The Salvation Army, Harbour Light Halfway House - Vancouver

The Salvation Army Vancouver Harbour Light is located at 119 East Cordova Street in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.  Their primary objective is to assist men and women over the age of 19 who are shelterless, incarcerated or whose lives have become dysfunctional because of addiction to chemical substances.  The Salvation Army is motivated by a commitment to God and a practical concern for the needs of humanity. The spiritual and humanitarian services represent a continuum of care that accepts individuals in pain, provides basic life necessities, treatment for those in active addiction, or reintegration of parolees to the community.  Harbour Light provides "building blocks" that enable clients to regain their health, obtain shelter, participate in a recovery program from substance abuse, access affordable housing and opportunities to move from unemployability to employability and re-integration to society.
The Harbour Light Centre is about recognising the dignity and worth of people and they use programmes of both spiritual, social, physical and psychological to assist the well-being of the individuals who arrive at their door.
Once again the work going on within these halfway houses is an inspiration. A dedicated team of people who assist those being released into their care is evident and the information flow which comes from the prisone service is excellent. This allows proper intigration of those with difficulties on release having proper services ready to accept them on release.