Covenant House Vancouver
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A meeting for November 26 between Catherine Talbott and Krista Thompson was set up via phone. The meeting was initiated by Ms. Talbott.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families
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An meeting originally scheduled for January 20th needed to be rescheduled. JH connected with Wendy Wong from Dale McMann's office to move the meeting to February 14.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing
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At the request of Vancouver-False Creek MLA, Brenda Bailey (MLA responsible for the riding CHV is located in) we participated in a 30 minute meet and greet where she congratulated us on a recent successful grant with Civil Forfeiture.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Non-Profit Organization
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Call was initiated at Dominic's request. Dominic asked John about why it was not possible to staff COVID-19 beds 24/7. John indicated it was due to the challenges with attracting and retaining staff in the sector. Dominic will take the information on advisement.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health, Housing
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Covenant House Vancouver (CHV) Lobbyists will meet senior management of crown corporations and engage with MLAs to advocate for funding, programs, resources and legislation to support homeless youth
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health, Housing, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty
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Covenant House Vancouver CEO Krista Thompson and Senior Advisor Justin P. Goodrich met (virtually) with Angela Cooke, Assistant Deputy Minister for Housing. This was a follow-up to the meeting held with Minister Eby on June 21, 2021 regarding funding for the operation of our new building (coming online in the spring/summer of 2022). Another follow-up meeting will be scheduled later in the month to determine next steps and will include representatives from the Ministry of Mental Health & Addictions and the Ministry of Children & Families.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing
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Dale McMann's Office confirmed with JH that a tour of CHV's new building and a reconnection meeting would take place on January 20th.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing
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Emailed David Eby, Minister Responsible for Housing to invite him to speak on "Housing for the Next Generation" on CHV's new podcast "Under One Roof: A Covenant House Vancouver Production."
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing
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Following CHV's meeting with Angela Cooke on September 2nd, Krista Thompson reached out to Angela Cooke via email to confirm that her office was setting up a joint meeting with the Ministry of Children and Families and Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions to discuss our proposal. Angela Cooke responded to let her know that preparations for the meeting were in progress and her office would be in touch.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing, Mental Health and Addictions
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Further to the meeting on November 22, a follow up meeting was conducted with ADM Angela Cooke and DM Christine Massey. Discussions continued regarding next steps. ADM Cooke will be facilitating introductions with one of her counterparts as well as Vancouver Coast Health. More details will be provided once they are available.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Mental Health and Addictions
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Krista Thompson followed up with Angela Cooke, Associate Deputy Minister for Housing via email on our proposal regarding our new building (April 12) and the subsequent follow up meeting held on June 21 with Minister David Eby. An additional follow up meeting was set with Angela Cooke for September 2nd.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing
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KT's assistant connected with Shayne's office to set up a meeting for KT to discuss funding a proposal that CHV is developing for BC Housing.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing, Poverty
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KT's office reached out to Angela Cooke's office to confirm progress on setting a date for CHV's meeting with the Deputy Minister's of Housing, MCFD and MMHA. Angela Cooke's office responded with a date for the meeting of November 22, 2021.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing, Mental Health and Addictions
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KT provided overview of CHV’s new strategic plan as recently ratified by the CHV Board of Directors.
KT asked to understand the gap in recent funding from requested dollars to actual dollars. She was assured that it was a function of dollars available at this time and that it was in no way a reflection of the submission itself, the relationship between CHV and BCH, etc. KT thanked Mr. Ramsay for the capital funding and for engaging her in a collaborative and candid conversation. KT then asked Mr. Ramsay about BCH’s willingness to engage in a long-term funding conversation. Mr. Ramsay is open to the conversation and asked that KT put together a proposal for his review.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing, Poverty
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KT sent a funding request to the Attorney General/Minister Responsible for Housing to fund operating costs associated with our expansion.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing
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Ms. Thompson met with Mr. Ramsay (in person) as a follow-up to their original meeting (virtual) on 06-20-2020. Much of the discussion focused on the current housing challenges, the impact of COVID-19, government funding, youth aging out of care, etc. The conversation later transitioned to a request for funding by Covenant House Vancouver to aid with their operating dollars for their new buildings (set to be completed in 2022). Ms. Thompson left Mr. Ramsay with a written proposal which he committed to reviewing and providing feedback on. Note: This request for funding is focused on operating dollars that would ensure housing and services for homeless youth who make-up approximately 10% of the homeless population.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing, Poverty
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Received a response back from David Eby, Minister Responsible for Housing thanking us for the "Congratulations" letter we sent to him on his appointment as Minister responsible for Housing. Minister Eby highlighted the Homeless Prevention Program, the Rental Assistance program, and the work of BC Housing to support youth in their response.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing
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Received a response from David Eby's constituency office letting us know the request for David Eby to speak on CHV's podcast was forwarded to his ministerial staff and we should hear back shortly.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing
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Received a response from David Eby's office that they had received our request inviting the Minister Responsible for Housing to speak on Covenant House Vancouver's new podcast "Under One Roof: A Covenant House Vancouver Production" on the topic of "Housing for the Next Generation". They are working on scheduling and will get back to us.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing
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Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions responded to Covenant House Vancouver's letter congratulating her on her appointment to Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. She indicated that she would interested in a tour of our facilities and in connecting with us virtually around the services that we offer.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Mental Health and Addictions
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The meeting entailed a discussion regarding a new housing initiative by Covenant House Vancouver. In attendance at the meeting were members of CHV's senior leadership, and those government officials listed in this report. Covenant House Vancouver made a request of $2.8M annually for the operation of our new proposed program.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Housing, Mental Health and Addictions
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The meeting was a follow up to the meeting held on November 22, 2021 its purpose was to solicit information/clarification regarding our proposal. Clarification was provided and we are awaiting a follow up in early 2022.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Children and Families, Housing, Mental Health and Addictions
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The phone call was to discuss the provision of additional youth beds in Vancouver in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This discussion was a follow-up on previous discussions in April in which the possible provision of 14 beds at the YWCA hotel on Beatty Street was discussed. No decisions were made - further discussions by BCH with the YWCA are required.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health, Housing
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