Community Programs Coordinator / Indigenous Support Worker
Aboriginal Housing Society of Prince George
To encourage community connectivity, address homelessness and through prevention supports in the form of programming and workshops to prevent and reduce the risk of homelessness. To maintain the Community Voice Mail program in Prince George and for the services of the Community Programs Coordinator and the Indigenous Support Worker.
1919 17th Ave, Prince George, BC, V2L 5R2
$120,015.61
Community Linkages
Carrier Sekani Family Services
Carrier Sekani Family Services will utilize funding towards helping people who are at imminent risk of homelessness maintain their housing. We will provide coordination of services to achieve activities specific to meeting the needs of people experiencing, or at-risk of homelessness. This will include providing short-term financial assistance, delivering basic supports, provide landlord-tenant mediation, and helping individuals or families with budgeting.
987 – 4th Ave, Prince George, BC, V2L 3H7
$174,165.60
Fire Pit Cultural Drop In Center
Positive Living North
The Fire Pit Cultural Drop in Center: The Gathering Space is designed to address both immediate basic needs and long term strategies to reduce homelessness in the community. Street involved people and others who experience various levels of homelessness, poverty, life with addictions, and mental health complications face a variety of barriers to accessing the key social determinants of health. These barriers do not allow for the attainment of housing security, food security, positive health outcomes, addictions support, and access to employment opportunities.
#1 – 1563 2nd Ave, Prince George, BC, V2L 3B8
$138,323.21
Rent Bank / Financial Literacy
Aboriginal Business Development Centre
The Financial Literacy Project will focus on facilitating financial literacy workshops within the community to educate individuals on financial planning, debt management and/or credit repair planning and encourage clients to participate in a savings program to reduce the number of individuals becoming part of the at risk homeless population. Additionally, a Rent Bank will be implemented for the purposes of preventing clients and families from eviction and stabilizing their living situations.
890 Vancouver Street, Prince George, BC, V2L 2P5
$122,793.62
Ketso Yoh
Prince George Native Friendship Centre
The Prince George Native Friendship Centre will utilize the Reaching Home funding towards housing and support services to achieve activities specific to meeting the needs of people experiencing, or at-risk of homelessness.
1600 Third Ave, Prince George, BC, V2L 3G6
$23,812.32
2nd Ave HUB
Prince George Native Friendship Centre
HUB staff will include two Frontline Support Staff, one Cleaner, and one Lead Food Services Worker. Staff will form part of the Adult Supportive Housing and/or the Adult Residential Services Departments. The Prince George Native Friendship Centre will provide support of three staff positions and support for the HUB towards housing and client services to achieve activities specific to meeting the needs of people experiencing, or at-risk of homelessness.
138 George St., Prince George, BC, V2L 1P9
$169,047.00
Natsoolyis
Central Interior Native Health Society (CINHS)
To offer a welcoming space to our vulnerable population and help them realize their worth and identity. We offer client supports to overcome social and health determinants, ongoing impacts of the opioid crisis and lingering effects of colonization. Provides a team and space to support persons facing homelessness, at risk of homelessness, and marginalized persons with health complications.
1110 4th Ave, Prince George, BC, V2L 3J3
$216,542.33
Community Bridging Project
Canadian Mental Health Association (Cariboo Chilcotin) (CMHA)
CMHA will utilize the Reaching Home funds towards one Program Coordinator who will provide coordination and a formalized access point to housing support services in Williams Lake to support core housing needs for homeless individuals that are hard to house and vulnerable individuals to access market housing and assist individuals in being successful in retaining housing with the necessary team of supports. Our goal is to stabilize individuals and/or living arrangements by providing concrete supports and services, which ensure long-term success. Demographic data on homeless and at risk families will be compiled to better understand the current homeless situation locally and how to address changing needs.
201-35 South 2nd Ave, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 3W3
$107,292.43
Getting To Home
Trail Association of Community Living (Career Development Services Society)
To provide support based on the Housing First model to individuals who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless, to assist them in finding and maintaining housing. The Getting to Home project seeks to eradicate homelessness in the Lower Columbia Region. The goal is for all individuals to have their specific housing needs and supports met. The Reaching Home funds will be utilized towards three positions: Program Coordinator, Housing Facilitator and a Data Manager, who will provide support to clients.
