Short Term & Transitional Housing
The YWCA provides safe, temporary housing and support for women and their children who have experienced violence, as well as pregnant and parenting women who need housing and support in the Downtown Eastside.
If you're in immediate danger or seriously injured, call 911.
These resources and helplines are also available to you if you are in a crisis.
YWCA second-stage transition housing provides safe, affordable temporary accommodation and supports to women and children who have experienced violence.
Details:
-
Length of stay: One year, with the possibility of extension up to a maximum of 18 months.
-
Independent furnished units. Rent geared to income or the shelter portion if on income assistance.
-
Support staff are onsite Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.
All YWCA second-stage transition house addresses are confidential.
YWCA Arbour House is located in Surrey, and is close to transit, shopping and schools.
Programs and amenities onsite:
-
YWCA Seeds of Independence: one-to-one and group sessions for women who have experienced abuse by an intimate partner providing practical and emotional supports, information and referrals.
-
Playground
-
Shared laundry
-
Community garden
-
Shared amenities
-
Secure underground parking
YWCA Eyrie House is located in Vancouver, close to transit, shopping and schools.
Programs and amenities onsite:
-
PEACE program for children and youth who have witnessed and/or experienced abuse
-
Rooftop community garden
-
Shared laundry room and in-suite laundry hookups available
-
Secured underground parking
-
Small outdoor children’s play area
YWCA Harbour Grove House is located in Vancouver, close to parks and within walking distance to the SkyTrain.
Programs and amenities onsite:
- Stopping the Violence program for women in the Grandview-Woodland area who have experienced intimate partner violence.
- PEACE program for children and youth who have witnessed and/or experienced abuse
- Rooftop community garden
- Shared amenities Space
- Secure underground parking
- Childminding
YWCA Munroe House is located in Vancouver and is close to transit, shopping and schools.
Programs and amenities onsite:
-
PEACE program for children and youth who have witnessed and or experienced abuse
-
Outreach program for Japanese-speaking women who are experiencing abuse from an intimate partner or a homestay situation
-
Shared laundry room
-
Street parking
-
Three units are reserved for mothers without legal status
Contact our staff for more information or for an application form:
Yasmin B., Applications Administrator
housingapplications@ywcabc.org
Office hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
The YWCA offers a supportive housing community for pregnant and parenting women at Crabtree Corner Housing. The housing is transitional and the maximum length of stay is from pregnancy to nine months postpartum. Mothers who are working on regaining custody are able to stay for up to 12 months.
YWCA Crabtree Corner Housing is not emergency housing and cannot accommodate women on short notice. Please expect to wait several months for a space to become available.
Visit Crabtree’s Housing Resources for more information or to apply.
YWCA Crabtree Corner Housing
533 East Hastings Street, Vancouver BC
Phone 604 216 1662 Fax 604 216 1665
A guide for women facing domestic violence, including resources on transition houses, crisis lines and other support organizations for women leaving abuse.
Mothers Leaving Abusive Partners
A plain-language guide primarily for women with children who are experiencing abuse by their intimate partner (such as a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend). Available in English, French, Spanish, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. Produced in collaboration with the Legal Services Society.
A booklet for front-line advocates and service providers with detailed information about how to help single women with children in Canada without legal status.
Court-Related Abuse and Harassment
A research report that documents how abusers use the legal system to continue to harass and abuse.
