YWCA Housing Application & Resources
YWCA Metro Vancouver operates three not-for-profit long-term housing communities for single mothers and their children in the Lower Mainland—Semlin Gardens in Vancouver, Alder Gardens in Surrey and Fraser Gardens in Langley. Currently, there are no vacancies at these locations, but we 're accepting applications for our waitlist.
- Semlin Gardens – located near Trout Lake Park, the corner of 12th Avenue and Victoria Drive in Vancouver
- Alder Gardens – located near Newton Public Library, near 138th Street in Surrey
- Fraser Gardens – located on Fraser Highway, near 207th, in Langley
NEW HOUSING COMMUNITIES
The YWCA is developing two new long-term housing communities—Como Lake Gardens in Coquitlam and YWCA Cause We Care House in Vancouver's Strathcona community. Como Lake Gardens will be completed in spring 2012 and we anticipate to complete the construction on YWCA Cause We Care House, in late 2014.
Housing Applicants
YWCA Housing Application Information
YWCA Housing Eligibility & Criteria
To apply online - Online Application Form
To download the application form - Application Form
For more information on YWCA Metro Vancouver housing communities, please contact one of the following staff:
- Alder Gardens: Tabitha Brubacher at 604-597-7984 or tbrubacher@ywcavan.org
- Como Lake Gardens & Cause We Care House: Lisa Rupert at 604 734 5722 or lrupert@ywcavan.org
- Fraser & Semlin Gardens: Ana Meshkintoreh at 604 879 5796 or ameshkin@ywcavan.org
For information on emergency housing resources.
For information on Aboriginal housing resources.
For the YWCA Stopping the Violence brochure. This brochure and poster lists transition houses, crisis lines and other support organizations for women leaving abuse.
