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COVID-19 Impacts on the DTES

Collected by: University of British Columbia

Archived since: Apr, 2020

Description:

A collection of of local news articles, government support options, and social policy websites documenting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES). Includes information regarding how COVID-19 has impacted drug and overdose prevention as well as homelessness.

Subject:   Spontaneous Events Government - Cities Science & Health

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Title: MEDIA RELEASE: Poverty Reduction Coalition Releases COVID-19 Emergency Response for Justice Calling for Urgent Provincial Action to Safeguard the Health and Well-Being of Low-Income and At-Risk British Columbians

URL: http://bcpovertyreduction.ca/2020/03/covid19/

Description: Media release demanding BC government assist the poor and at risk.

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Subject:   Poverty COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Call for Immediate Action to use Emergency Powers to House all Unhoused BC Residents

URL: http://bcpovertyreduction.ca/take-action/covid19_homelessness_action/

Description: Letter endorsing emergency housing for homeless persons.

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Subject:   Homelessness Housing COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Young hearts in Chinatown

URL: http://ycc-yvr.com/

Description: The Youth Collaborative for Chinatown (YCC) is a network of youth doing awesome things in, for and with Vancouver's Chinatown through a collaborative, culturally-based and intergenerational approach.

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Subject:   Community organization Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.) Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)

Title: COVID 19- Support for Clients

URL: https://5704661b-9f13-44ae-ac64-518d1916cea7.filesusr.com/ugd/456c83_593748ffd97d4c8e9169f2a2a5df5e2f.pdf

Description: Newsletter released by the Community Veterinary Outreach detailing the steps they are taking to support community members and their pets who are experiencing housing vulnerability during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: CEO Janice Abbott's Statement on Oppenheimer Park - Atira Women's Society

URL: https://atira.bc.ca/ceo-janice-abbotts-statement-on-oppenheimer-park/

Description: Official statement by the Atira Women's Society's CEO regarding the violence directed against women during the protest taking place at Oppenheimer Park in 2020.

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Subject:   Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.) Homelessness

Title: COVID-19 in the SROs

URL: https://dtescollaborative.org/2020/03/13/covid-19-in-the-sros/

Description: Information brochure targetted at residents of DTES living in Single Room Occupancy, meant to help them stay informed about the then-rising COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease) Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.)

Title: Welcome to the Neighbourhood House

URL: https://dtesnhouse.ca/?p=2491

Description: Home page of the Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House, which provides a space for community members on the DTES and fosters an improved quality of life.

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Subject:   Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.) COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: DTES Response – Fundraising & Community Network Support

URL: https://dtesresponse.ca/

Description: DTES Response is a coordinated effort comprised of organizations in the DTES to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and ensure this threat does not disproportionately affect the most vulnerable in the community.

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Subject:   Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.) Homelessness COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Welcome page - La Boussole

URL: https://lbv.ca/

Description: La Boussole is a non-profit organization acting as a community and social center located in Vancouver that caters to Francophones in need. Through the provision of Francophone social and community programs and, La Boussole strives to meet the needs of its members and to facilitate social integration. La Boussole is the only Francophone non-profit organization with this mission based in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver

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Subject:   Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.) COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: 8 Organizations Supporting Women* During COVID-19 – BC Women's Health Foundation

URL: https://www.bcwomensfoundation.org/8-organizations-supporting-women-during-covid-19/

Description: A resource page hosted by the BC Women's Health Foundation listing a number of organizations in support of women in BC during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease) British Columbia

Title: Blog - Binners' Project

URL: https://www.binnersproject.org/blog/archives/03-2020/

Description: Blog section of the Binners' Project website, where news and other updates is shared for members, donors and partners of the organization.

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Subject:   Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.) COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Letter to Minister Shane Simpson re COVID-19 Support

URL: https://www.binnersproject.org/uploads/3/8/7/1/38714015/letter_to_minister_shane_simpson_re_covid-19_supports.pdf

Description: The Binners’ Project is a group of waste-pickers aided by support staff dedicated to improving their economic opportunities, and reducing the stigma they face as informal recyclable collectors. In this letter, addressed to Provincial Minister Shane Simpson, the organization is advocating to the Provincial Government for better economic protection for its volunteer binners.

