--- title: "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on homelessness and drugs | Vancouver 2026 | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform/homelessness" last_updated: "2026-09-23T06:08:12.240Z" meta: description: "TEAM addresses homelessness inside its planning and safety pages: protecting older rental stock from demolition, and working with the province on care beds..." "og:description": "TEAM addresses homelessness inside its planning and safety pages: protecting older rental stock from demolition, and working with the province on care beds..." "og:title": "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on homelessness and drugs | Vancouver 2026" "twitter:description": "TEAM addresses homelessness inside its planning and safety pages: protecting older rental stock from demolition, and working with the province on care beds..." "twitter:title": "TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on homelessness and drugs | Vancouver 2026" --- TEAM for a Livable Vancouver · Vancouver 2026 # Handled through planning and safety, not a separate plan TEAM addresses homelessness inside its planning and safety pages: protecting older rental stock from demolition, and working with the province on care beds and complex needs. [Compare all parties on this ](https://voche.me/parties/issues/homelessness) [All ten issues](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform) [**14**Candidates](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/candidates) [**10/10**Issues with published policy](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/platform) [**15**Sources on file](https://voche.me/parties/team-for-a-livable-vancouver/money) **9**Questions answered HOMELESSNESS AND THE DRUG CRISIS ## TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on homelessness and drugs TEAM does not publish a standalone homelessness plan. Its argument connects homelessness to demolition of older affordable rental buildings, which its planning page says displaces residents and forces some into homelessness. On the street-level response, its safety page commits to working with the province on voluntary and involuntary care beds and transition services. 3 PUBLISHED COMMITMENTS ## What they say they will do - ### Stop demolition of older affordable rental buildings TEAM argues demolition of cheaper older stock displaces residents into homelessness, and would reverse policies that target those buildings for redevelopment. [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/planning-for-livability-and-affordability/planning-learn-more) - ### Work with senior governments on non-market and supportive housing TEAM would work with provincial and federal housing agencies so they provide the non-market, supportive and social housing and services the city needs.
Who has the power
Supportive housing is funded provincially and federally.
[TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/planning-for-livability-and-affordability/planning-learn-more) - ### A Downtown Eastside audit The same audit commitment that appears under public safety. [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/safety-for-all-2026) ### What is not published - No shelter space target is published. - No encampment policy is published. ## Sources A source marked SAYS SO ITSELF is the party's own material. It proves what the party claims, not that the claim is true. 1. [TEAM for a Livable Vancouver home page ](https://www.voteteam.ca/)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 2. [TEAM our positions ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 3. [TEAM planning for livability and affordability, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/planning-for-livability-and-affordability/planning-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 4. [TEAM parks and recreation, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/parks-and-recreation-2026/parks-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 5. [TEAM schools, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/schools-2026/schools-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 6. [TEAM finance and administration, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/finance-and-administration-2026/finance-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 7. [TEAM our environment, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/our-environment-2026/environment-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 8. [TEAM arts and culture, learn more ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/arts-and-culture-2026/arts-learn-more)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 9. [TEAM safety for all ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/safety-for-all-2026)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 10. [TEAM transportation ](https://www.voteteam.ca/our-positions-home-2026/transportation-2026)SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 11. [Vancouver mayor says he will not try to eliminate the park board if re-elected ](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ken-sim-park-board-stays-9.7268871)CBC News · checked September 22, 2026 12. [Who is running: official 2026 candidate list ](https://vancouver.ca/your-government/2026-candidate-information.aspx)City of Vancouver · checked September 22, 2026 13. [Local elections disclosure statement search ](https://contributions.electionsbc.gov.bc.ca/pcs/LESearch.aspx)Elections BC · checked September 22, 2026 14. [Elector organizations: registration and financial reporting duties ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/elector-organizations/)Elections BC · checked September 22, 2026 15. [Making a campaign contribution ](https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/making-a-campaign-contribution/)Elections BC · checked September 22, 2026 ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/sitemap.md) for all pages.