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.
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. Clients generally do not own cars and the location is ideal for its proximity to shopping, transit and other support services.
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:
Meal Program
Group Programs
Community Based Programs
Assistance with medication
Peer Support Programs
Volunteer Programs
Life Skills Programs
Clean Start
Employment preparation & support
The Operations Management Plan for Dunbar Apartments
This management plan outlines the basic operating parameters for this building and is based on the themes of safety & security, competence and trust. It incorporates protocols to manage various issues raised by the neighboring residents and business owners as well as ensuring an adequate and timely response from Coast staff. We look forward to working with the community to find ways to make this project one that Coast and the Dunbar community can be proud of.
The Forglen project will be Coast’s first partnership with the Fraser Health Authority.Forglen is a custom built home residence in Burnaby, this will be home to 9 clients who will be moving from a home in East Burnaby.The total number of clients living at Forglen will be 10 of mixed gender.
The anticipated start date of the project is February 19, 2009, this is when the first clients will move in.
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