The Province will open 42 interim shelter spaces in mid-December, using vacant commercial space at the Marble Arch Hotel, a provincially owned Single Room Occupancy Hotel located at 518 Richards St. in Vancouver.

Construction is progressing at 1249 Howe Street where a new, 12-storey building will provide 110 new supportive housing apartments for individuals in Vancouver with HIV/AIDS who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

A women-only, emergency shelter will open at 329 Powell St. in Vancouver beginning Monday, Nov. 28, 2011.

The Province will fund a new Habitat for Humanity project in Grand Forks that will provide seven affordable homes for men with developmental disabilities.

A new $4.2 million development in Port Coquitlam is not only providing supportive homes for individuals living with mental health challenges, but also acting as a community hub for mental wellness.

Camas Gardens is helping to change the lives of people in Victoria who are homeless or at risk of homelessness by providing 44 new apartments of supportive housing.

Rhoda Kaellis Residence, a supportive and transitional housing development, is positively changing the lives of people with a history of homelessness since it opened its doors nearly a year ago.

A renovated and expanded apartment building is providing supportive and affordable homes for adults on the North Shore who are living with mental health challenges.

Seniors in need of residential care now have greater access to housing and supports at the newly renovated and expanded Langley Lodge.