Indigenous Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Addictions / Substance Use, Financial, Food, Housing / Shelter, and Indigenous Services
Provided by Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association (FRAFCA)
- Aboriginal Homeless Prevention Program: Provides support to Aboriginal individuals and families who are at risk of becoming homeless. Services include rental subsidies, assistance with housing applications, cultural and community referrals, and assistance with applying for income supports.
- Aboriginal Housing Outreach Program: Supports clients who are experiencing homelessness. The goal of the program to support individuals or families in meeting their basic needs. Services include assistance with accessing shelters, transitional and second stage housing, cultural and community referrals, housing start-up assistance, and assistance with applying for income supports.
- Indigenous Reaching Home Outreach Program: Works with individuals who are experiencing homelessness and face barriers such as mental health, addictions or exiting correctional facilities. The goal of this program is to provide intense support services to help individuals reach their housing goals. Services include housing crisis/emergency needs grants, assistance with housing applications, housing start-up kits, ID obtainment, wellness plans, and ready to rent workshops.
- Nourishing Nations Outreach Van: The "Don’t Panic, Eat Bannock Program" is an Indigenous-based harm reduction program that provides harm reduction outreach and safer use and safer sex supplies, naloxone distribution and training, intake and action planning, referrals and follow-up, counselling and group education, advocacy and appointment accompaniment, and connections to medical detox. Services are delivered using Indigenous core values and cultural competencies to reduce overdose risk, prevent blood-borne infections, and address barriers to care.
- Jordan's Principle: Jordan’s Principle makes sure all First Nations children living in Canada can access the products, services and supports they need, when they need them. Funding can help with a wide range of health, social and educational needs, including the unique needs that First Nations Two-Spirit and LGBTQQIA children and youth and those with disabilities may have.
- Nourishing Nations: Through intake and referral from staff, providing food security hampers for Indigenous families in need and those facing homelessness.
604-595-1170
Public email: reception@frafca.org
Website: https://frafca.org/programs-services...
Head Office - #A101, 10095 Whalley Blvd, Surrey, British Columbia, V3T 4G1
604-595-1170 (Homeless Prevention Program & Housing Outreach Program)
Public email: housingmanager@frafca.org
236-427-6447 (Reaching Home Outreach Program)
Public email: reachinghome1@frafca.org
604-595-1170 (Nourishing Nations Program)
Public email: reception@frafca.org
604-595-1170 (Jordan’s Principle)
Public email: jordansprinciplesc@frafca.org
Cost: No cost
Associated Programs/Services
Also offered by Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association (FRAFCA):
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- Indigenous Early Childhood Development Programs
- Indigenous Health and Wellness Clinic
Availability
Service area: Fraser Health Area + show cities
Service Types Provided
Ways to Access
- Includes the provision of funding
- Provided 1:1 in-person
- Provided at multiple locations
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