Huge hearts, helping hands Paula’s positivity and optimism is contagious. She is just finishing up a four-month gig at a big box retailer, sterilizing and cleaning shopping carts and baskets as part of COVID-19 safety … Read More
Impact Story – Luz
Help for a senior caregiverFinding available resources At 76 years old, Luz Lopez Dee can vouch for the impact that a rent bank loan can have— because those loans have kept the roof over her … Read More
Impact Story – Blair
Building bridges, community and inclusionWraparound services, like a meal, are part of the continuum in housing stability Blair Oughton has known Jane Njogu for about two years but, since the pandemic hit, she’s played a … Read More
New Housing Relief Fund and Rent Bank Launched in Greater Victoria to help renter households struggling to maintain their housing.
VICTORIA: The Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria and BC Rent Bank are launching a Rent Bank which will provide short term financial help for low-to-moderate income households at risk of losing their housing … Read More
Impact Story – Carl
A winding road to healthAnd the challenges of staying housed Carl Pendleton has a new lease on life. He’s on the other side of leukemia and a life-saving bone marrow transplant for which he had … Read More
BC Rent Bank announces five new rent banks to offer more housing stability options to renters
COAST SALISH TERRITORIES: Renters in low- to moderate-income households in Burnaby, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Central Okanagan (including Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Peachland), and the Nanaimo Region (Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum Beach and Lantzville) have … Read More
BC Rent Bank expands capacity to support low-income renters facing difficulty from COVID-19
Unceded territories of Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations/Vancouver B.C. – In response to a surge in renters struggling to meet their rent payments due to the financial impacts of COVID-19, the BC Rent Bank today … Read More
Better rental supports for people in North Vancouver
Original Article: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019SDPR0125-002165?fbclid=IwAR37OwUJspyZF4WOsf4skj4OFNDgyFgF-AptNlSRoQnCKInoBwqPsuQehjc People and families facing a financial emergency will have access to better supports to help pay rent and avoid eviction through Harvest Project’s new rent bank. The North Shore Rent Bank provides … Read More
VANCITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RECEIVES PROVINCIAL GRANT TO HELP EXPAND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY RENT BANKS
Original Article: https://www.vancitycommunityfoundation.ca/initiatives/news/vancity-community-foundation-receives-provincial-grant-help-expand-access June 10, 2019 The Province of B.C. has granted $10-million to the Vancity Community Foundation to develop a sustainable provincial rent bank program. Rent banks provide emergency low- or no-cost loans to … Read More
Renters facing eviction get support through rent bank funding to Vancity
Original article: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2019SDPR0043-001206 Renters facing short-term financial difficulties will soon get more help and avoid evictions with new funding for community rent banks. Rent banks provide emergency low-cost or no-cost loans to help renters facing … Read More
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