A unique approach to supportive housing is helping mothers recovering from addiction in Vancouvers Downtown Eastside reunite with their children. The concept, which is mostly funded by private donations: keep families together, create supports to help them heal, and break the generational cycle of addiction.

B.C. shelters are struggling to house the most vulnerable in the face of compounding crises: inflation, addiction, and a lack of mental health services. Homes are less affordable at all income levels increasing demand for the most basic elements of housing: a mat, a blanket, and a roof on winter nights.