Central Saanich - 1909 Prosser Road
BC Housing is working with the Capital Regional District to build approximately 39 new permanent homes with support services for people who are marginalized and experiencing homelessness in Central Saanich.
With this design, priority will be given to people at risk of homelessness in the Central Saanich region who need minimal supports and are ready to move to living independently; many of these people have been living successfully in temporary shelters.
This development is part of an ongoing commitment to build housing solutions for those in need and is one of six new projects that will deliver more than 280 permanent supportive homes for people experiencing homelessness across the Capital region.
Housing with Supports
Supportive housing is a self-contained studio home with various support services provided on-site, to help people achieve and maintain housing stability. Supports could include:
- outreach workers
- life skills training
- employment assistance
- connection and referral to community services and support groups.
Staff would be on-site 24/7 working with each resident to understand their needs and goals.
Applicants will go through an assessment process to make sure there is a mix of residents with the right supports. All residents will have an individual case plan and pay rent.
Development Process
1909 Prosser was successfully rezoned in 2018 to designate the lands multi-family residential and included a Land Use Bylaw amendment to rezone the land from the A-1 Agriculture zone to a multi-family residential zone (RM-5).
Community Dialogue Session
To ensure that everyone has an opportunity to learn more, ask questions and provide feedback about these homes with supports, we will be hosting three Community Dialogue Sessions as we share information about this project and how it will support people in the community who are at risk or currently experiencing homelessness.
These facilitated sessions will begin with a presentation to share information on the project, followed by a question-and-answer period.
Please sign up for one of the following sessions (space is limited):
April 26: 5:30-7pm
April 27: 2:30-4pm
May 4: 2:30-4pm
Your feedback and comments are important to us
We welcome questions and comments below in the Q&A tool or by email to communityrelations@bchousing.org