The following service projects received Reaching Home funding for the period April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024:
- Aunt Leah's Independent Lifeskills Society - The Link: Housing First – Continuum of Support for Youth Aging Out of Government Care
Serves youth leaving foster care who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness in Vancouver, New Westminster, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Surrey, and Delta. auntleahs.org
- Circle of Eagles Lodge Society – DTES Peer-Led Support Services ProgramThrough the support of peer workers, serves individuals who are experiencing homelessness, including those living in SROs, on the streets and encampments, sex workers and women who are in shelter in the Vancouver and the Downtown Eastside. circleofeagles.com
- Canadian Mental Health Association North & West Vancouver – Community Supported Housing and Basic Needs for Vulnerable Individuals
Serves adult individuals living with mental health and addictions who are homeless or at risk of homelessness on the North Shore. northwestvancouver.cmha.bc.ca
- Collingwood Neighbourhood House Society – Staying Housed in Collingwood
Serves individuals and families at risk of homelessness in Vancouver. cnh.bc.ca
- Connective Support Society – Reintegration Into Community Through Housing
Serves individuals exiting the criminal justice system as well as individuals who have a history of, or at risk of, involvement in the criminal justice system, in Vancouver and Surrey. connective.ca
- Disability Alliance BC Society – The Right Fit: From Homelessness to Accessible Housing
Serves wheelchair users who are inadequately housed or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver. disabilityalliancebc.org
- Dixon Transition Society – Reaching a Home Free from Violence
Serves women and women and their children fleeing violence who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Burnaby. dixonsociety.ca
- Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre Association - Downtown Eastside Housing Services for Vulnerable Women
Serves women and their children who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Downtown Eastside. dewc.ca
- Downtown Eastside SRO Collaborative Society – SRO Hub
Serves tenants at risk of homelessness of 16 previously owned single room occupancy buildings (SROs) in the Downtown Eastside. srocollaborative.org
- The Elizabeth Fry Society – A Key of Her Own
Serves women and their families including those exiting institutions such as prison, hospital, government care, those residing in camps or shelters, and experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in the Tri-Cities, New Westminster, and Burnaby. efry.com
- The Elizabeth Fry Society – EFry Intensive Family Stabilization Project
Serves women and their families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness with a focus on family stabilization and those housed in hotels who have transitioned or are transitioning to more permanent housing in Burnaby, New Westminster, and Surrey. efry.com
- The Elizabeth Fry Society – Surrey Collaborative: Every Door Leads Home
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Surrey, Delta, and White Rock. efry.com
- Encompass Support Services Society – Youth Housing Placement Outreach and Support
Serves youth and youth aging out of care who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness in Langley. encompass-supports.com
- Engaged Communities Canada Society – Engaged Communities Fresh Start Program
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Surrey and Delta. engagedcommunities.ca
- Family Services of Greater Vancouver – Directions Emergency Housing Fund
Serves youth experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver, Burnaby, and Surrey. fsgv.ca
- Greater Vancouver Community Assistance Foundation – Granting to Bridge the Gap
Serves individuals and families at risk of homelessness throughout the Metro Vancouver region. vahaf.ca
- Hogan’s Alley Society – Support for Vulnerable Metro Vancouver Black Populations
Serves Black/people of African descent experiencing homelessness in the Metro Vancouver region. hogansalleysociety.org
- Hollyburn Community Services Society – Housing First for Seniors and Indigenous People
Serves seniors experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness on the North Shore. hollyburn-society.ca
- Hollyburn Community Services Society – Housing Homeless Youth
Serves youth aged 13 to 30 experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness on the North Shore. hollyburn-society.ca
- Journey Home Community Association – Homeless to Housed: Welcoming Refugee Claimants
Serves refugee claimants experiencing homelessness in Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster. journeyhomecommunity.ca
- Journey Home Community Association – Utilizing Empty Buildings
Serves refugee claimants experiencing homelessness in Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster. journeyhomecommunity.ca
- The Kettle Friendship Society – Homeless Outreach Program
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver. thekettle.ca
- Kiwassa Neighbourhood House – Essential Needs for Newcomers
Serves individuals who are new to Canada and experiencing homelessness in Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster. kiwassa.ca
- La Boussole Centre Communautaire Societe – Francophone Social Services to Reduce Homelessness in the Lower Mainland
Serves the Francophone community who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Metro Vancouver region. lbv.ca
- Lookout Housing and Health Society – Langley Reaching Home Services
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness in Langley. lookoutsociety.ca
- Lookout Housing and Health Society – Yukon Reaching Home Project
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness in Vancouver. lookoutsociety.ca
- New View Society – New View Society: Intensive Tenant Navigator
Serves adults experiencing mental illness who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in the Tri-Cities. newviewsociety.org
- Pacific Community Resources Society – Surrey Youth Reaching Home
