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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: Atira Property Management's COVID-19 Response - Atira Property Management

URL: https://atira.ca/atira-property-managements-covid-19-response/

Description: Announcement published by Atira Property Management detailing its corporate response to the COVID-19 spread throughout its properties.

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

Title: COVID-19 COmmunity Resources | Sneezes + Diseases

URL: https://sneezesdiseases.com/covid-19-community-resources/

Description: Resource page by VCH's Communicable Disease Control division, providing COVID-19 information and resources for community partners who work with vulnerable populations (homeless and under-housed people, and people with complex care and/or MHSU needs).

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease) Drug utilization Homelessness

Title: Covid-19 Emergency Funds for DTES

URL: https://www.gofundme.com/f/covid19-emergency-funds-for-dtes/

Description: Fund raising campaign created as a response to the spread of COVID-19 in the vulnerable community of Vancouver's Downtown-Eastside. The raised funds have been used to provide meals, snacks, hydration and PPE for DTES unhoused community, firekeepers, infrastructure and other core needs at the new tent city in Strathcona Park.

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

Title: Follow-Up Letter to Minister Simpson Re: COVID-19 Supports for PWD and Income Assistance

URL: https://atira.bc.ca/follow-up-letter-to-minister-simpson-re-covid-19-supports-for-pwd-and-income-assistance/

Description: Open letter addressed to Shane Simpson, Minister of Social Development & Poverty Reduction, addressing concerns over the COVID-19 impact on persons with disabilities and income assistance.

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Subject:   People with disabilities COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: Housing Sector Updates : COVID-19

URL: https://www.bchousing.org/COVID-19

Description: Resource page developed by BC Housing, partnership with the Province of BC, BC's health authorities, the BC Centre for Disease Control, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and other partners to monitor COVID-19.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease) Housing British Columbia

Title: Metro Vancouver: COVID-19

URL: http://www.metrovancouver.org/about/covid-19/Pages/default.aspx

Description: Metro Vancouver added a subsection in the main section detailing its response to the pandemic and implementation of new safety emasures for its services.

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Subject:   COVID-19 (Disease)

Title: New DTES COVID-19 Testing Site - 611 Powell Street

URL: http://cfenet.ubc.ca/news/in-the-news/new-dtes-covid-19-testing-site-–-611-powell-street/

Description: Update by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS announcing the opening of a new COVID-19 testing site on Vancouver's DTES.

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

Title: Search Results: Covid

URL: https://www.bchousing.org/search#stq=Covid%20&stp/

Description: Search results page on the BC Housing website containing all content produced with the term "Covid".

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Subject:   Housing COVID-19 (Disease)

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