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From YouTube: MARCH 30 2022 Statements Jordan Sturdy
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
vancouver
city
sky-
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
in
acknowledgment
of
the
2022
national
women's
history
month,
theme
of
women
providing
healing
promoting
hope.
Today,
it
is
my
pleasure
to
recognize
the
team
at
the
house
hound
women's
center
for
their
contributions
to
the
well-being
of
women
and
families
in
the
sea
to
sky.
A
Recently,
recently,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
again
catch
up
with
ashley
oakes,
their
executive
director
to
get
an
update
on
their
covet
experience
and
to
tour
their
newly
renovated
building
in
squamish.
The
household
women's
center
is
a
grassroots
organization
dedicated
to
the
prevention
of
violence
against
women,
children
and
youth.
They
offer
drop
in
resource
centers,
as
well
as
transition
and
safe
houses
throughout
the
sea
to
sky
corridor.
A
A
The
rapidly
escalating
cost
of
living
and
regional
housing
housing
shortages
have
made
transitional
steps
for
those
needing
alternative
housing
arrangements
very
challenging.
Thankfully,
the
team
at
house
house
women's
center
has
been
working
hard
to
build
supports
for
those
in
need.
During
the
height
of
the
pandemic,
they
set
up
temporary,
safe
home
program
using
unoccupied,
short-term
rentals,
as
well
as
securing
additional
long-term,
affordable
housing
for
local
survivors
of
gender-based
violence.
A
They
also
added
support
services
and
set
up
a
24-hour
crisis
line:
household
women's
center
funds,
some
of
its
services
by
operating
pearls
value
and
vintage,
a
social
enterprise.
Thrift
thrift
store
in
squamish
that
has
added
value,
as
he
had
a
value
of
diverting
significant
number
of
items
from
the
landfill.