Covenant House Vancouver opened in September 1997 with 12 beds and was full immediately. CHV has remained full ever since. Supported initially by Covenant House Toronto, CHV was formed to address a crisis of high numbers of youth living on the streets of Vancouver and a lack of shelter and transitional housing supports for youth.
During the fiscal year 2013-2014, a total of 1,375 youth accessed the services of Covenant House Vancouver and the agency provides ongoing support (food, counselling, shelter and clothing) to the approximately 700 homeless youth living in Vancouver.
Covenant House Vancouver currently has:
- 54 beds in the Crisis Program (30 for males and 24 for females)
- 25 beds in the Rights of Passage Transitional Housing program (13 for males and 12 for females)
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