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YWCA Metro Vancouver Housing

Metro Vancouver YWCA housing program, 17+ buildings and 400+ units of affordable rental housing for single mothers and their dependent children, with the unique 40% custody eligibility requirement.

  • Non-profit
  • Vancouver

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Communities by YWCA Metro Vancouver Housing

Summary

About YWCA Metro Vancouver Housing

YWCA Metro Vancouver Housing operates 17+ affordable rental buildings across seven Metro Vancouver municipalities (Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, North Vancouver, Surrey, Coquitlam, Langley) totaling 400+ units, all dedicated to single mothers with dependent children in their care at least 40% of the time, a distinctive eligibility criterion that screens applicants by parental custody arrangements. The buildings include Cause We Care House (21 units), Left Field, Pacific Spirit Terrace (16), Sandy So Vista, Semlin Gardens (28), and xʷƛ̓əpicən (32) in Vancouver; Cindy Beedie Place (56) and Marion's Place (32) in Burnaby; Moiz and Nadia Place (27) in Richmond; Cheshá7min-aw̓txw (9) and May Brown Place (14) in North Vancouver; Alder Gardens (28) in Surrey; Como Lake Gardens (30), Como Lake Mews (7), and the upcoming Tyndall Street (18 units, Fall 2027) in Coquitlam; and Fraser Gardens (20) and Peggy Mackenzie Terrace (47) in Langley. Buildings offer either Rent Geared to Income or Predetermined Rent (sometimes both at the same building). Tenants apply through a centralized YWCA intake at housingapplications@ywcabc.org with separate online forms for RGI vs Predetermined rent; applications expire after one year. YWCA bundles housing with comprehensive support services (health, well-being, economic stability programming).

Mission

Housing type

Below-market rental

Rent set below market (typically 10-30% below CMHC median)

Subsidized (RGI)

Rent geared to income (~30% of household income)

People served

Families with children

Operators or units serving households with dependent children

Single parents

Programs/operators with explicit single-parent priority

Women fleeing violence

Specialized housing for women and children leaving violent situations

Women-only

Buildings/units restricted to women-identifying residents

Programs

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Areas served

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