1565 Bay Ave, Trail, BC, V1R 4B2
$135,567.78
Homeless Partnering Project
Castlegar & District Community Services Society
The Castlegar and District Community Services Society (CDCSS) will utilize the Reaching Home funding towards one position, a Street Outreach Worker who will work with up to fifty clients who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness with support and resources they need to obtain and/or remain housed through housing services, prevention and shelter diversion services, and client support services.
1007 2nd Ave, Castlegar, BC, V2N 1Y4
$123,457.00
Comox Valley Project
Comox Valley Transition Society
The Comox Valley Transition Society will utilize the Reaching Home funding to provide four positions: three Case Workers and one Shower Attendant Worker who will oversee the shower program and Peer Support Worker. The Case Workers will coordinate services to achieve activities specific to meeting the needs of people experiencing, or at-risk of homelessness.
625 England Ave, Courtenay, BC, V9N 2C5
$140,263.21
Oceanside Homelessness Project
District 69 Society of Organized Services
The District of 69 Society of Organized Services will utilize the Reaching Home funds towards one position, OTFH Coordinator, who will provide coordination and a formalized access point to housing support services in Parksville to support core housing needs for homeless individuals that are hard to house and vulnerable individuals to access market housing and assist individuals in being successful in retaining housing with the necessary team of supports. Our goal is to stabilize individuals and/or living arrangements by providing concrete supports and services, which ensure long-term success. Demographic data on homeless and at risk families will be compiled to better understand the current homeless situation locally and how to address changing needs.
245 West Hirst, Parksville, BC, V9P 2G9
$105,466.56
Community Homeless Outreach Project
Hope and Area Transition Society
The Reaching Home Funds will contribute towards two positions for the Case Worker Team who will work in partnership with the community stakeholders to reduce homelessness in Hope, BC through an effective and sustainable implementation of a homelessness strategy, this includes strengthening case management support by both increasing and integrating case management services in order to better support and house at risk and homeless clients with complex barriers.
650 Old Hope Princeton Way, Hope, BC, V0X 1L4
$99,480.00
Oceanside Task Force Project
Island Crisis Care Society
Island Crisis Care Society and Forward House Community Society on behalf of the Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness (OTFH) will utilize the Reaching Home Funding toward two Outreach Workers who will provide 7 day per week services to homeless and marginally housed individuals in Oceanside. Where individuals will be connected to community services, supports, and resources for people experiencing, or at-risk of homelessness.
3-1200 Princess Royal Ave, Nanaimo, BC, V9S 3Z7
$70,579.28
Kermode Immediate Social and Self Determining Project
Kermode Friendship Society
Kermode Friendship Society will utilize the Reaching Home funds to continue with the Immediate Social and Self Determining Housing Project that consists of one position, a Housing Support Worker (HSW) who will provide coordination and a formalized access point to connect clients and resources in the community using the Housing First Approach. Our goal is establishing a connection with resources in the Terrace area and connecting the homeless clients with these resources and to work alongside clients, landlords and community organizations, with the clients’ best interests in mind, which will ensure long-term success, while taking a harm reduction client centered approach. And finally, demographic data on homeless and at risk families will be compiled to better understand the current homeless situation locally and how to address changing needs in Terrace area.
4714 Park Ave, Terrace, BC, V8G 1W1
$83,917.62
Kitimat Housing Resource Project
Kitimat Community Development Centre
The Kitimat Community Development Centre (KCDC) Kitimat Housing Resource Project will work to reduce and prevent homelessness in Kitimat with innovative unique community strategies that are responsive to our current community changes. The Reaching Home funds will contribute towards two positions to support community members with core housing needs, between the two workers they will provide direct client services with the goal of facilitating access to housing and access to community services. We will maintain 40 hours/week staffing to provide direct service support activities.
202 City Centre Mall, Kitimat, BC, V8C 1T6
$93,727.65
West Coast KUU-US Intervention and Networking Division (KIND) Project
KUU-US Crisis Line Society
KUU-US will utilize the Reaching Home funds towards three staff positions who will provide housing linkages, support programs and weekly workshops to those homeless or at risk of homelessness in Tofino, Ucluelet and Port Alberni, while also working on supportive housing development through other community connections.
