Westcoast Genesis Society

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Westcoast Genesis Society is a non-profit charitable organization established and incorporated in 2000

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The Agency currently fulfills its mission within a therapeutic yet secure environment by

  • Operating two Community Residential Facilities (CRFs) for adult men offenders on conditional release from prison (20 beds at Genesis House and 15 beds at Maria Keary Cottage) under contract to the Correctional Service Canada (CSC)
  • Delivering the first specialized programs in Canada for men on conditional release living with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) at Maria Keary Cottage using an intervention model that accommodates the disabilities these clients face
  • Providing transitional and supported housing for up to 20 adult men who live in New Westminster and are chronically homeless or at risk of homelessness because of a physical, social or mental condition or disability under an operating agreement with BC Housing

Genesis House

219 Carnarvon Street | New Westminster | British Columbia | V3L 1B9 

Maria Keary Cottage

305 Carnarvon Street | New Westminster |British Columbia | V3L 1B7

Staff

Assist clients to reintegrate into the community as law-abiding citizens through a variety of programs that focus on the individual’s needs for therapeutic interventions and practical solutions. 

 

Support housing residents to access the resources they need to address their needs and stabilize their lives so they can achieve healthy, safe and meaningful lives, whether in alternate housing or as long-term residents of Maria Keary Cottage.

Important Links

BC Housing

BC/Yukon Halfway House Association

BC Non-Profit Housing Association

Correctional Service of Canada

Community-Based Residential Facilities (CBRFs)

New Westminster Homelessness Coalition Society

Parole Board of Canada