Vancouver’s homelessness advocate Judy Graves pays a visit to Nanaimo’s homeless people
Judy Graves, Coordinator for Vancouver’s Tenant Assistance Program, is a long-time, passionate advocate for the homeless. She began the Vancouver Homeless Outreach Project in 2005 that has successfully housed more than 2,000 people in B.C. She also co-authored the book A Room Somewhere: 101 Solutions to Homelessness.*
Judy is in Nanaimo this week to speak at the annual general meeting of Columbian Centre Society on Wednesday June 24. She will also tour areas of downtown Nanaimo with local outreach worker Wallace Malay. [* Source: UBC This Week, Feb. 9, 2009.]
We’re joined in the studio by Judy Graves to talk about what she has seen recently in the struggle to house the homeless and about her visit to Nanaimo.