4589 Adelaide St, Port Alberni, BC, V9Y 6N2
$156930.57
NVSSS Housing First Project
Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society
NVSSS will utilize the Reaching Home funds towards three positions: Executive Director, Housing Coordinator and Housing Assistant who will work with 30 to 80 clients who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness with the support and resources they need to obtain and/or remain housed through housing services, prevention and shelter diversion services, and client support services.
PO Box 424 Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8
$166,918.84
Homeward West Kelowna Project
Partners in Resources Inc (West Kelowna)
Partners in Resources (PIERS) Reaching Home Homeward West Kelowna Project will utilize the Reaching Home funds to work with up to 35 clients homeless or at-risk of homelessness with the support and resources they need to obtain and/or remain housed through housing services, prevention and shelter diversion services, and client support services.
3672 Brown Road, West Kelowna, BC, V4T 1P7
$72,682.27
Homeward Vernon Project
Partners in Resources Inc. (Vernon)
Partners in Resources (PIERS) Reaching Home Homeward Vernon project will work with up to 30 clients homeless or at-risk of homelessness with the support and resources they need to obtain and/or remain housed through housing services, prevention and shelter diversion services, and client support services.
3006 34th Street, Vernon, BC, V1T 5X5
$62,055.92
Housing Hope Project
Powell River Educational Services Society
The Housing Hope Project will support local families with children to overcome homelessness or risk of homelessness and collect data to promote community awareness and action on family, child and youth homelessness in Powell River.
4351 Ontario Ave, Powell River, BC, V8A 1V3
$127,084.50
Salt Spring Housing First Project
Salt Spring and Southern Gulf Islands Community Services
The objective for Salt Spring & Southern Gulf Islands Project is to implement a comprehensive Housing First service delivery system in the community to address the needs of an ever increasing homeless population. The Reaching Home funds will contribute towards a Housing First Coordinator (HFC) who will provide basic support and case management services, identify and support landlords and a range of housing options, and to coordinate a multi service team including “in house” and community partners providing health/dental, legal, financial, vocation development, mental health and addictions support, and peer support.
268 Fulford-Ganges Road, Salt Spring, BC, V8K 2K6
$179,803.35
Homelessness Prevention Project
Smithers Community Services Association
The Reaching Home funds will contribute towards three positions. These three positions will reduce homelessness by assisting clients with housing core needs and bridge clients to other support systems and services. Additionally, the workers nurture the connection with the clients, providing hands on support over the long term to help mitigate many of the issues associated with housing loss to support individuals to secure and sustain healthy and appropriate housing.
3815 Railway Ave, Smithers, BC, V0J 2N0
$95,283.58
Coordinating Housing and Supports to Penticton Homeless Community Project
South Okanagan Similkameen Brain Injury Society
The Coordinating Housing and Supports to Penticton Homeless Community Project will work to reduce homelessness in Penticton utilizing the Reaching home funds towards one Support Worker who will continue our community partnerships and advocacy to increase the supply of rental housing suitable for chronic and episodically homeless people. Providing support services and temporary financial support to reduce re-entry into homelessness and/or help participants secure new housing.
#2-996 Main St, Penticton, BC, V3Z 0R7
$67,919.00
Sea to Sky Corridor Project
Zero Ceiling Society of Canada
Zero Ceiling Society of Canada will utilize the Reaching Home funding towards providing coordination of prevention and shelter diversion services and participant-related supports for nine youth aged 16-24 to achieve activities specific to meeting the needs of people experiencing, or at-risk of homelessness.
1519 Spring Creek Dr, Whistler, BC, V8E 0A2
$283,450.50
Cache Creek People Helping People Project
Equality Project Society
The Equality Project in Cache Creek will utilize the Reaching Home funds towards three positions: Project Supervisor/Bookkeeper, Project Assistant, and Kitchen Coordinator. The project will assist up to 25 clients who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness with support and resources they need to obtain and/or remain housed through client support services, and prevention and shelter diversion services.
1260 Stage Road, Cache Creek, BC, V0K 1H0
$81,789.20
The PGNAETA Reaching Home Division are honoured to work, live and play on the unceded traditional and ancestral territory of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation.
