Sadly, this is our neighbourhood, and our neighbours. And maybe this is why we should celebrate having the YWCA housing on Como Lake:
From the Vancouver Province, October 23, 2011
FEMALE POVERTY ON THE RISE
Over the last 30 years, Canada has seen great improvement in economic security for seniors. But since 2007, while poverty levels among seniors declined in Canada and remained stable in B.C., Metro Vancouver has bucked the trend, according to the United Way's Seniors Vulnerability Report.Seniors who are most at risk of falling below the before-tax low income cut-offs (LICOs) are females over 75 years old, unattached, aboriginal or visible minorities, recent immigrants and those without post-secondary education.The report identifies four "hot spots," large neighbourhood swaths that show a pattern of vulnerability: Vancouver's
downtown, Downtown Eastside and Mount Pleasant; South Burnaby/New Westminster, Richmond City Centre, and - especially for women - Maillardville and Burquitlam. (emphasis mine) Of all municipalities, Langley City has the highest concentration of poor seniors."There is certainly a bracket of low-income seniors where we are," said Barb Stack of the Langley Seniors Recreation and Resource Centre.The organization
does not track its members' income, but through its outreach program and tax services, it can tell that some seniors face more financial difficulty than others, she said.One reason for Langley's high figures could be the number of subsidized seniors housing located in downtown Langley.
downtown, Downtown Eastside and Mount Pleasant; South Burnaby/New Westminster, Richmond City Centre, and - especially for women - Maillardville and Burquitlam. (emphasis mine) Of all municipalities, Langley City has the highest concentration of poor seniors."There is certainly a bracket of low-income seniors where we are," said Barb Stack of the Langley Seniors Recreation and Resource Centre.The organization
does not track its members' income, but through its outreach program and tax services, it can tell that some seniors face more financial difficulty than others, she said.One reason for Langley's high figures could be the number of subsidized seniors housing located in downtown Langley.
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