Serves youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Surrey. pcrs.ca
- Pacific Community Resources Society – The PCRS Vancouver Housing Continuum: Reaching Home
Serves youth ages 16 to 25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver. pcrs.ca
- Progressive Housing Society – Progressive Housing Society – HUB & Housing Outreach
Serves individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Burnaby and New Westminster. progressivehousing.net
- Raincity Housing and Support Society – Surrey Housing First ICM Team
Serves individuals experiencing chronic homelessness in Surrey. raincityhousing.org
- Roman Catholic Archbishop of Vancouver – Helping Displaced Ukrainians
Serves Ukrainian families at risk of homelessness in Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster. rcav.org
- SHARE Family and Community Services – Tenant Advocacy
Serves individuals and families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody. sharesociety.ca
- Shelter Movers – Moving and Storage Services to Prevent Homelessness
Serves women, families, gender diverse individuals, Indigenous peoples, and racialized peoples fleeing violence experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Metro Vancouver. sharesociety.ca
- Sources Community Resources Society – Ask an Advocate
Serves individuals at risk of homelessness in Metro Vancouver. sourcesbc.ca
- Sources Community Resources Society – Essentials to Housing
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness in Surrey, Delta, and Langley. sourcesbc.ca
- Sources Community Resources Society – Essentials to Housing: Peninsula
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness in South Surrey and White Rock. sourcesbc.ca
- Seniors Service Society of BC – Seniors Housing Services
Serves seniors aged 60+ who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Metro Vancouver. seniorsservicessociety.ca
- Stepping Stone Community Services Society – Stepping Stone: Reaching Home
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness with a focus on those aged 55+ in Langley. sscss.org
- Surrey Women’s Centre Society – Housing Outreach for Surrey’s Homeless Women and Girls
Serves women and girls that have experienced gender-based violence and are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Surrey. surreywomenscentre.ca
- The Lower Mainland Purpose Society for Youth and Families – Housing Support Program
Serves individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in New Westminster. purposesociety.org
- Turning Point Recovery Society – A Collaborative Response to Homelessness in Richmond
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Richmond. turningpointrecovery.com
- Unlocking the Gates Services Society – UTG Warrant Resolution Program
Serves individuals with active warrants and/or exiting the criminal justice system experiencing homelessness in Maple Ridge. unlockingthegates.org
- Watari Research Association – Indigenous Youth System Navigator
Serves youth experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver. watari.ca
- Whole Way House Society – Shiloh House Seniors Onsite Support Program
Serves Chinese seniors who are at risk of homelessness in Vancouver. wholewayhouse.ca
- WISH Drop-In Centre Society – Low-Barrier Housing Support for Chronically Homeless Women and Gender Diverse Street-Based Sex Workers in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Serves self-identified female survival sex-workers who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver. wish-vancouver.net
- Young Women’s Christian Association, located in Vancouver – Transition Housing for Women and Children
Serves women and children who are experiencing homeless or at risk of homelessness and/or escaped/escaping domestic violence in Vancouver and Surrey. ywcavan.org
The following capital projects received Reaching Home funding for the period April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024:
- Alouette Addictions Services Society – Creating Housing Outreach Office and Program Space and Mobile Services
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows by way of renovation and expansion of office and program space as well as the purchase of a specialized vehicle for outreach. alouetteaddictions.org
- Aunt Leah's Foundation – Aunt Leah’s House Laneway Expansion
Serves young moms at risk of losing their children due to homelessness in Burnaby by way of construction of a two-unit laneway house to be used as transitional housing. auntleahs.org
- Chrysalis Drug and Alcohol Abuse Recovery Society – Garage Renovations for Marginalized Women’s Recovery Homes
Serves women in recovery in Vancouver by way of renovation and winterization of two garages in transitional housing to enable year-round use of these spaces. chrysalissociety.com
- City of Vancouver – Burnham Place Kitchen Renovation
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver by way of renovation of a kitchen in a supportive housing project. vancouver.ca - City of Vancouver – Cooling Systems Installation at Two Non-Market Housing Sites
Serves individuals vulnerable to extreme heat events and at risk of homelessness in Vancouver by way of installation of cooling mechanisms at two single resident occupancy (SRO) buildings. vancouver.ca
- Covenant House Vancouver – Rights of Passage Renovation Project
Serves youth ages 16 to 24 experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver by way of pre-development and renovation of the expansion of supportive transitional housing. covenanthousebc.org
- Dixon Transition Society – Safe at Home
Serves women and women and their children fleeing violence who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Burnaby by way of renovations to an emergency facility as well as second and third stage housing. dixonsociety.ca
- Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre Association – Downtown Eastside Service Expansion for Vulnerable Women
Serves women experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver by way of renovation of a non-residential facility. dewc.ca
- Encompass Support Services Society – Langley Youth Hub Mobile Outreach
