BACKGROUNDER
2007FOR0172-001482 Nov. 17, 2007	Ministry of Forests and Range and Minister responsible for Housing
LAUNCHING PAD RECOVERY HOUSE

Launching Pad Recovery House, at 984-160 Street in Surrey, provides 28 beds (six single and 11 double rooms) of transitional housing for homeless individuals in recovery from addictions. The single-storey residence was opened to tenants in June 2001 and has remained fully occupied since.

 

Residents are provided with meals, counselling, life-skills training and employment and education programs.

 

Launching Pad provides a variety of programs to its clients include: advocacy and education regarding recovery from substance abuse; self assessment and personal development; relapse prevention; and developing and maintaining healthy relationships.

 

Partnership Contributions

Capital cost of this project is approximately $750,000

• The Province provided a down payment of $205,000 in the form of a grant towards the purchase of the building.
• The remainder is in the form of a mortgage.
• Annual operational funding is provided through the provincial government’s Direct Access Program.

 

Launching Pad Addiction Rehabilitation Society
Founded in 1994 to operate a 12-bed facility in Aldergrove, B.C., Launching Pad Addiction Rehabilitation Society is a non-profit agency whose goal is to provide addictions solutions, education and support to men in recovery from substance and alcohol abuse and their families. In the past 13 years of operation, the society has seen several hundred men recover from addictions and provided supportive housing for about 1,400 tenants.

 

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Media contact:	Laura Kohli BC Housing 604 439-8583 604 805-4960 (cell)	Ed Warnke Executive Director Launching Pad Addiction Rehabilitation Society 604 536-3022
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