For Single Mothers!

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Vancouver Fire Rescue Services (VFRS) newly-redeveloped Fire Hall No. 5 and YWCA Pacific Spirit Terrace opened today at East 54th and Kerr Street, providing a unique partnership opportunity to address the lack of affordable housing for single mothers and their children in Vancouver. The 31 new homes will provide housing for between 65 and 90 women and children. “Thanks to a new and creative approach, we’re taking City-owned land and transforming it into not only a much needed new Fire Hall, but also 31 safe new homes for dozens of women and children,” said Mayor Kennedy Stewart. “YWCA Pacific Spirit Terrace is an example of what government and non-profit organizations can do together when we partner to address the housing crisis.” The first two floors of the building replace the previous Fire Hall No. 5 – built in 1952 – which no longer met the needs of VFRS.