Housing Programs
These staffed housing services provide safe, respectful, person-centred support for eligible adults with developmental disabilities. Each home is guided by the person’s goals, strengths, preferences, assessed needs, routines, and personal support plan. Supports are individualized and may change over time as needs, interests, and circumstances change.
A-Street Home
A-Street provides 24-hour staffed housing support for up to five adults with developmental disabilities and varying support needs. The home helps each person live safely, comfortably, and meaningfully while staying connected to community life. A-Street is a licensed residential program and follows applicable Ministry of Health licensing requirements. When risks or vulnerabilities are identified, staff support planning that promotes safety while respecting each person’s rights, privacy, dignity, choices, and independence. This may include health care planning, safety planning, risk assessment, emergency planning, and coordination with CLBC, families or personal support networks, health care providers, and other community partners, as appropriate and with consent.
Supports may include: Staff may support daily living skills, personal care, meal planning and cooking, housekeeping, laundry, health routines, medication support, personal safety, transportation planning, appointments, activities, relationships, and community participation.
Access and personal costs: Access is typically through CLBC eligibility, referral, and service matching. Individuals may have approved food and shelter costs, transportation or mileage costs, activity costs, or other personal living expenses based on applicable policy and individual circumstances.
10th Avenue Home
10th Avenue Home offers 24-hour staffed housing support for up to five adults with developmental disabilities and complex needs. The home provides a safe, respectful, accessible, and inclusive environment where each person is supported to build a full and meaningful life in community. 10th Avenue Home has an important history in supporting people to move from institutional care into community living, including individuals who moved to Fort St. John from Victoria after the closure of Glendale Institute. The home is a licensed program monitored under applicable Northern Health licensing requirements. When risks, accessibility needs, or vulnerabilities are identified, staff support safeguards and planning that promote safety while respecting dignity, privacy, rights, choice, and independence.
Supports may include: Staff may support personal care, daily routines, meal planning and cooking, grocery shopping, housekeeping, laundry, health routines, medication support, personal safety, recreation, community access, relationships, appointments, and personal goals. The home is equipped with accessibility features, including lifts, to support people with higher personal care and mobility needs.
Access and personal costs: Access is typically through CLBC eligibility, referral, and service matching. Individuals may have approved food and shelter costs, transportation or mileage costs, activity costs, or other personal living expenses based on applicable policy and individual circumstances.
DJ's
DJ’s offers 24-hour person-centred housing support for up to two adults with developmental disabilities, including people who may benefit from an accessible home environment. The program supports people to live in a home setting that balances safety, independence, dignity, and meaningful community participation. DJ’s is subsidized by BC Housing. When risks, accessibility needs, or vulnerabilities are identified, staff support planning that promotes safety while respecting each person’s rights, privacy, dignity, choices, and independence. Staff may also help coordinate with CLBC, health care providers, family or personal support networks, mental health supports, and other community partners, as appropriate and with consent.
Supports may include: Staff may support daily living skills, personal care, meal planning and cooking, grocery shopping, housekeeping, laundry, budgeting, health routines, medication support, mobility-related needs, personal safety, transportation planning, appointments, recreation, relationships, and community access. Accessibility features, including lifts, help support people with higher personal care and mobility needs.
Access and personal costs: Access is typically through CLBC eligibility, referral, and service matching. Rent, food and shelter contributions, transportation, activity, and personal living expenses are determined separately based on the housing arrangement, funder requirements, applicable policy, and individual circumstances.
116th Avenue Home
116th Avenue Home provides 24-hour person-centred staffed housing support for up to two adults with developmental disabilities and complex needs, including people who may benefit from an accessible home environment. The home supports people to live safely and meaningfully while maintaining dignity, choice, relationships, and community participation. When risks, health needs, accessibility needs, or vulnerabilities are identified, staff support planning that promotes safety while respecting each person’s dignity, privacy, rights, choices, and independence. Staff may coordinate with CLBC, health care providers, family or personal support networks, occupational therapy or mobility supports, and other partners, as appropriate and with consent.
Supports may include: Staff may support daily routines, personal care, mobility-related needs where required, meal planning and cooking, housekeeping, laundry, health routines, medication support, personal safety, appointments, recreation, transportation planning, relationships, and community participation.
Access and personal costs: Access is typically through CLBC eligibility, referral, and service matching. Individuals may have approved food and shelter costs, transportation or mileage costs, activity costs, or other personal living expenses based on applicable policy and individual circumstances.
4-Plex
4-Plex provides 24-hour person-centred staffed housing support for up to six adults with developmental disabilities in a semi-independent living model. The program is designed to help people build independence while receiving the support they need to live safely, confidently, and meaningfully in community. The 4-Plex was developed as a semi-independent housing model following the restructuring of earlier semi-independent living programs. It supports both independence and dignity and is a licensed program monitored under applicable Northern Health licensing requirements. When risks or vulnerabilities are identified, staff support planning that promotes safety while respecting dignity, privacy, rights, choice, and independence.
Supports may include: Staff may support daily living skills, meal planning and cooking, grocery shopping, housekeeping, laundry, budgeting, personal safety, health routines, medication support, appointments, recreation, relationships, community access, and skills that strengthen independence.
Access and personal costs: Access is typically through CLBC eligibility, referral, and service matching. Individuals may have approved food and shelter costs, transportation or mileage costs, activity costs, or other personal living expenses based on applicable policy and individual circumstances.
Our services are funded by Community Living BC (CLBC). To access our services, you must first be eligible through CLBC. Please refer to the Community Living BC eligibility page for more information.
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9940 - 104 Ave,
Fort St. John, BC
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Land Acknowledgement
The Fort St. John Association for Community Living is committed to building and nurturing relationships with Indigenous peoples. We would like to gratefully acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional lands of the Dane-zaa peoples of the Doig River First Nation, Blueberry River First Nation, and Halfway River First Nation, in Treaty 8 Territory, also part of the Métis Nation homeland, and we thank them for their hospitality.