Housing Support & Outreach Program

YAP (Youth Around Prince) and Foundry Prince George work together to provide a wide range of health and social supports for young people ages 12-24 years. Our Housing Support and Outreach Worker provides friendly practical and emotional support, coaching, and advocacy. Everyone’s situation is unique. We work with youth to find housing and to stay housed. 

Services Available

  • Support with social integration activities that support housing 

  • Help with housing search 

  • Accompaniment to housing related appointments 

  • Help resolve issues with landlords and others to avoid eviction 

  • Ready-to-Rent workshops and coaching: learn about housing options, tenant rights and responsibilities, and how to be a successful renter 

  • Help to set up a home, such as: furniture, move-in groceries and supplies 

  • Financial help

  • One-on-one coaching 

  • Life-skills workshops, such as: cooking, cleaning, budgeting, maintaining boundaries, conflict resolution, and more 

  • Assisted access to YAP, Foundry, and bridging to other services and supports

  • Hands-on help to apply for income assistance, government benefits, or subsidized housing 

  • Support to navigate systems and access government programs and benefits 

  • Start-up housing costs, such as: first month’s rent, damage deposit, pet damage deposit, or utility deposit 

  • Short-term and emergency assistance to help avoid eviction, such as rent and bill arrears 

  • Moving costs 

  • Small repairs and maintenance 

  • Furniture and household items, cleaning supplies, and basic groceries

Meet Jenna 

Our Housing Support & Outreach Worker, Jenna, is passionate about helping youth find sustainable housing. She is always willing to jump in, help out, and work collaboratively with our Community Health team to provide wrap around care for the youth we serve to help them thrive.

For more information contact Jenna at
jenna.king@bc.ymca.ca | 250-640-6090 

 funded through the federal Reaching Home program

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