Name: Finding a Path Forward: BC’s Homelessness Crisis
Start: 2024-11-14T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2024-11-14T20:30:00-08:00
Location: qathet Art Centre

$Finding a Path Forward: BC\u2019s Homelessness Crisis$

What does success look like when addressing homelessness and a toxic drug supply, and what can communities do to help with solutions?
About this Event

Communities are grappling with homelessness and the impacts of an illegal and toxic drug supply, which converge most visibly in form of encampments appearing across BC and Canada.

Join us for an in-depth look into this reality through the examples of Victoria and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, what success looks like and what communities can do to help bring lasting solutions within reach.

Carolina Ibarra is the CEO of Pacifica Housing, one of BC's largest providers of affordable housing and supportive services. Carolina is a also recognized leader in the housing sector. She facilitates the Vancouver Island Housing Leadership Network and serves as Vice-Chair of the BC Coalition for Safe and Sustainable Supportive Housing for Vancouver Island.

With a strong track record of transforming organizations with a focus on growth, Carolina has overseen the initiation and delivery of numerous new affordable housing developments. Her work continues to focus on addressing housing insecurity and advancing sustainable solutions for communities in need.