Right Fit Program Shuts Down, Threatening Wheelchair Users' Homes

0:00A vital program in Vancouver that's been hooking up wheelchair users with accessible apartments is shutting down after a federal funding cut of $500,000, called RightFit. It launched back in 2017 and helped 371 folks in the lower mainland find homes they could actually navigate independently. The program teamed up with local housing groups to match people directly and it was just starting to expand to places like Vancouver Island, Kelona. In Prince George, when the acts fell with barely two weeks notice. For people like 44-year-old Mark Cody, a vet paralyzed in Iraq, it meant finally getting a two-bedroom spot in 2023, where he and his wife could start a family after years stuck in their old apartment. Others, like 29-year-old Chantal Badam, escaped unsafe shelters in support of housing nightmares for stable co-op living with patios and community access. Advocates in Vancouver East MP. Jenny Kwan rallied Wednesday at the Harmony Building, warning this could push hundreds toward

1:03homelessness and an an. Already brutal housing crisis. They slammed the feds for calling the work advocacy instead of direct aid and no response came from Ottawa. Disability Alliance B.C. It's pushing hard for that funding to flip back on, stressing this unique program has been life-changing for wheelchair users across Canada without it. Way too many risks staying invisible and lost. In Vancouver News today, powered by AI bringing you what matters, I'm Corey with The Story.