About Us
Mission
The mission of the Westcoast Genesis Society is to actively promote the physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual well-being of persons who are socially marginalized due to factors such as:
- Problematic substance use
- Emotional and mental health issues
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
- Involvement with the criminal justice system
- Aboriginal status
- Homelessness
People
The Westcoast Genesis Society employs staff who practice a personal commitment to:
- Its mission of promoting the well-being of marginalized adults
- Respect for the dignity and worth of each individual
- Professional standards of work
Organization
Westcoast Genesis Society, a non-profit charitable organization established and incorporated in 2000, is governed by a dedicated Board of Directors. Andrew Boyd is the founder and Executive Director of the Society.
Boyd served as President of the New Westminster Downtown Residents Association (NWDRA) for several years and currently remains on the Board. He also co-chaired the New Westminster Homelessness Coalition for two years. The Coalition, with members from all levels of government and from local human service agencies, comes together to develop and implement effective strategies for meeting the needs of chronically homeless people in New Westminster. Boyd also serves as a member of the New Westminster Inter-Agency Council. He strives always to maintain positive relations with local neighbours, the broader community, elected officials and senior City staff.
Andrew Boyd has extensive experience as an Alcohol and Drug Counsellor with the Salvation Army’s Harbour Light Centre in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, where he built and became Director of their first Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) residential program for federal offenders. Before opening Genesis House in July 2000, he worked for CSC as one of their Program Delivery Officers for Correctional Programs. He is recognized for his entrepreneurial skill, his ability to work with staff and with very high-need clients, and his dedication to working with offenders to help ensure they reintegrate successfully into the community.
Staff of the Agency include:
- Business Manager
- House Managers (Genesis House, Maria Keary Cottage)
- Case Manager
- House Supervisors (providing 24-hour awake supervision of the two facilities)
- Correctional Program Officers
- Temporary Detention (TD) Unit Intervention Specialists
- Community Employment Coordinator (CEC)
- Cooks
