Let's Talk Housing: A Podcast by BC Housing

Let's Talk Housing: A Podcast by BC Housing Trailer Bonus Episode 7 Season 1

S1E7 - The Shelter System

S1E7 - The Shelter SystemS1E7 - The Shelter System

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This episode discusses how BC Housing and partners collaborated during the early days of the pandemic to quickly set up effective shelter solutions and open isolation sites. We dive into lessons learned and new approaches to improve access to care for shelter guests as we move beyond the pandemic. This episode features guests:

Mike Musgrove, Executive Director, Surrey Urban Mission
Gwyneth Jones, Social Worker in DTES, Vancouver Coastal Health

Learn more about BC Housing: bchousing.org

Show Notes

This episode discusses how BC Housing and partners collaborated during the early days of the pandemic to quickly set up effective shelter solutions and open isolation sites. We dive into lessons learned and new approaches to improve access to care for shelter guests as we move beyond the pandemic. This episode features guests:

  • Mike Musgrove, Executive Director, Surrey Urban Mission
  • Gwyneth Jones, Social Worker in DTES, Vancouver Coastal Health

Learn more about BC Housing: bchousing.org

What is Let's Talk Housing: A Podcast by BC Housing?

British Columbia is in the grips of a housing affordability crisis decades in the making. The Province has an ambitious plan to tackle the crisis through the largest investment in housing affordability in B.C.’s history. Tasked with building tens of thousands of homes in hundreds of communities is BC Housing, the agency responsible for developing, managing, and administering a wide range of subsidized housing and homelessness services across the province. BC Housing doesn’t do this alone, they work with hundreds of partners. In this podcast, you’ll hear from those tackling the crisis head on.