Lookout Housing and Health Society is a charitable organization and social safety net.
We provide housing and a range of support services to adults with low or no income who have few, if any, housing or support options. Because the people we serve have challenges meeting basic needs and goals, we place minimal barriers between them and our services.
Our services and housing operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to men and women requiring assistance.
We serve 15 municipalities in BC, including Vancouver, Victoria, Surrey, New Westminster, the North Shore, Burnaby, Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission and Duncan.
We provide non-judgmental, non-sectarian services to adults coping with a wide variety of challenges.
Lookout Society’s mixed-income affordable housing resource, Belcourt Residence opened in early July 2018 and is located at 947 East Hastings Street in the vibrant Vancouver community of Strathcona. Belcourt Residence is part of a newly-built 400 unit affordable housing resource delivered through the City of Vancouver’s Housing Strategy. 70 of these mixed-income housing units (center
Permanent supportive housing provides long-term housing for people who require assistance in maintaining their housing. Lookout’s Tenant Support Workers (TSWs) provide a multi-faceted service that includes ongoing support and advocacy on behalf of the tenant with the goal to maximize positive outcomes. TSWs work each tenant to develop case plans that address tenant needs that
Lookout’s Tenant Support Workers (TSWs) provide a multi-faceted service that includes ongoing support and advocacy on behalf of the tenant with the goal to maximize positive outcomes. Tenants in transitional housing require additional supports before moving towards independent housing. TSWs work with each tenant to develop case plans that address tenant needs that may include:
Lookout’s shelters serve Vancouver (both the Downtown Eastside and Central Vancouver), Surrey, the North Shore, Abbotsford and New Westminster. Lookout makes a concerted effort to focus on case plans and work with clients to find suitable housing options – a challenge given the lack of affordable housing in the Lower Mainland. Al Mitchell Shelter 47 beds in
Lookout increases the number of beds during the worst weather of the year to ensure those who are at risk have a safe place to sleep. Extreme Weather Response Shelters (EWRs) are operated by Lookout in Abbotsford, Burnaby, Langley, North Shore, Surrey and Vancouver. They are open from November 1st to March 31st during extreme
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The ultimate Canadian Christmas leaves no one out in the cold. In the true spirit of the season, the Festival’s “Forest of Miracles” calls out the better angels in all of us. For the very first time, the Forest of Miracles this season has expanded to cover the West Vancouver waterfront, from our very first site at Dundarave Beach eastward to Millennium Park and the Grosvenor Ambleside Galleria. Sponsored and decorated by families, community groups and businesses, the Festival’s Christmas trees on beautiful Dundarave Beach have raised over a third of a million dollars since 2008 for the Lookout Society’s North Shore Shelter. West Vancouver’s firefighters deserve special mention for their heroic effort in planting this forest and supporting the Shelter. The Lookout Housing + Health Society has used this money to support essential services for the homeless, doubling the transitional services it provides to the most vulnerable members of our community.
Donations to Lookout through the Forest of Miracles, up to $50,000, will be matched by the Lookout Foundation. Lookout will use the proceeds to support housing for members of our community exiting homelessness.
End homelessness beautifully. Donate to the Lookout Foundation.
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