Page 47 - Shahrvand BC No.1227
P. 47
English Section
47 A Growing Concern:
North Shore services seeing increase in Iranian homelessness
1391 دنفسا4 جمعه- 1227 شماره/ سال متسیب By Katie Hyslop to Sage House, NSCSS’s transitional
Feb 12, 2013 housing for women and children
megaphonemagazine.com “I know that since about three years “That doesn’t necessarily reflect how experiencing domestic violence, has
ago people have started showing many people are homeless or at risk also increased.
Nadir has been living in North up in larger numbers, and that any of homelessness in the community, “At times the population in the
Vancouver since 1997, but he hasn’t given time there’s probably five or 10 but that’s how many people we have transition house has been between 26
had a home in 11 years. An Iranian Persian people who are staying with atrisk here at a time.” and 31 per cent (Persian speaking)—
refugee living on the North Shore, us here at the shelter,” said David Margaret Harman, program director the overall average would come
Nadir—who declined to give his last Newberry, community liaison worker for the North Shore Crisis Services around 17 per cent, which is up three
name to protect his family’s privacy— at the North Shore Housing Centre, Society (NSCSS), says the number per cent from last year,” said Harman,
could not get a job or a place of his which runs the North Shore Shelter. of Persian-speaking women coming adding they measure the percentage
own after he split up with his wife in every month.
2002. “For the number of immigrant women
“I was living with a friend of mine, that we do see coming through
and she helped me out, I helped her our services, that’s a pretty large
out,” Nadir told Megaphone from percentage.”
the North Shore Shelter where he Harman believes the numbers have
is currently staying, the only adult been high because of the large
shelter in the city. After living with Iranian population on the North
his friend, he moved into the shelter. Shore: the City of North Vancouver’s
Nadir says his inability to find work Community Plan indicates the Iranian
because of his refugee status led to community is the fastest growing
his homelessness. “I couldn’t take immigrant population in the city, with
[a well-paid] job to help take care of 25 per cent of immigrants coming
myself, so that put me in my homeless from Iran in 2006.
situation.” Now he’s part of what Kim Shelter, settlement manager at the
some housing and immigrant services North Shore Multicultural Services
say is an increase in Iranian-Canadian Society, says she hasn’t witnessed
homelessness on the North Shore. increased homelessness among the
In touch with Iranian diversity
Vol. 20 / No. 1227 - Friday, Feb. 22, 2013
47
47 A Growing Concern:
North Shore services seeing increase in Iranian homelessness
1391 دنفسا4 جمعه- 1227 شماره/ سال متسیب By Katie Hyslop to Sage House, NSCSS’s transitional
Feb 12, 2013 housing for women and children
megaphonemagazine.com “I know that since about three years “That doesn’t necessarily reflect how experiencing domestic violence, has
ago people have started showing many people are homeless or at risk also increased.
Nadir has been living in North up in larger numbers, and that any of homelessness in the community, “At times the population in the
Vancouver since 1997, but he hasn’t given time there’s probably five or 10 but that’s how many people we have transition house has been between 26
had a home in 11 years. An Iranian Persian people who are staying with atrisk here at a time.” and 31 per cent (Persian speaking)—
refugee living on the North Shore, us here at the shelter,” said David Margaret Harman, program director the overall average would come
Nadir—who declined to give his last Newberry, community liaison worker for the North Shore Crisis Services around 17 per cent, which is up three
name to protect his family’s privacy— at the North Shore Housing Centre, Society (NSCSS), says the number per cent from last year,” said Harman,
could not get a job or a place of his which runs the North Shore Shelter. of Persian-speaking women coming adding they measure the percentage
own after he split up with his wife in every month.
2002. “For the number of immigrant women
“I was living with a friend of mine, that we do see coming through
and she helped me out, I helped her our services, that’s a pretty large
out,” Nadir told Megaphone from percentage.”
the North Shore Shelter where he Harman believes the numbers have
is currently staying, the only adult been high because of the large
shelter in the city. After living with Iranian population on the North
his friend, he moved into the shelter. Shore: the City of North Vancouver’s
Nadir says his inability to find work Community Plan indicates the Iranian
because of his refugee status led to community is the fastest growing
his homelessness. “I couldn’t take immigrant population in the city, with
[a well-paid] job to help take care of 25 per cent of immigrants coming
myself, so that put me in my homeless from Iran in 2006.
situation.” Now he’s part of what Kim Shelter, settlement manager at the
some housing and immigrant services North Shore Multicultural Services
say is an increase in Iranian-Canadian Society, says she hasn’t witnessed
homelessness on the North Shore. increased homelessness among the
In touch with Iranian diversity
Vol. 20 / No. 1227 - Friday, Feb. 22, 2013
47
