projects

Streetohome’s focus is to invest in projects that increase the affordable, supportive housing supply in Vancouver, and provide an environment that will improve the quality of life for residents.

At Home Residence

Streetohome has joined the Mental Health Commission of Canada and a number of other community partners to spearhead a research project (pdf) that will explore supportive housing for 100 homeless people with mental health challenges. This project will not only provide housing but also the support services necessary to help them stabilize, improve their health and help them succeed in maintaining housing. The type and level of support services planned are consistent with best-practices that have proven successful in other cities. Streetohome has committed $860,000 to help fund the project and is looking forward to learning about the type and levels of supports that would be most effective for these individuals in order to be able to better provide for these members of our community.

Aborginal Mother Centre

In partnership with others, Streetohome has committed $500,000 to the reconstruction of the Aboriginal Mother Centre on Dundas Street, to create 16 units of transitional supportive housing for homeless women and their children. The building will be managed by Lu'ma Native Housing Society, and Aboriginal Mother Centre will provide supports as well as a licensed day care for 25 children.

The construction for this project is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2010.

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London Hotel Project

Recognizing the lack of low-barrier housing for people are homeless and the suffering in the streets, Streetohome has provided $250,000 to fund the renovation costs of the London Hotel. These renovations have made housing available for 25 people who are homeless. The building is managed by Atira, and support services funded by BC Housing.

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