The Greater Vancouver Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness (RSCH) is a coalition of community organizations and all levels of government.
Our Vision
To eliminate homelessness in Greater Vancouver through the full implementation of the Regional Homelessness Plan: Three Ways to Home.
Our Mission
To inspire and lead a co-ordinated response to homelessness in the region.
Funding
In January 2009, the Government of Canada renewed funding for the Homelessness Partnering Strategy (HPS) to March 31, 2011. Metro Vancouver’s portion of this funding is approximately $8 million a year. The RSCH is responsible for recommending Metro area projects to the Government of Canada for this funding.
The RSCH is contractually responsible to its funding partners; however, just as importantly, the Committee is accountable to those it serves: people who are homeless or “at risk”, those working directly to respond to homelessness, and the wider community. The work of the RSCH is carried out by working groups and subcommittees.
For information on the funding allocation program and requirements for application please call 604-451-6065 for the application documents.
Background
The Greater Vancouver Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness (RSCH) was established in March 2000 to bring together a range of people and organizations operating and funding facilities, services or programs targeted to people who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness in the region. The Committee arose from the recognition that homelessness is an issue in every Metropolitan Vancouver community. As a result, the Committee identified the need for a regional response to the growing problem of homelessness.
The RSCH now includes over 40 members representing service providers, community-based organizations, business and labour, and all levels of government. The Committee has grown to become the regional voice on homelessness in Metropolitan Vancouver. Metro Vancouver, in partnership with United Way of the Lower Mainland, provides administrative and policy support to the Committee.
For information on the funding allocation program and requirements for application please click here or contact Kristi Galovich at 604-451-6065 or Kristi.Galovich(at)metrovancouver.org for the application documents.
Our Members
Aboriginal Homelessness Steering Committee • BC Housing • BC Non-Profit Housing Association • BC Coalition of People with Disabilities • Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation • Canadian Red Cross • City of Burnaby • City of Coquitlam • City of Surrey • City of Vancouver • City in Focus (City Gate Leadership Forum) • Covenant House Vancouver • Cwenengitel Aboriginal Society • District of Maple Ridge • District of North Vancouver • Downtown Community Court • Family Services of Greater Vancouver • Fraser Health Authority • Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy • La Boussole • Lookout Emergency Aid Society • Lower Mainland Network for Affordable Housing • Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows/Katzie Community Network • Metro Vancouver • Ministry of Children and Family Development • Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development • MOSAIC • Salvation Army • Seniors Services Society • Service Canada • Surrey Homelessness and Housing Task Force • TRAC Tenants Resource & Advisory Society • United Food and Commercial Workers • United Way of the Lower Mainland • Vancity Community Foundation • Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Our Partners
The RSCH is proud to partner with local Community Homelessness Tables including
Burnaby Homelessness Task Force • Delta Homelessness Committee • Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows/Katzie Community Network • New Westminster Homelessness Coalition • North Shore Homelessness Task Force • Peninsula Homelessness to Housing Roundtable • Tri-Cities Homelessness Task Force • Collingwood Neighbourhood House, Vancouver • Vancouver Urban Core • St. Andrews Wesley Church, Vancouver • Stepping Stone Community Services Society, Langley • City of Richmond
Documents
Click here for a print version of the Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness Membership List
Click here for a print version the Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness Homelessness Vision Statement
Click here for the Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness Key Tasks
Visit our Metro Vancouver web page for more information.
