affordable housing and support for the homeless in osaka and vancouver

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!