All Nations Youth Safe House (ANYSH)

Safe house with six beds and meals for at-risk male, female, and transgender youth, ages 15 to 18, of all nations and ethnicities. Provides a supportive and nonjudgmental environment that empowers youth to define their own identity, achieve healthy self-determined goals, and create their own holistic state of well-being, while encouraging positive family and community connections. House is staffed 24 hours a day including holidays, but there is a nightly curfew. Youth must be working on goals, such as going to school, working, or reconnecting with family during their stay at the house; length of stay is seven to 30 days. Support services include provision of toiletries, access to a computer and phone, housing and job search form completion assistance, ongoing staff support, referrals to resources, and networking with other services. Amenities include a television, video games, and an iPad. Accepts referrals from self or other. No drug use at the safe house. No pets. Wheelchair accessible but with limited capacity. Funded by Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD), and licensed by Fraser Health Authority.