The Right Fit is a multi-service program designed to match affordable, wheelchair-accessible homes in Metro Vancouver with people who need them.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Joined July 2017
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The Right Fit featured in this @cbcnews article by.@Baneet_Braich on the crisis in affordable, accessible housing in BC. If you are a wheelchair user looking for accessible housing in the Lower Mainland, contact us. cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c…
If you are an organization connected to low-income renters, you can help your clients or members get ready for the One-time top-up to the Canada Housing Benefit by registering for this information session organised by @canrevagency: cra-arc-survey-sondage.ca/f/…
#affordablehousing
Brand new accessible ground floor 3-BR 2 bath unit available now for rent in English Bay in vibrant Vancouver's West End. Unit is subsidized through BC Housing. View full details: therightfitbc.org/listings/v…
#wheelchair #accessiblehousing #vancouver #forrent #rentals #accessible
Listen to this podcast featuring @torontostar reporter @bailsmartens who spoke to one family that had to move eight times in eight years to find wheelchair accessible housing for their young child: thestar.com/podcasts/thismat…
#accessibility #AccessibleHousing #wheelchair
Paul Gauthier of the IFRC talks about the accessible housing crisis in BC on @cbcnewsbc xitter.cf/cbcnewsbc/status/14966… #accessiblehousing #disabilities #housingcrisis
Across B.C., there is a desperate need for more affordable housing options for low-income seniors and people with mobility challenges. As @jphballard reports, advocates are hopeful new federal funding will improve those housing barriers.
We are excited to be part of this event with @IFRCSociety executive director Paul Gauthier as a keynote speaker and the Right Team participating in a panel on accessible housing with @SCI_BC
@_HSABC, Creating Accessible Neighbourhoods, @DisabAllianceBC and @HealthJusticeCA, and other partners are presenting the Learn + Connect Series on Homelessness event focusing on People with Disabilities on Thursday, July 15th.
Image: event banner, title, date, and partner logs
Good resources from @BC_Housing to cope with the heat wave
#Vancouver, here's the list of cooling stations and more support to #BeattheHeat in @CityofVancouver
vancouver.ca/news-calendar/s…
ALT A yellow thermometer rises under a hot blue sky.
We are pleased to see that @BC_Housing is partnering with SaferHome Standards Society to create a new certification program that will improve liveability and accessibility in existing and future public-housing buildings: bchousing.org/news?newsId=14… #Accessibility
This story is a sad example of the lack accessible housing in BC: nsnews.com/coronavirus-covid… #accessiblehousing
We mourn the lives of 215 First Nations children and we express our deepest condolences to the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc community and all the West Coast First Nations. Read this thoughtful and important statement from @ChildrenFirst: bit.ly/34Dn7bu
#215children
Wheelchair users needing accessible housing in Metro Vancouver: Contact us for details and to get on our list!
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Some helpful information for Canadians with disabilities when they head to the polling stations this October! #elxn43 #cdnpoli
cbc.ca/news/politics/canada-…
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#HousingCentral will be the nation's largest #affordablehousing conference and will be a catalyst for advocates working to achieve a safe, secure, affordable home for all Canadians.
Join us (early bird registration ends Oct 11)
👉 conference.housingcentral.ca
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On Sept 16, the Govt of BC announced that the consultation process for forthcoming provincial accessibility legislation had begun. British Columbians will have the opportunity to provide their input until Nov. 29th. More info: bit.ly/2kEdZQB @BCGovNews @ShaneLSimpson
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Today's #RentalHousingIndex release is a brutal reminder of what young people (+others) face + why #housing is a defining #elxn43 issue:
Nearly a quarter of renters under 30 are at a "crisis level of spending" with half or more of income going to rent.
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/r…
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According to #RentalHousingIndex: Six of the least affordable ridings for rental housing in Canada are in BC. We are calling on federal party leaders to bolster the #NationalHousingStrategy. Read more: ow.ly/TXHr50wdCAC #MakeHousingCentral
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After just the first 6 months, 44% of people living in modular supportive housing in #BC report improvements in mental health + decrease in use of emergency services #HousingFirst bit.ly/2kjSi8g
We want the right fit for a 2-bedroom unit in #Steveston. Unit close to amenities, parks, schools, & on bus routes. Pets are a-okay! Subsidy available. Call us at 604-777-7576 or email rightfit@ifrcsociety.org! #affordablehousing
@DisabAllianceBC @BC_Housing @InclusionBC
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For low-income renters w/ #disabilities, recent work by @rightfitproject found the biggest housing gap is for singles who need wheelchair #accessible subsidized units in urban areas near transit. Some wait a decade, many youth stuck in seniors' institutions.
#AccessibleCanada
BCNPHA Policy Director Marika Albert said the "general trend" has been for developers to build smaller units that are more affordable for single residents, rather than larger units for families who are continuously forced out of urban areas. ow.ly/G3k350vVvAn #bcpoli
Meet our hard-working navigators at the Rehab Equipment Expo on Tuesday, Sep. 10 in Richmond! Talk to us about The Right Fit and learn more about our experience matching wheelchair users with affordable, accessible housing in #MetroVancouver.
#affordability #bchousing
We shall be participating in the Rehab Equipment Expo on September 10th. Attached is the announcement, as well as the coupon that you can print off in order to have free admission. We hope you can attend this year’s event!
#rehab #disability #IFRC #RFPP
