If you are paying more than 30% of your monthly income on rent and your household income is below $35,000, you should make an appointment to see JFSA’s Housing Coordinator.

Some of the things the Housing Coordinator can do:

  • Advise you on the rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords
  • Explain the different types of housing available in Vancouver
  • Steer you through the labyrinth of applying for social housing
  • Advocate for your tenant rights and housing suitability
  • Ensure you are applying for programs you are eligible for
  • Provide application forms for the BC Housing Registry and non-profit housing organizations
  • Provide a letter of support for you to submit to a non-profit housing provider
  • Give you applications and information on rent subsidy programs like Rental Assistance Program (RAP) and Shelter Assistance For Elderly Renters (SAFER)
  • Help you complete applications
  • Assist you through the dispute resolution process at the Residential Tenancy Branch
  • Provide a list of short-term market accommodation
  • Provide information and access to the emergency shelter program

The Housing Coordinator cannot:

  • Find you market housing
  • Find housing for people before they arrive in Vancouver

Click here for information about Problems with Tenancies
Click here for information about Advocacy
Click here for information about Non- Market Housing
Click here for information about Market Housing
Click here for information about Emergency Shelters

 

Laura Stannard

Housing Coordinator

604.637.3317

lstannard@jfsa.ca

Laura Stannard is the Housing Coordinator for Jewish Family Service Agency and a founding director of Citywide Housing Coalition society. She has worked as an organizer and advocate for the Downtown Eastside Residents’ Association, Tenants’ Rights Action Coalition, and Downtown Granville Tenants Association. During the construction of GM Place (now Roger’s Arena) Laura worked with the Vancouver Canucks to develop BladeRunners, now an internationally-awarded employment program for street-involved youth. From 1991 to 2003 Laura was a board member with Triage Emergency Services & Care Society (now RainCity Housing), serving as President for the last two. In 2010, Laura was appointed to the Vancouver City Planning Commission, under the sponsorship of JFSA.