B.C. government announces $11-million grant for training single-room occupancy hotel tenants
The Globe and Mail
23-05-18 23:47
The Downtown Eastside SRO Collaborative Society has been granted $11m of government funding to support its life-skills training programmes for tenants in single-room occupancy buildings in Vancouver. The three-year funding will help the not-for-profit organisation provide training in fire safety and overdose prevention; the society estimates the money will benefit more than 2,700 tenants in over 50 privately run buildings. The funding will also be used to support cleaning, repair and organising committees to prevent evictions. The society’s executive director noted that the habitability of the buildings is a key issue given the difficulty in finding other accommodation.