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VICTORIA A pilot project that helps Greater Victoria renters who have fallen on hard times has been extended until March 2022, thanks to an injection of cash. The Greater Victoria Rent Bank has secured almost $200,000 in funding from the United Way of Greater Victoria and BC Rent Bank, a project funded by the provincial government. The rent bank program focuses on housing stability and homelessness prevention for low-to-moderate income renters in the Capital Region. The money will provide various support services that help to stabilize a person s housing, including financial assistance, understanding and accessing community supports and mediation between landlords and tenants, just to name a few.
Other work involves constructing additional shelter-bed spaces, common-area updates and general building maintenance. Due to the technical nature and size of the renovation, materials alone for the project are estimated to cost upwards of $200,000, double the typical renovation cost taken on by the organization. The renovation does not include the cost of replacing kitchen fixtures and appliances, which will be borne by the Salvation Army. HeroWork partners with up to 200 companies and more than 700 volunteers to work on infrastructure updates needed by non-profit organizations in what they call Radical Renovation projects. In the past decade, the group has completed $1 million of renovations for non-profits in the region.