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From YouTube: MARCH 9 2022 Statements Karin Kirkpatrick
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
west
vancouver
capilano.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
In
2008,
while
part
of
the
real
estate
foundation
of
bc,
I
had
the
great
honor
to
witness
the
start
of
the
street
to
home
foundation.
As
many
of
you
know,
street
to
home
changes
lives
and
builds
a
future
for
many
vulnerable
british
columbians.
A
They
work
with
the
private
sector
to
find
new
funding
and
innovative
ideas,
and
then
collaborate
with
public
and
non-profit
groups
to
find
new
solutions
for
homelessness
street
to
home
believes
we
need
citizens
to
thrive
for
people
to
thrive.
They
need
to
have
personal,
gender
and
cultural
safety
and
inclusiveness.
A
Community
integration
and
a
sense
of
belonging
street
to
home
supports
this
through
providing
shelter,
supportive
or
recovery,
housing,
health
and
wellness
employment,
support
and
legal
supports,
along
with
the
city
of
vancouver,
the
vancouver
foundation
street
to
home
funds.
The
vancouver
rent
bank,
which
provides
interest-free
loans
for
people
in
danger
of
eviction
or
essential
utility
cut
off,
and
the
success
of
all
non-profits
rely
heavily
on
the
work
of
the
board
members.
That's
why
I
am
so
proud
of
the
work
that
kevin
falcon
has
done
over
the
past
eight
years.
A
Approaches
to
dealing
with
the
hard
to
house
street
to
home
has
recently
opened
the
recovery
cafe
in
east
vancouver,
which
provides
a
gathering
place
and
supportive
environment
for
those
who
are
currently
in
recovery
to
help
them
find
a
support
network,
build
employment
skills
and
access
services.
So
thank
you
to
all
board
members
who
work
on
behalf
of
their
non-profits
and
thank
you
to
kevin
faulcon
for
the
commitment
he
has
shown
to
housing
for
the
most
vulnerable
and
bringing
that
experience
to
this
house.
Thank
you.