What you can do
What you can do to help solve homelessness.
Learn about the causes of homelessness. Learn about the Greater Vancouver Homelessness Plan.
Support local projects that provide homes for people who need them.
Write a letter to the elected officials that represent your area. Personal letters that describe how homelessness affects you and your community are generally more effective than form letters. Letters to provincial MLAs and federal MPs can be sent free of charge.
To locate your Member of Parliament (MP) click here.
To locate your Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) click here.
Be respectful and courteous to homeless people.
Volunteer your time and skills – contact local organizations and ask how you can help.
Donate funds or goods to local organizations that are making a difference.
Talk to your family, friends and colleagues about the solutions for homelessness.
What your organization or business can do.
Get the word out – use your newsletters, websites (link to stophomelessness.ca) and correspondence to talk about Homelessness
Organize a ‘drive’. Clothes, shoes, socks, food, bedding or cash donations are needed and can to be delivered to an agency serving people who are homeless.
Hold a meeting or forum to discuss solutions to homelessness.
Volunteer – there are outreach events for people who are homeless throughout the Greater Vancouver region.
We all have a role to play in solving homelessness.
*This information republished with thanks to the Greater Vancouver Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness
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