Vancouver Island 2SLGBTQ+ youth housing project will be the first of its kind in Canada
Dawn to Dawn Action on Homelessness Society is working on a new initiative, in partnership with the K’ómoks First Nation and Comox Valley Pride Society, for 2SLGBTQ+ youth who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness in the Comox Valley.
Shilling said 2SLGBTQ+ youth are more likely to end up on the street than within the shelter system and once someone gets displaced from their home, a number of things happen. “So I started to do the research at that point,” he said. “What are the impacts of hatred and transphobia and homophobia on youth, and the numbers were astonishing.”
PIT counts are also described as undercounts due to the difficulty in finding people experiencing homelessness and their willingness to answer.“The issue of homelessness is a social justice issue, it’s not a charity,” said Shilling. “It’s recognizing that people have unequal opportunities and privileges, and that impacts on their outcomes and their futures.”
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