coalition. 2007. Date accessed: March 22, 2007. Available: http://slihc.resist.ca/?cat=5.
• Eurchuk, Reed. "Let's Not Spoil The Experience For Our Tourist Visitors." The Republic. September 15, 2007. Issue 147. Date accessed: March 22, 2007. Available: http://republic-news.org/archive/147-repub/147_reed_eurchuk.htm.
• Gardner, Dan. "Skid Row High." The Ottawa Citizen. April 21, 2002. Date accessed: March 22, 2007. Available: http://www.missingpeople.net/skid_row_high-apr_21,_2002.htm.
• Housing: Lower Income Urban Singles. Greater Vancouver Regional District. Date accessed: March 22, 2007. Available: http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/housing/lower-income-urban-singles.htm.

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