Pacific Spirit Terrace

Streetohome is partnering with the City of Vancouver and YWCA Greater Vancouver to redevelop a municipal fire hall in the Killarney/Champlain Heights neighbourhood. The building provides 31 units of family housing for single mothers and their children who are fleeing abuse, are homeless or at serious risk of homelessness. The City of Vancouver leverages its civic assets to maximize the land use and create … Read More

Improving Outcomes with Goal Setting

Scarcity is a vicious cycle. A lack of resources, including money, time or basic needs, causes stress and a heavy cognitive load on people’s minds.

Smart Cities Business Case Wins National Award

Every business case KPMG has developed for Streetohome has built a solid plan for innovative models that fill gaps in the homelessness service system and help individuals move along their preferred life path. We are pleased to announce that the recent Smart Cities – Life Intentions business case has won KPMG’s National Social Impact Award. Not only that, but the dedicated team of volunteer consultants have decided to donate the prize money back to Streetohome.

Streetohome Acknowledges Ida Goodreau’s Passing

It is with great sadness that Streetohome acknowledges Ida Goodreau’s passing. Ida was a founding Streetohome Board member (2008) and served as Co-chair of Streetohome’s Finance & Audit Committee and Employment Access Committee.

Recovery Community Centres

Recovery Community Centres (RCCs) are locatable sources of community-based psychosocial recovery support beyond the clinical setting, helping members achieve sustained recovery by building and successfully mobilizing personal, social and community resources. An RCC delivers peer-to-peer recovery support services using its volunteer force as the deliverers of these services. In addition to the one-on-one recovery coaching, skill-building workshops, targeted support groups, socials, recreation opportunities, motivational enhancement, resume development and special topic discussion groups, form part of the various programs delivered at an RCC.

Influencing and Creating Change

Two years ago, Streetohome, thanks to in-kind support from KPMG, led the development of a business case for a new addiction recovery housing pathway – Addiction Recovery Community Housing (ARCH). The new model ensures supported transitions between early recovery housing (including withdrawal management), addiction treatment housing, recovery supportive housing and continuing self-care in the community (Recovery Community Centre). With fewer people falling out of the system at transition points, the ARCH model promises improved outcomes in terms of individuals’ housing, health & wellness, skills & training, employment as well as legal and advocacy goals.

Making Transformational Change

As you drive down Clark Drive, you’ll notice a stunning mural of butterflies and moths at the corner of Clark and Frances. The mural symbolizes transformation and hope and provides a beautiful façade for 620 Clark Drive – the new location of the Kettle Society’s Recovery Café.

Changing Lives & Helping Youth Achieve What’s Important

It takes a village to raise a child, and no one knows it better than those who work with youth directly in supporting them through their challenges. Recognizing that youth have different needs than adults, the Pacific Community Resources Society (PCRS) opened two new youth support recovery homes in Vancouver in 2018, with help from Coast Capital Savings.

One-on-one with Lara Dauphinee

Lara Dauphinee is the managing director of the Fiore Group – a private firm managing a broad portfolio of private equity investments and companies. In addition to Streetohome Foundation, she serves as director of Pure Freedom YYOGA Wellness Inc., The Great Ontario Food Company, The Giustra Foundation, VGH + UBC Hospital Foundation, CKNW Kids’ Fund and sits on an executive committee at the International Crisis Group. She is actively involved in Forum for Women’s Entrepreneurs and co-chairs the annual Pitch for the Purse Competition. Prior to the Fiore Group, Lara served from 2001 to 2011 as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Premier of British Columbia. Lara has been recognized as BC’s most influential women (2016) and BC’s 100 Women of Influence (2010), and has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee Medal (2012). Lara is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario.