Coast promotes recovery of persons with mental illness.
Coast improves the lives of people with a mental illness by providing practical and pragmatic help such as housing, jobs, community, rehabilitative social and recreational opportunities, food, clothing and basic life skills training.
Coast welcomes anyone with a mental illness to participate in our services and programs. We also welcome volunteers and financial supporters to help us do our job better.
Timber Grove Apartments is a proposed three-storey supportive housing facility, in partnership with BC Housing and VANOC, to be located at 13922 - 101st Avenue on lands to be leased from the City of Surrey. The building will provide safe, secure and supportive housing for individuals who are homeless or at-risk-of-homelessness, and will include 52 studio apartments, and staff on site 24 hours a day/seven days a week. Timber Grove will be operated by Coast Mental Health.
Timber Grove is NOT:
A shelter or a place to house transient individuals – it is long term housing. Most tenants will likely stay more than two years.
A drop-in – It is an apartment building. A range of services will be available for the 52 tenants to help them be successful in their lives.
A treatment facility – It is a housing program. Many tenants will likely need support from Fraser Health for mental health or other health concerns. Coast’s role will be to help tenants make and maintain successful connections with such agencies.
A high-risk, low-barrier housing facility – Coast has operated supported housing for 35 years. These buildings quickly become invisible in the community, as tenants settle into healthy routines and get on with their lives. Because of the support on site, staff is able to intervene if problems emerge to ensure tenants get the help they need.
A chaotic or noisy environment – Coast’s facilities are very peaceful. Tenants all know one another and strive to support each other.
Coast will manage the 52-unit apartment building in a manner that will exemplify its mission and values, and enhance the neighbourhood. Features of the proposed development include:
3-storey building
52 small studio apartments, approximately 350 SF
Kitchen and dining room to serve all residents
Administration and support facilities
Support Services at Timber Grove Apartment
Meal Program
Peer Support Program
Employment Preparation and Placement
Tenant participation in building and grounds management and maintenance
Tenant engagement in a recovery plan
Clean Start Program
Case Management
Medication Management Assistance
Anticipated Residents:
Tenants will be men and women who are, or are at-risk-of-homelessness.
Referrals will be through BC Housing’s Supported Housing Registry
Some tenants will have mental illness, and may have a history of substance of abuse.
All tenants will be assessed by BC Housing, and then by Coast, to determine their ability to live independently with support.
All tenants will sign a Residential Tenancy Agreement, as well as the Crime Free Addendum, which is a covenant to refrain from illegal activity in or around the building.
Staffing & Security:
The facility will be monitored constantly, with staff on-site 24/7 to support tenant issues as they may arise.
Property management staff will take care of building, equipment and common area maintenance.
Cameras will be utilized to monitor activities in common areas. Crime-free design features will be included to assure inside and outside areas are safe for tenants and the community.
Door locks will be electronically controlled through key fobs, restricting access to tenants and guests.
Learn more about the work being done by the Province and Non-Profit Organizations like ours to support the homeless and homeless at risk by visiting the Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness website.
Dunbar Apartments
Coast Mental Health will provide a combination of housing and support services at 3595 West 17th Avenue. Tenants will be selected through a referral system set up by BC Housing, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and Coast. Priority will be given to low-income people, people with disabilities and individuals with mental health issues, who currently reside in the Dunbar, West Point Grey and Kitsilano areas, or who origins were these communities.
Coast will manage the 51-unit apartment building in a manner that will exemplify our mission and values and enhance the neighbourhood. The building is designed as a “green building” to LEED Gold standards. There will be two operating partners on this project, St. Georges Place Society and Yaffa Housing Society. Features of this proposed development include:
Approximate 4,000 sq. ft. of ground floor retail space owned by the City of Vancouver who in turn will lease the Commercial/Retail Units (CRU’s) to retail business operators
47 small self-contained studio residential units of approximately 350 +/- SF in size
4 wheelchair accessible units of approximately 510 SF
Various amenities including a kitchen, a small kosher kitchenette, a lounge, meeting rooms, offices and other spaces designed to serve the residents’ program and leisure needs
Coast will operate within a framework of psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery, which is congruent with best practices in housing services delivery. The program will include:
