affordable housing and support for the homeless in osaka and vancouver
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Affordable Housing and Support for the Homeless in Osaka and Vancouver. Team International Mai Shinoda Maho Egawa Sakura Sugita. Please tell us…. How do you feel when you see the homeless people ?. AGENDA. The homeless people in Osaka -The reason why the people became the homeless - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Affordable Housing and Support for the Homeless in
Osaka and Vancouver
Team InternationalMai ShinodaMaho Egawa
Sakura Sugita
How do you feel when you see the homeless people?
Please tell us….
The homeless people in Osaka -The reason why the people became the homeless -The situation of the homeless people in Osaka -The support for the homeless people The homeless people in Vancouver - Homeless count - Vancouver’s Housing and Homelessness Strategy - Homeless Voices Discussion Conclusion
AGENDA
The homeless people in Osaka
the reasons why the people became the homeless
-Bankruptcy-Dismissal-The decreasing of the opportunities of employment-Debt
・ 25,296 homeless people in Japan・ All 47 prefectures have the homeless people・ Kanto area has 10,188 homeless people・ Kinki area has 9,525 homeless people・ Osaka prefecture has 7,757 homeless people
T his is big problem for Osaka!
In Osaka ・・・The average age of the homeless people 56 years old
T he situation of the homeless people in Osaka
MaleFemale
2.2
97.853.7% - Got married
The people who have jobs are 78.3%85% jobs are the collection of cans
As to the situation of their income…..37.9% people’s income is 10,000~30,000 yen21.9% people’s income is 30,000~50,000 yen
・ The people who feel bad physical condition is more than 50.0%
BUT!! 75.3% of the people can’t be received the proper treatments.・ They can’t…eat enoughshut out the coldtake a bath they can’t keep themselves clean
・ The main purpose is to urge the homeless people to independent・ small 4 purposes-to set opportunities for getting jobs and housing-to be received proper treatment-consultation of their life-to promote Osaka people’s cooperation and understanding about the homeless people
T he support of government for homeless people
To achieve these aims…Osaka government provides -Vocational trainings-The opportunity to receive proper treatment for homeless people
And-They make the process of renting rooms easier for homeless people
However actually…only few homeless people can independent because their life as homeless life becomes longer and longer, their hope of independence becomes weaker and weaker. So Osaka government should improve their policy for the homeless people.
The big issue
The Homeless people in Vancouver
https://www.vista.ubc.ca/webct/urw/lc7052702487231.tp7052702508231/RelativeResourceManager/sfsid/8425577329281
The average age of the homelessin Vancouver
45+ group is growing
Homeless Count in Vancouver
Unsheltered Homeless = 145 + Sheltered = 1460
1605※ Sheltered
= emergency shelters and no fixed address
http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20110726/documents/rr1complete.pdf#search='housing and homeless strategy Vancouver’
Homeless Count in Vancouver
2008 Unsheltered 811↓
2011 Unsheltered 145- 82 %
Sheltered people :
MANY
And
Street homeless : NOT
ZERO
BUT
Vancouver’s Housing and Homelessness Strategy
Goal - to end street homeless by 2015 - to increase affordable housing choices of Vancouverites
Vancouver’s Housing and Homelessness Strategy
Affordable housing - This is provided by the city, government, non-profit community and for-profit partners. - The degree of housing affordability results from the relationship between the cost of housing and household income. EASY TO BUY
What is Affordable Housing?
Strategic Direction 1 to increase the supply of affordable housing ⇒this helps the city reduce the number on both sheltered and unsheltered homeless people
Strategic Directions
Strategic Direction 2 to encourage a housing mix across all neighborhoods that enhances quality of life ⇒This increase the availability of well- maintained and suitable housing types
Strategic Directions
Strategic Direction 3 to provide strong leadership and support partners to enhance housing stability ⇒They think partnership is essential to meet the goals
Strategic Directions
http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20110726/documents/rr1complete.pdf#search='housing and homeless strategy Vancouver’
Housing Continuum
This consists of the range of housing options available to households of all income levels, extending from emergency shelter and housing for the homeless to affordable rental housing and homeownership
http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20110726/documents/rr1complete.pdf#search='housing and homeless strategy Vancouver’
Homeless Voices
https://www.vista.ubc.ca/webct/urw/lc7052702487231.tp7052702508231/RelativeResourceManager/sfsid/8425577329281
Homeless people who have experienced homelessness in the past two years
216 individuals in communities all Metro Vancouver gender
female: 19.4% (42) male: 80.6% (174)
aboriginal or first nations person…32% age (from 19 to 70 years old: average…43)
19-34: 19.4% (42) 35-54: 72.2% (156) 55-70: 8.3% (18)
¾ of the participants were living without address
Who were participants?
the interviews focused on… how they became homeless how they get house how they felt about their current living
situation
Interview
most of interview participants were local people
70% of them lived in Metro Vancouver for more than 10 years
Less than 9% had lived in the local area for less than 1 year
Where are the homeless from?
top 3 reasons1. eviction (to make residents evacuate from
their house)2. inadequate income to pay market rents3. the low quality of cheaper housing
Others…Addiction, End of relationship / Loss of significant other, Incarceration / Release from prison, Fleeing abusive relationships, Illness, Disallowed or cut-off welfare, Personal choice
How did they became homeless?
over 90% stayed in shelters over 84% stayed outdoors other places: cars, RVs, bathrooms, schools,
tents, squats, ATM lobbies, churches, cement mixer
Where did they sleep?
almost outreach services (welfare work) and related
programs 18%
their own initiative 10%
assistance from family and/or friends 7%
through Community Court
How did they get housed?
84% of them expressed dissatisfaction positive comments about shelters
appreciate the shelters, better than being outside
negative feeling about shelters outside is cleaner and safer than
shelters
How do they feel about their living situation?
1.he told us the situation of shelters in Vancouver.
2.he told us why the government doesn’t use money for homeless people.
3.he told us about his everyday life and the situation of the homeless people in Vancouver.
Please look some videos!
Time for Discussion!!
What do you think of the differences and similarities of the homeless people between in Osaka and in Vancouver
city?
Differences - The population of homeless people - The support of governments
Similarities - The reasons why they become homeless - The average age of both city’s homeless people
Conclusion
http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20110726/documents/rr1complete.pdf#search='housing and homeless strategy Vancouver’
https://www.vista.ubc.ca/webct/urw/lc7052702487231.tp7052702508231/RelativeResourceManager/sfsid/8425577329281
http://vancouver.ca/commsvcs/housing/pdf/HousingHomelessnessStrategy.pdf
http://stophomelessness.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/v8_preliminaryreport_may23_finalversion.pdf
References
Thank you for listening!