HEF approved projects

The following proposals have been awarded funding under the Housing Endowment Fund (HEF):

Organization	City	Target Households	Endowment Fund Contribution	Description
BC Professional Firefighters' Burn Fund	Vancouver	Burn survivors and their families	$2 million	Short-term housing (8 rooms) for clients travelling to Vancouver for treatment and care
Ch-ihl-kway-uhk Tribe Society	Chilliwack	Aboriginal youth and families struggling with addictions and/or abuse	$1.5 million	Renovation of existing facility to healing & wellness village with 28 healing beds and on-site counselling, recreation and healing space
Delta Hospice Society	Delta	People requiring care by skilled providers	$1.5 million	Construction of 10-suite in-patient home-like hospice residence and supportive care centre
Pacifica Housing Advisory Association (PHAA)	Saanich	People who are chronically homeless or at risk of homelessness	$1.2 million	Renovation of 18 unit development with supportive housing
Salvation Army	Langley	Homeless	$1 million	30 emergency shelter beds and 25 supportive transitional beds
Golden Life Management	Nelson	Seniors	$855,000	Rent supplements for 13 senior studio suites needing some independent living help
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)	Burnaby	Students, municipalities, housing industry	$850,000	Multi-faceted project, including design, development and construction, research, scholarships, and professional development pilot program
Convenant House	Vancouver	Homeless and at-risk youth	$850,000	Expansion to Pender Street building; 32 new transitional housing beds plus programming space
Vernon and District Community Land Trust Society	Vernon	Low-income individuals and families	$600,000	Multi-faceted partnership project to develop rental and affordable home ownership housing
Wagner Hills Farm Society	Langley	Women in addiction recovery	$525,000	A 14-bed transitional housing development
Habitat For Humanity Canada	Province-wide	Low-to-moderate-income families	$500,000	Memorandum of Understanding to help HFHC’s 13 B.C. affiliates develop affordable homeownership projects
Victoria Youth Empowerment Society	Victoria	Youth at risk	$480,000	Eight transitional housing units
Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group (NRG)	Victoria	Families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness	$380,000	Transitional and supportive housing facility for families that are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Fernwood neighbourhood of Victoria
Cortes Island Seniors Society	Cortes Island	Seniors	$380,000	Six affordable housing cottages
Omineca Safe Home Society	Vanderhoof	Women and children fleeing abusive situations	$350,000	Four-unit (one-bedroom unit, two two-bedroom units, and one three-bedroom unit) housing complex with integrated supports
Sunshine Coast Association for Community Living	Sechelt	People with developmental and other disabilities who are able to live independently	$302,800	Purchase of four strata units in 24-unit strata complex to provide affordable housing
New Hope Recovery Society	Prince George	People with persistent/chronic addiction	$250,000	Drug and alcohol recovery community
Victoria Cool Aid Society and AIDS Vancouver Island	Victoria	Homeless and people at risk of homelessness	$205,000	Capital improvements, including: seismic retrofit, elevator installation and interior upgrades for ACCESS Health Centre (offers primary health care and social services)
Canadian Home Builders Association of B.C.		Homebuilders, suppliers and manufacturers	$150,000	Training funds to develop Built Green certified homes
Ursus Homes	Langley	Wood industry, homebuilding industry	$105,000	Prototype of sustainable, energy-efficient home utilizing European- inspired closed panel wood frame system adapted to BC climate
SAFERhome Standards Society	Vancouver	Focus on accessibility for seniors	$100,000	Certification program for cost-effective, 19-point design criteria for any new residential or commercial building plans.
Hornby Island Elder Housing Society	Hornby Island	Seniors	$95,000	Four ‘green’ seniors’ housing units
John Howard Society of North Island	Campbell River	Youth	$99,000	Renovations of a six-unit apartment building for youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
Pacifica Housing Advisory Association	Victoria	Homeless accessing shelters	$87,890	Pilot project to lease existing privately-owned storage space to provide homeless people with storage facilities
Roofs&Roots Housing Cooperative	Victoria	Low-income families and individuals	$70,000	Conversion of an apartment building to five co-op units
Smart Growth BC	Province-wide	Local governments, housing industry	$50,000	Help local governments develop and implement housing strategies tailored to market and needs, and assist in utilizing market tools for creating affordable housing
Tyee Housing Co-operative	Province-wide	Co-op and moderate-income households	$40,000	Seminar and workshops in Vancouver and Victoria to explore municipal inclusionary housing policies, best practices and innovative redevelopment options with experts from Canada, UK and USA
Co-operative Housing Federation of British Columbia (CHF BC)	Province-wide	Manufactured Home Park Tenants	$33,225	Study feasibility of resident ownership of land or pads for people living in manufactured homes. Review 3 tenure options, assessed as to feasibility of creating new park or acquiring existing park
Chilliwack Supportive Housing Society	Chilliwack	People with mental heath issues	$33,000	Assist with acquisition of an apartment and recommended repairs
University of British Columbia (UBC)	Vancouver	Individuals in need of supportive housing	$30,000	Social housing graduate seminar and design competition for students of School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) at University of British Columbia (UBC)
The Sheltair Group – Royal Canadian Legion	Province-wide		$26,400	Research project to assess feasibility of redeveloping Royal Canadian Legion (RCL) sites for use as affordable housing. RCL owns large, centrally-located lots with existing under-utilized buildings in many B.C. communities
Bee's Nest recovery home	Courtenay	Men with addicitons	$19,360	Two additional new bedrooms for men in recovery from addictions
City of Surrey	Surrey	Refugees	$25,208	Research report on housing experiences of refugees in Surrey
Network of East Vancouver Community Organizations (NEVCO)	Lower Mainland	Homeless and people at risk of homelessness with mental illness and/or addiction issues	$15,000	Feasibility analysis of affordable housing in existing multi-family dwellings located in more affordable neighbourhoods to identify appropriate condominiums, prepare business plan, and develop community support for program to focus on potential of housing with mobile supports
Comox Valley Understanding Men	Courtenay	Men who are homeless or at risk of homelessness	$12,000	Upgrades, renovations, staff education and training, computer equipment and furniture for five units of supportive transitional housing for men who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
566 Powell Street	Vancouver	Homeless and people at risk of homelessness	To be determined	Lease for Single Room Occupancy Hotel
London Hotel	Vancouver	Homeless and people at risk of homelessness	To be determined	Lease for Single Room Occupancy Hotel
Acadia Building	Kamloops	Homeless and people at risk of homelessness	To be determined	Affordable housing for youth
Highland Valley	Logan Lake	Homeless and people at risk of homelessness	To be determined	Therapeutic Community
River Run Homes	Nanaimo	A pilot project in affordable home ownership is proposed for this site.	To be determined	50-unit mobile home park.

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