Victoria - 1176 Yates Street

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BC Housing and PHS Community Services Society are providing 46 supportive homes at 1176 Yates Street in Victoria. This building, called The Juniper, opened to residents in late November 2023.

This project is part of an integrated health and housing initiative that will help meet the needs of people in Victoria experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Housing with supports

Supportive housing consists of self-contained studio homes with on-site supports to help people achieve and maintain housing stability. There are staff on-site 24 hours a day to provide life skills training, wellness checks, and other health services.

Residents were selected through a Coordinated Access and Assessment process to ensure a balanced mix of individuals would have access to the right supports. All residents pay rent and sign a program agreement (similar to a tenancy agreement).

Operator: PHS Community Services Society

PHS Community Services Society, an experienced non-profit housing operator, operates and manages The Juniper. PHS provides housing, healthcare, harm reduction and health promotion for some of the most marginalized people in Victoria and Vancouver. Managing more than 1,500 units across both cities, PHS offers a wide range of supportive housing, made possible by “wraparound” medical and personal supports. Its Victoria operation has grown from running a single supportive housing building in 2016 to currently managing five locations that include housing, shelters, and a supportive recovery program.

BC Housing has a strong historical relationship with PHS and is glad to be partnering with the PHS team again.

Community engagement

A caring community can contribute greatly to the success of supportive housing residents. BC Housing and PHS are also committed to being good neighbours. We engaged the community at various points throughout the development.

To ensure that everyone received an opportunity to learn more, ask questions and provide feedback, we hosted two Neighbourhood Dialogue Sessions in June 2021. During these sessions, we shared information about this project, heard from the community about how we could work together to integrate this housing into the community, and how this housing would support people in the community. View the engagement series summary.

When The Juniper opened in November 2023, we planned to establish a Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to help integrate the new supportive housing into the neighbourhood. While we received a small amount of interest, we were unable to form a full CAC for this project.

Since this time, BC Housing has moved away from the practice of forming CACs, opting instead for more practical and customized approaches to support community inclusion of our housing projects. Following this approach, BC Housing and PHS have maintained open lines of communication with neighbours, built relationships, and addressed concerns as needed.

Neighbours are welcome to download our Who to Call / When to Call sheet for a direct phone number for The Juniper as well as other community contacts.



BC Housing and PHS Community Services Society are providing 46 supportive homes at 1176 Yates Street in Victoria. This building, called The Juniper, opened to residents in late November 2023.

This project is part of an integrated health and housing initiative that will help meet the needs of people in Victoria experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Housing with supports

Supportive housing consists of self-contained studio homes with on-site supports to help people achieve and maintain housing stability. There are staff on-site 24 hours a day to provide life skills training, wellness checks, and other health services.

Residents were selected through a Coordinated Access and Assessment process to ensure a balanced mix of individuals would have access to the right supports. All residents pay rent and sign a program agreement (similar to a tenancy agreement).

Operator: PHS Community Services Society

PHS Community Services Society, an experienced non-profit housing operator, operates and manages The Juniper. PHS provides housing, healthcare, harm reduction and health promotion for some of the most marginalized people in Victoria and Vancouver. Managing more than 1,500 units across both cities, PHS offers a wide range of supportive housing, made possible by “wraparound” medical and personal supports. Its Victoria operation has grown from running a single supportive housing building in 2016 to currently managing five locations that include housing, shelters, and a supportive recovery program.

BC Housing has a strong historical relationship with PHS and is glad to be partnering with the PHS team again.

Community engagement

A caring community can contribute greatly to the success of supportive housing residents. BC Housing and PHS are also committed to being good neighbours. We engaged the community at various points throughout the development.

To ensure that everyone received an opportunity to learn more, ask questions and provide feedback, we hosted two Neighbourhood Dialogue Sessions in June 2021. During these sessions, we shared information about this project, heard from the community about how we could work together to integrate this housing into the community, and how this housing would support people in the community. View the engagement series summary.

When The Juniper opened in November 2023, we planned to establish a Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to help integrate the new supportive housing into the neighbourhood. While we received a small amount of interest, we were unable to form a full CAC for this project.

Since this time, BC Housing has moved away from the practice of forming CACs, opting instead for more practical and customized approaches to support community inclusion of our housing projects. Following this approach, BC Housing and PHS have maintained open lines of communication with neighbours, built relationships, and addressed concerns as needed.

Neighbours are welcome to download our Who to Call / When to Call sheet for a direct phone number for The Juniper as well as other community contacts.