Street Outreach

The VRC Street Outreach Program is a street-team of trained front-line workers that provide compassionate assistance to the homeless of the Mount Pleasant area. In November of 2005, the VRC Street Outreach Program was created with seed funding from the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Association.

In August of 2007, it became a vital component of the Vancouver Homeless Outreach Project, which then established partnership with the Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance (MEIA).

The VRC Street Outreach Program is structured to service the Mount Pleasant homeless community in two distinct ways:

1. It "fast-tracks" street homeless to apply for and receive Income Assistance and places them into permanent housing, on the same day of service. Follow-up services are included.
2. It acts as a community liaison by providing the homeless community with support services involving time-sensitive referrals that promptly place the individual into an appropriate shelter, detox or otherwise necessary health-care treatment. Other services include distribution of food and clothing as well as counselling services wherever required.

For more information on the VRC's Street Outreach Program, please contact:
Jason Leung - Outreach Manager

The Outreach Program receives operational funding from: BC Housing.