Human Resources committee  I can barely remember yesterday, let alone.... I'll draw on the numbers as they come to mind, and our experience at Covenant House. We know that 30% of the homeless youth we serve have acute mental health issues. About a year ago, we had a change in our model for the crisis pr

Human Resources committee  I'm going to answer that in a different way, I think. We need to learn from the lessons of the past. In 1993, we stopped funding the national housing program. Twenty-five years on, we got it. In 1968, a very similar government committee was meeting on poverty and trying to figur

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your question. To my mind, it would less about incentives per se. It would be more about creating the systems and making the school system user friendly for the at-risk youth. The common experience for these youths is that they have been disenfranchised by the s

Human Resources committee  Exactly.

Human Resources committee  Also, though, I will point out that it's about the sensitivity of the administration and the sensitivity of the teachers in being able to work with the challenges that come with being at risk.

Human Resources committee  Thank you. I would like to thank the standing committee for this opportunity to participate in this consultation process for the study of poverty reduction strategies. I would like to briefly provide some context on Covenant House Vancouver and the work that we do as it relate