Media Room

The Province, through BC Housing, and the City of Vancouver, the BC Non-Profit Housing Association and the Pembina Institute, are working together to find ways to make homes safer, more... Read more

VANCOUVER, BC (June 15, 2020) – For BC’s non-profit housing providers, the COVID-19 pandemic created tremendous challenges: keeping tenants safe and sociallydistanced; decreasing revenue; staff shortages; lack of personal protective... Read more

For Immediate Release: COVID-19 Response Initiative HousingJobMatch.ca Connects Unemployed Workers with Housing Providers Needing Additional Support Matchmaking website aims to help connect those impacted by unprecedented COVID-19 job loss ... Read more

News Release: More than 1,200 volunteers conducting the 2020 Homeless Count in Metro Vancouver VANCOUVER, BC (March 4, 2020) – The 2020 Homeless Count is taking place in communities throughout... Read more

2020 Homeless Count in Metro Vancouver Media Advisory VANCOUVER, BC (March 2, 2020) WHAT: The 2020 Homeless Count in Metro Vancouver will take place throughout the region over a 24-hour period... Read more

BC Budget: Delayed Investments Will Only Make BC’s Housing Crisis Worse Housing advocates express disappointment in 2020 provincial budget VICTORIA, BC (February 18, 2020) – The lack of new investments in... Read more

    Media Advisory: Housing Advocates Available to Comment on 2020 Provincial Budget Vancouver, BC (Feb. 13, 2020) – Media are advised that Thom Armstrong, CEO of the Co-operative Housing Federation... Read more

MEDIA ADVISORY: Volunteers needed for 2020 Homeless Count in Metro Vancouver Approximately 1,200 volunteers are needed in communities throughout the region to conduct surveys on the evening of March 3... Read more

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, Umbrella Society for Mental Health and Addictions and Kaye Melliship of Greater Victoria Housing Society win annual BCNPHA awards at the Housing Central Conference Vancouver, BC... Read more

Vancouver, BC (Nov. 18, 2019) – BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA) is pleased to announce the recipients of our annual awards, celebrating the achievements of individuals and organizations in the... Read more