Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver

A full-time live-in program for adjudicated Indigenous female youth ages 12 to 18 as an alternative to incarceration. Youth support workers manage the day to day living environment and provide culture-based programming that addresses substance use, wellness and mastering new skills for their futures...

Columbia Place is a Community Residential Facility (CRF) for women on conditional release. The program provides a homelike environment and supported community re-entry. The focus is on the five reintegration pillars of housing, education, employment, health and positive support networks, meant to re...

Two-hour crime prevention seminar for offenders, their families, and the general public. Provides information and education about the criminal justice system. Seminar is held from 6 pm to 8 pm every other month. No preregistration is required; call first to confirm the date.

Provides year-round, low barrier, 24-hour emergency housing for 14 women (cisgender and transgender) with or without children up to age 18, who are homeless in Surrey. Services include meals, life-skills training and one-to-one support with housing, legal, and social service issues. Health-related s...

Provides year-round, low barrier, 24-hour emergency housing for women (cisgender and transgender) with or without children, who are homeless and without resources in New Westminster. Accepts children up to age 18. Services include meals, basic necessities, laundry facilities, and crisis intervention...

A low-barrier supportive recovery home that offers a relapse prevention program for up to five months for 10 women ages 19 or older; women must be able to physically care for themselves. Utilizes a trauma-informed, semi-structured clinical program designed to meet the unique needs of women in recove...

Supportive recovery home provides a safe and structured living arrangement to pregnant women and women with newborns who misuse substances. Services include education on child development and parenting skills. Licensed as a community care facility.

STEPS to Brighter Futures offers wraparound support for self-identifying females ages 15 to 29 who want to move forward from personal challenges like homelessness, conflict with the law, and/or substance use. The program helps participants address barriers, build resilience, and explore opportunitie...

Provides modest-income families with access to grants for up to $3,200 for their children's post-secondary education by opening a no-fee Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP). Assists clients through every step of the registration process, removing any barriers that may be preventing them from ac...

Offers programs for women and youth in custody. Community In-Reach provides women leaving prison with support reintegrating into their communities and finding housing. Volunteers help inmates at the Fraser Valley Institution and Alouette Correctional Centre with this transition. Integrated Transitio...

Legal advocates provide free general benefits assistance and legal assistance. The advocate will provide confidential one-on-one support. They help clients understand their rights and help them access government income programs, and deal with legal issues surrounding housing, debt/bankruptcy, human ...

Provides support to low-income, homeless, and marginalized women and their children. Volunteers offer peer support to individuals and groups. Provides information on various topics as well as recreational activities and special events, snacks, shower and laundry facilities, free clothing, and househ...

Provides 44 self-contained transitional supportive housing units for women (cisgender and transgender) experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Each self-contained studio apartment includes bathroom, stovetop, and a fridge. There is shared amenity space that includes a laundry room, com...

Provides nine transitional living units in New Westminster for women ages 19 and over, with a maximum stay of 18 months. Three apartment units are reserved for women released from correctional facilities who are doing community work release. Six units are second-stage housing with priority given to ...

A licensed residential treatment program with 12 beds for adult women who require specialized and intensive substance use services and support. Services include integrated case management; assistance and support with personal goals, life skills, and self-care; and overall betterment of physical, emo...

A low-barrier emergency shelter for 60 homeless women (cisgender and transgender) age 19 and over with or without children of all genders up to age 18. Services include meals/snacks, access to a food bank, shower and laundry facilities, personal hygiene products, clothing, and first aid/wound care. ...

A residential treatment program with 15 beds for women (cisgender and transgender) and non-binary individuals ages 19 and over who are in recovery from substance use. Staffed 24 hours. Residents are supported in stabilization for up to two weeks. Holistic programming includes individual and group co...

Provides year-round, low barrier, 24-hour emergency housing for 12 women (cisgender and transgender), with or without children of all genders up to age 18, who are homeless and without resources in Surrey. Services include meals, life-skills training, and one-to-one support with housing, legal, and ...

Case workers assist individuals who are in receipt of social assistance to receive the statutory and regulatory entitlements to which they are entitled. Serves clients in the Lower Mainland and Victoria who are not able to access service through regular ministry offices due to their behaviours and h...

Provides semi-independent transitional housing with low-to-moderate structure for women, pregnant women or women with children up to age three; women may be struggling with or have a history of substance misuse focus. Mothers focus on best outcomes for their child and themselves while developing lon...

In partnership with Abbotsford Community Services and SARA for Women, assists women in Abbotsford to successfully leave the survival sex trade. Services include psychoeducational groups, safe housing, addiction counselling and treatment, and clinical counselling; women address their health, educatio...