Social policy, health, and community services

24 commitments from 7 parties, grouped by who published them.

Bring a motion to the July 15 Standing Committee asking Vancouver Coastal Health and the City to prioritise a local PrEP clinic in the new Qmunity building in collaboration with HiM.↗
Bring a motion to pause bylaw enforcement against people sheltering in RVs during the FIFA tournament.↗
Bring forward a motion on supporting and improving food recovery in the city.↗
Expand affordable childcare spaces, particularly $10/day spaces, in Vancouver.↗
Apply a disability justice lens to city policies, systems, services, funding, and structures.↗

Get the River District community centre and childcare facility built by the end of the term if elected.↗
Establish a Downtown Eastside Audit to assess social issues in the community and ensure resources reach those who need them.↗
Enhance food security and promote community development by encouraging local gardening on private or public property and neighbourhood farmers' markets to exchange produce.↗
Work with the Province to address the complex needs of people experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental health issues through long-term, holistic solutions rather than emergency services, including voluntary treatment on demand, involuntary care beds, transition services, and long-term supports.↗↗
Work with provincial and federal governments to secure resources for vulnerable populations, including full implementation of the Four Pillars (treatment on demand, harm reduction, prevention, enforcement), proper safe housing matched to individual needs, addiction and mental health care, addressing the overdose crisis and safe drug supply, and expanding the Car 87 program subject to needs assessment and provincial funding confirmation.↗

Build new public washrooms across Vancouver.↗
Work with Downtown Eastside organizations to deploy free public Wi-Fi in the Downtown Eastside.↗
Cut property taxes in half for family doctors and walk-in clinics in the City of Vancouver.↗
Convene a blue-ribbon expert panel to address Vancouver's rat problem.↗

Bring a motion to Council on July 15, 2026 directing staff to develop a policy framework and operating standards for overdose prevention and harm reduction services, using the City's zoning, permitting, and licensing tools.↗↗
Develop proactive, comprehensive strategies to prevent, reduce, and ultimately eliminate homelessness.↗
Call for rapid shelters to address rising homelessness in Vancouver ahead of the World Cup.↗

Make childcare part of Vancouver's economic strategy by creating new childcare facilities on underused City land.↗
Create a Seniors Desk at City Hall to provide older Vancouver residents with direct, personal assistance accessing City services.↗
Invest in community centres, libraries, and pools so residents of all ages have accessible places to learn, play, exercise, and gather.↗

Move resources away from normalizing hard-drug use toward prevention, detox, treatment, long-term recovery, and care for people in serious mental-health crises.↗