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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.