SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESEARCH
DISTINCT POPULATIONS
Women’s Transition Housing and Supports Programs – Pandemic Data: Impacts and Outcomes Series
Description Through the Women’s Transition Housing and Supports Programs (WTHSP), BC Housing supports more than 110 transition houses, safe homes and second stage housing programs for women with or without children who are at risk of violence, or who have experienced violence. The programs provide women and children with a temporary safe place to stay, support services, referrals and assistance in planning next steps. In April 2020, BC Housing began setting up expansion sites across British Columbia as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This ensured continuing support for women and children fleeing violence who require their own room to self-isolate, quarantine or due to vulnerable health. These spaces also helped create physical distancing at existing WTHSP sites. The expansion sites are mostly located in hotels and motels around the province, secured by BC Housing or a WTHSP provider. The report summarizes the administrative data provided by WTHSP expansion and existing providers to BC Housing during the pandemic period. It includes information about stays at WTHSP expansion and existing sites, who is accessing the programs, program statistics and outcomes. Impact This data helps inform current and future decision-making and emergency planning. The information shows the effect of the COVID-19 on the WTHSP sector and how the sector has continued to support women and children experiencing violence during the pandemic.
NEW PROJECT Status:
Project underway Audience: Non-profit housing providers,
municipalities, provincial government, public, and other stakeholders
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HOUSING RESEARCH & EDUCATION PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS | JULY 2021
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