“The right to housing is not realized through supply alone. It is realized when housing is matched to the people who need it. Programs like The Right Fit need to be understood as essential infrastructure, not optional extras. We already know what works. Now we must act to preserve it.”  

The above quote is pulled from a blog post on the Balanced Supply of Housing website about the importance of the Right Fit Program: https://bsh.ubc.ca/federal-funding-pulled-from-accessible-housing/. It was written by Drs. Alina McKay and Colin Philips, researchers from UBC. Dr. Phillips was placed into accessible housing by the Program and as such, has firsthand experience of its impact.   

Along with our Right Fit partners Individualized Funding Resource Centre Society we are still fighting to save the Right Fit, after losing federal funding. Without the Program, hundreds of wheelchair users will lose access to critical housing support.

You can watch the full video of the April 2nd press conference to save the Right Fit and find links to the media coverage it generated here: https://disabilityalliancebc.org/media-coverage-press-conference-to-save-the-right-fit-program/.