On April 8, preliminary results of the Metro Vancouver Homelessness Count were released. They show a dramatic increase since 2005 when the last counts were done. Almost 2,600 people were identified as homeless in the region. Every municipality showed an increase. The organizers of the count stressed that this number is an undercount – that for various reasons many who are homeless were not identified.
The Fraser Valley count will be made public later this month.
Please visit http://www.davidchudnovsky.bc.ca/reports/2008%20Homeless%20Count%20Preliminary%20Fact%20Sheet%20-%20April.pdf for the full 2008 GVRD Homelessness Count.
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