Canada day 2 and 4: visits to the partners

Organisations involved in the Demonstration Site Collaborative

Streettohome      https://www.streetohome.org/
The umbrella organisation, coordinating developments and fundraising. 10-year plan for Vancouver (2010-   2020) currently being reviewed. Led by Rob Turnbull (CEO). Overall coordination by Tracey Harvey, and helped by Karla Delgardo.

British Columbia Addiction Recovery Association (BCARA)      https://bcaddictionrecovery.ca/
A collective voice of service providers. Led by Brenda Plant (Chair) and Sherry Mumford (Exec Dir)

Adapted TC (ATC) Demonstration Site Collaborative 
The sites (below) plus the faculty of the International Network of Living-Learning Experiences, who have formed an online training community, with face-to-face experiential training in BC planned for Sept 2023

BC Housing           https://www.bchousing.org/about
The housing authority that covers housing needs in BC

Vancouver Coastal Health                 https://www.vch.ca/en
The health authority covering Vancouver and around

Fraser Health        https://www.fraserhealth.ca/
The health authority covering the Fraser Valley (East from Vancouver)

There are five other, smaller, health authorities, including one for indigenous people, that cover BC.

BC Government
The overall ministry of health for BC   https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/ministries/health

Partner sites that are planning to become Adapted TCs (or have started):

Vancouver:
Aboriginal Friendship Centre
http://www.vafcs.org/  
Beautifully decorated with indigenous art and crafts, opposite huge night shelter.
Met Naomi

Turning Point
https://www.turningpointrecovery.com/partners.htm
Comfortable suburban house.
Met Allison

Alano Club
https://www.vanalano.com/  
Stylish international-style architecture, wanting to change their programme.
Met Sheila Sanders

Drug Treatment Court
http://cadtc.org/
Skid row as you imagine it at its most severe.
Met and had tour of Lower East Side / Hastings St by Dr Bill MacEwan

New Westminster
Westminster House
http://www.westminsterhouse.ca/
Several beautiful period houses in leafy suburb. Met Susan and Asha

Surrey
Options Society
https://www.options.bc.ca/
Not visited – they were out on a long-planned day trip.

Abbotsford
Kinghaven Peardonville House Society
https://peardonvillehouse.ca/
Large scale newbuild with programme pathway for >200 - of which TC will be a small part.
Met Daniel

Chilliwack
Pacific Community Resources Centre
https://pcrs.ca/
Very friendly and enthusiastic team – feels much like a DTC already. Cosy and comfortable. Includes overdose prevention activities and larger residential block.
Met Lee and Serene. Given a real puck by Shelby!

Squamish
Turning Point
https://www.turningpointrecovery.com/partners.htm
Very comfortable suburban house.
Met Allison.

Helping Hands

https://www.squamishhelpinghands.ca/
Innovative connections across the town, with ‘market’ (food bank reframed), rather grim night shelter and various harm reduction and therapy services.
Met Araz and Andrea

Vernon (rural mountains)
http://www.turningpoints.ngo/
Not visited – 5 hours away.
But Brad was with us for the tour.

Dawson Creek (far North)

https://northwindwellnesscentre.ca/
Primarily for indigenous population.
Not visited – 13 hours away.
But Isaac was with us for the tour.


Sites also seen or involved, but not in project collaborative for LLEs:

Vancouver Recovery Café
https://www.thekettle.ca/recoverycafe
Great ambience – felt like EMBRACE in Slough, but with great premises and facilities.
Met Damian Murphy

New Westminster: Last Door
https://lastdoor.org/
Some excellent features but quite strictly adherent to Concept TC model.
Met Colin and Neil

Union Gospel Mission, East Hasting St, Vancouver
https://ugm.ca/
Meets people in most deprived downtown areas, has 45 beds with medium/flexible length programme. Dale Wagner and Gwen Lister have been on zoom group

Guthrie House, Nanaimo Correctional Centre, Vancouver Island
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/justice/criminal-justice/corrections/reducing-reoffending/guthrie-house
17 year-old, 55 bed prison TC using traditional Concept model. Not visited but met Amanda Butler (researcher – possible UK collaboration) and Dr Christina Basedow has attended zoom.