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Subject:   Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.) COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Homepage : Caring for Community & Culture

URL: https://www.chinatownfoundation.org/

Description: Homepage of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation, a registered charity founded in 2011 to honour a culture and community established in Vancouver more than 100 years ago. The organization is characterized by a spirit of entrepreneurship, innovation and a passion to help the revitalization of Chinatown, one of Canada’s most iconic neighborhoods and the historic heart of Vancouver.

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Subject:   Community organization Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.) Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)

Title: Open Letter: Urgent action required to ensure the equitable application of public health protections to

URL: https://www.drugpolicy.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Open-LT-Premier-from-Peers-April-9-2020.pdf

Description: Open letter with multiple community representatives as signatories, addressed to the BC Premier, the Provincial Health Officer and other government representatives, calling for urgent government action in ensuring better health protections for BC's vulnerable groups.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease) Drug utilization Homelessness

Title: Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood House Covid-19 Statement — Downtown East Side Neighbourhood House - Vancouver BC

URL: https://www.dtesnhouse.ca/news-updates/covid-fundraiser/

Description: Announcement regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the services offered by DENH, as well as their plans to overcome said difficulties.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease) Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.)

Title: Homepage - hua foundation

URL: https://www.huafoundation.org/

Description: Hua Foundation is a youth empowerment non-profit working on racial equity and civic engagement issues on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territory known as Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Our mission is to empower youth in the Asian diaspora to fully participate in advancing social change through exploring our racialized identities and building resilience in communities.

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Subject:   Community organization Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.) Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)

Title: Red Braid Alliance for Decolonial Socialism

URL: https://www.redbraid.org/2020/

Description: Homepage of the Red Braid alliance, containing news and resources for homeless and community activists in Metro Vancouver and BC.

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Subject:   Homelessness COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Q&A about Red Braid and the Stewart Squat – Red Braid

URL: https://www.redbraid.org/2020/04/28/qa-stewart-squat/?fbclid=IwAR3M4ad9OUmYuvNeH9kTzsC01MlUekF3AVfmQ0VOt_DthzqdoOYhjdr1zQo/

Description: An update published by the Red Braid Alliance detailing the responses and feedback the organization had received in April 2020 with regard to the earlier Stewart Squat event. The update answers community concerns in the form of a written Q & A.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease) Homelessness Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.)

Title: OPEN LETTER: Immediate and Sustained Measures to Protect Vulnerable Communities in the DTES from COVID-19 Transmission

URL: https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/open_letter_immediate_and_sustained_measures_to_protect_vulnerable_communities_in_the_dtes_from_covid_19_transmission/

Description: Open letter from local First Nations chiefs addressed to Premier John Horgan and other provincial government officials urging for an immediate government action towards protecting vulnerable individuals in the DTES from COVID-19 transmission.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease) Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.)

Title: Community Response Fund: Update

URL: https://www.vancouverfoundation.ca/whats-new/community-response-fund-update/

Description: Complete list of recipients of Vancouver Foundation's Community Response Fund.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Vancouver Tenants Union

URL: https://www.vancouvertenantsunion.ca/

Description: Homepage of the Vancouver Tenants Union, which represents over 2000 members, and seeks to build a base of tenants throughout the city to establish political power to create change.

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Subject:   Homelessness

Title: COVID-19 BC Rent Crisis Resources - Vancouver Tenants Union

URL: https://www.vancouvertenantsunion.ca/rentcrisis/

Description: Vancouver Tenant's Union housing resources

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Subject:   Rental housing

Title: Homepage | Yarrow

URL: https://www.yarrowsociety.ca/

Description: Yarrow Intergenerational Society for Justice 世代同行會 supports youth and low-income immigrant seniors in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside. They combine service provision and grassroots organizing, with a core belief that service work is political and that as a community, we have the tools we need to take care of one another.

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Subject:   Community organization Downtown-Eastside (Vancouver, B.C.) Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)

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