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Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA speaks with Judy Grave, Advocate for the Homeless at City of Vancouver (COV) on what’s important in DTES Community
Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA sat down with Judy Graves, Advocate for the Homeless at City of Vancouver at a bus stop on Hastings St.
He answered questions on the topic
“Your DTES Community – Tell Us What Is Important to you!
Address?
Since When?
Age?
Gender?
Disabilities?
A. What’s important to you in the DTES? (Places, spaces, things)
- Can you show these places on the map?
- If your important thing does not have a location, you can put it into the “heart”
1 Where do you spend time?
2 Where do you go for food?
3 Where do you get together with friends or meet people?
4 Which drop-ins, community centers or services do you go to?
5 Do you go anywhere to learn? Do you go to any schools, classes or programs? Where?
6 Do you work or volunteer? Where do you go to do this?
B. What is missing or needed in the DTES?
- Is there anything you need that is not in the DTES? What is missing?
- Can you show this on a map?
C. What are your fears and hopes for change and development in the DTES?
- Have you seen the DTES changing and if so, where and how?
7 What are some of the negative ways change and development can affect the DTES?
8 What are your hopes for change (development) in the DTES?
Hendrik Beune of AHA MEDIA and Judy Graves, Advocate for the Homeless at the City of Vancouver (COV)
Below are two videos with Hendrik Beune speaking with Judy Graves speaking on “What is important in the DTES?”
(Due to the busy traffic noises in the background of the video, please listen with headphones for better sound clarity and volume)
Earl Crowe waves hello to both Hendrik and Judy while doing their survey
Judy and Earl smile together at the corner of Carrall and Hastings
Judy listens to Thai’s thought about the DTES
Judy listening to Christoph Runne’s thoughts on what’s important in the Vancouver DTES
“What Important to the DTES Community” survey
Knowledge Exchange on Homelessness and Health in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
Welcome and blessing: Sam George
Dr Stephen Hwang – Research Scientist at the Centre for Research on Innet City Health at St. Michael’s Hospital “Canadian Crisis – the Hidden Cost of Homelessness”
Dr. Anita Palepu – UBC Associate Member, General Internal Medicine
Tom Laviolette – Director of Project Development, PHS Community Services Society
Laura Cowan – Executive Director, Street Health Community Nursing Foundation, Toronto
Michael Shapcott – Wellesley Institute, Toronto
Sean Spear – Associate Director, RainCity Housing
Meghan Thumath – Vancouver Coastal Health Clinical Practice Initiatives Lead, HIV/AIDS “Impact on Homelessness on HIV/AIDS and Approaches to Care and Treatment”
Craig Crawford (Acting) Vice President of Operations, BC Housing
Dr Bruce MacLaurin – Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, U of C “Preventing Homelessness: Developing the Homelessness Asset & Risk Tool (HART) Bruce MacLaurin on behalf of the HART Research Team”
Wendy Muckle – Executive Director, Ottawa Inner City Health “Understanding What Works – Breaking Down Barriers to Housing and Healthy Living for Women
Liz Evans – Executive Director, PHS Community Services Society “SIS: Fight for Change
Homeless Connect 2011 event at Storyeum in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
Vancouver Homeless Connect 2011
Date: Friday, October 14th
Time: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Place: W2 Community Media Arts – 151 Cordova Street West
The first 200 visitors get a breakfast sandwich voucher from Save-on-Meats!
Food service for the event runs from 12 – 3pm.
Services available include:
– Bike repairs
– SPCA pet care
– Foot care
– Entertainment
– Community, housing and tenant assistance services
– Street nurses
– Haircuts
– Health services and information
COPE Councilor Ellen Woodsworth at 2011 Gathering Place Homeless Connect event on Wed Oct 12 in Vancouver
Homeless Connect
Homeless Connect days are special events designed to give people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness access to a wide range of health and other support services all under one roof.
The City will be among other organizations province-wide that will host special events to provide free services for the homeless including: food, foot care, haircuts, hearing tests, pet care, street nurses, and bike repair. The events are also an opportunity to connect with service providers and gather information on employment, housing and health while in a welcoming atmosphere with food, music and other entertainment.
Gathering Place Connect
Wednesday, October 12 from 11 am to 2 pm
609 Helmcken Street
See more at
COPE Councilor Ellen Woodsworth speaking on COPE Housing Solutions for Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)
COPE Councilor Ellen Woodsworth committed today to slow gentrification in the Downtown Eastside, a process that is pushing out local residents through unaffordable rent and rising food costs. In front of the controversial Pantages Theatre site, Woodsworth announced COPE’s plan to ensure property in the Downtown Eastside is devoted to affordable housing for the low-income community.
“The hundred block of Hastings is not a place for high end condos,” said Woodsworth. “The Downtown Eastside can count on COPE to make certain that housing developed in the neighbourhood provides for the current local residents.”
COPE committed to calling for a condominium development moratorium in the Downtown Eastside until sufficient low-income housing is in place. COPE will also strengthen the anti-conversion by-law by defining ‘affordability’ as being affordable to those on Government Assistance. This will ensure that residents of the area are not forced to leave their homes because of increasing rent.
“The Downtown Eastside community is well organised and they have set specific priorities for how the City plans their vital neighbourhood,” said Woodsworth. “COPE remains committed to listening to neighbourhoods, and this neighbouhood is speaking loud, and clear.”
Woodsworth highlighted the demands of local community groups, including the resident-based Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Council, calling on the City of Vancouver to identify 10 locations to be designated as future sites for low-income housing. COPE also commits to providing greater security and safety for residents of Single Occupancy (SRO) hotels.
“Our city staff need more resources to help enforce standards of maintenance by-laws. This is crucial in order to protect our city’s most vulnerable from absentee or neglectful land owners,” added Woodsworth.
COPE also set a target of creating 1000 affordable housing units in Vancouver every year.
“Housing is a top priority for our city, and residents can count on COPE to create a Vancouver for everyone with safe, secure, affordable housing,” said Woodsworth.
While calling for a national housing strategy and for increased provincial support for affordable and supportive housing units, COPE wants the City to play a leadership role in making the creation of new housing a reality.
“We cannot let Stephen Harper or Christy Clark off the hook. Both provincial and federal governments must return to the housing table,” said Woodsworth. “Vancouver cannot wait though, and COPE councilors will work everyday to focus on how best to make Vancouver affordable for everyone.”
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