Serves youth ages 12 to 24 experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Langley and its outlier communities by way of purchase of vehicle to provide mobile services and outreach. and youth aging out of care who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness in Langley. encompass-supports.com
- First United Church Community Ministry Society – First United Redevelopment
Serves those individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver by way of construction of an 11-storey purpose-build facility including permanent supportive housing. firstunited.ca
- Fraserside Community Services Society – Calcutt Place, Supportive Housing in Port Coquitlam
Serves adults with serious and persistent mental illness at risk of homelessness in Port Coquitlam by way of renovation of a supportive housing facility. fraserside.bc.ca
- InnerVisions recovery Society of BC – InnerVisions Hammond House Replacement
Serves men with complex mental health and addiction issues at risk of homelessness in Maple Ridge by way of providing building permit application fees for the upgrade of and construction of transitional and supportive housing. innervisionsrecovery.com
- Last Door Recovery Society – Heat Our Homes
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness in New Westminster by way of renovation of a transitional housing facility. lastdoor.org
- Lookout Housing and Health Society – Cliff Block Program Space Renovations: Phase III
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness in New Westminster by way of renovation of a non-residential facility. lastdoor.org
- Lookout Housing and Health Society – Surrey Assisted Living Residential Project
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness in Surrey by way of purchase and renovation of a duplex to provide supportive housing. lastdoor.org
- New Hope Community Services Society – Building Envelope Improvements
Serves homeless refugee claimants in Surrey by way of renovation of a transitional housing apartment building. newhopecs.org
- Progressive Housing Society – Holly House Supportive Housing
Serves individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Burnaby by way of providing the pre-development activities and construction costs. progressivehousing.net
- Turning Point Recovery Society – Vancouver Site Renovations
Serves individuals experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver by way of renovations to two side-by-side recovery transitional residences. turningpointrecovery.com
- Westminster House Society – Permanent Support Recovery Housing
Serves individuals with mental health and addictions experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in New Westminster by way of renovations to an existing housing site to create additional detached permanent supporting housing. westminsterhouse.ca
- Westminster House Society – Permanent Support Recovery Housing
Serves individuals with mental health and addictions experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey by way of renovations to a non-residential facility. westminsterhouse.ca - WISH Drop-In Centre Society – Increasing Culturally-Safe and Accessible Spaces for Women and Gender-Diverse Street-Based Sex Workers Experiencing Chronic Homelessness
Serves self-identified female survival sex-workers who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness in Vancouver by way of renovations to a shelter and Drop-In Centre. wish-vancouver.net
- Young Women’s Christian Association, located in Vancouver – Reducing Homelessness: YWCA Housing for Equity Seeking Groups
Serves women and children who are experiencing homeless or at risk of homelessness and/or escaped/escaping domestic violence in Burnaby by way of providing funds towards a deposit to purchase permanent supportive housing units. ywcavan.org
The following coordination of resources and data projects received Reaching Home funding for the period April 1, 2022 to March 31, 2024:
- City of Vancouver - Better Together: Neighbourhood Collective Action Pilot Program
This is a two-year neighbourhood-based pilot program that works to collectively problem-solve issues related to poverty, mental health and substance use with local residents, including those experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, as well as businesses and service agencies. vancouver.ca
- First United Church Community Ministry Society - Eviction Mapping in BC
This is a research and law reform project to explore where evictions and forced moves are happening in our communities, who is affected by them, and what the impacts of evictions and forced moves are. firstunited.ca
- Surrey Road to Home Society - Homelessness Action Week 2022
This project will support Homelessness Action Week events around Metro Vancouver and that engage those experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness, including events led by persons with lived experience.
- Homelessness Services Association of BC - Point in Time Homeless Count in Greater Vancouver
This project provides a 24-hour point in time snapshot of homelessness in the region, consisting of two parts: a nighttime component calculated to count people in sheltered facilities and a daytime component to count people on the streets and other non-residential locations, with the purpose of understanding the number of people experiencing homelessness, the demographics and service needs of the population, and measure progress to solve homelessness.
- PRC Poverty Reduction Coalition Society - CAN (Community Action Network) Engaging with Lived Experience
This project will increase civil engagement by providing leadership development for those experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness through a series of facilitated and structured training that provides transferable skills. bcpovertyreduction.ca
- Sources Community Resources Society - Train an Advocate
This is an online project that will support those experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness and address services related to income supports, tenancy rights and referrals through the program Ask an Advocate. sourcesbc.ca
Funded by the Government of Canada’s Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy
