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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing

@bccsassh.bsky.social
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SaSSH is the unified voice for supportive housing in BC. We are 23 supportive housing providers, collectively operating over 10,000 units. We work together to strengthen health, safety, and stability for residents, staff and communities.

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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“There’s a real lack of care for seniors overall. People end up in hospital with no place to go back to, and the hospital calls around to the shelters to discharge them.” - Avery Taylor, @phscss.bsky.social Read more here 👉 : www.timescolonist.com/islander/old...
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Old-age homeless: Few options for seniors who lose their homes, or never had one
Some live in shelters, but they weren’t created — or funded — to meet the needs of an aging population.
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
SaSSH is thrilled to welcome Azra Bijli Hussain CPA,CFRE from The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver (EFry) , Grainne Barthe from the North Coast Transition Society & Justine Patterson from Phoenix Drug & Alcohol Recovery & Education Society to our group! #housing #homelessness
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
SaSSH members sharing their expertise as the 2025 Beyond the Noise Event in Victoria. #housing
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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New B.C. legislation cracks down on weapons, violence in supportive housing
The B.C. government has tabled legislation, which the housing minster says will make it easier to kick "problematic" tenants out of supportive housing.
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Liz McArthur spoke with Micheal Vonn, the CEO of PHS Community Services and the Chair of the Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive #Housing. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Legislation aims to help operators keep weapons out of supportive housing
Supportive-housing operators had argued they had no more rights than an average landlord under the Residential Tenancy Act, but infinitely more responsibility.
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
After months of advocacy for clear measures to improve safety in supportive housing - a win for everyone is on the horizon. #bcpoli #housing #SaSSH vicnews.com/2026/03/05/v...
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Victoria supportive housing providers welcome safety improvements - Victoria News
Housing providers called for change after a man was found dead in a suspected homicide last year
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Several months later, Sidney warming center opened without incident helping many peninsula residents. Yet sites continue to close, be cancelled or are under threat of closure. #BCpoli cheknews.ca/coalition-so...
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Coalition sounds alarm over closure of supportive housings and shelters
A coalition made up of more than 20 housing operators in BC says they're seeing a trend of closures for shelters and other temporary housing units, and are calling on the province and municipalities t...
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Suspicious death in Victoria prompts calls for weapons ban in supportive housing units - BC | Globalnews.ca
Keith Scott, 34, was found dead on April 26 at Waterview, which is a supportive housing residence. Victoria police called Scott's death a suspected homicide.
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Weapons and violence inside supportive housing buildings a concern for providers | CBC News
A group of non-profit housing providers is raising the alarm about violence and weapons inside supportive housing buildings — and they say removing the buildings from the Residential Tenancy Act would...
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Supportive housing operators want new legislation to protect residents, providers
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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B.C. supportive housing groups push to ban weapons after Victoria death - Saanich News
On April 26, a young father was found dead in a unit of a supportive housing complex
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Suspected homicide prompts call for weapons ban in B.C. supportive housing
The B.C. Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing is calling for a "ban on weapons" for the safety of residents, staff
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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Dozen housing providers say BC Housing owes them more than $20M
Letter to deputy housing minister: "Our organizations do not currently have the capacity to respond to this [homelessness] crisis."
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing @bccsassh.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing vocalizing need for low barrier improvements
KAMLOOPS - ASK Wellness in Kamloops recently joined a new province-wide organization aimed at improving the lo...
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