Programs & Services
The "Growing our Gardens, Growing Ourselves" is a community garden initiative currently operating at three of Pacifica Housing's complexes. Resident gardeners work with a coordinator and are involved in all aspects from constructing planting boxes through to weeding and sowing.
read more »Developed with funding from the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Initiative
Local seniors volunteer and lead culinary and cultural activities with tenants at Clover Place (an 18-unit supportive housing project for individuals who have been chronically homeless). The program celebrates cultural diversity and promotes a relaxed environment for learning and sharing.
read more »Pacifica Housing's Peer Support Work Program fosters a sense of pride in home & surroundings, encourages social interaction, develops and strengthens life skills and promotes vocational skills preparing tenants for work in the mainstream labour force.
read more »Pacifica Housing is a founding member of Stepping Stones for Families. Stepping Stones offers Ready to Rent classes to families who have trouble finding and/or keeping their housing and Tenant Support Workers offer one on one supports as needed. The classes help families understand what both landlords and tenants require to get, maintain and keep affordable, appropriate housing. Topics covered include: budgets, tenant/landlord rights and responsibilities, communication skills, and housing priorities.
read more »Pacifica continues to collaborate on the Streets to Homes pilot as a member of the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness. The project is a pilot program based on the “Housing First with Supports” model, which aims to move 120 people directly from homelessness to permanent market housing and provide customized supports to help them stay there.
For more information please visit www.solvehomelessness.ca
read more »A joint partnership between Pacifica Housing, Coast Capital Savings Credit Union and the United Way of Greater Victoria. Weekly group sessions are facilitated at a number of Pacifica’s family complexes and are based on the internationally renowned Virtues Project.
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