Guest Speaker - Kim Capri

This week our speaker was Vancouver City Councillor Kim Capri. She talked about Project Civil City which is defined as making sure our public spaces are safe for everyone. They are hoping that 2010 will be a catalyst for change with the International world watching. Kim has done work with both Elizabeth Fry and John Howard and sees working with the government as the next level of community service. The homeless problem we have today started when Riverview was closed and people came to the streets of Vancouver without any facilities. For the past 15 years the city has being buying land and on the 12 sites the city owns they will build 1200 units of housing. Other cities and municipalities must step up to the table and do the same - homelessness is not just in Vancouver. Recovering from addiction or mental illness can only be done with the client having safe housing.