Vancouver Project

Under the direction of the SA Foundation's World Services Division's International Training Centre, the Vancouver Project offers the following programs and services to sexually exploited & trafficked youth, women and their children in Vancouver, BC, Canada:

GENESIS HOUSE

Genesis House is a 4-bed facility for women (ages 16-29) with or without children that are seeking recovery from sexual exploitation and trafficking.

This unique house encourages independent living in a roommate environment. Each participant has their own bedroom and can come and go from the house freely, while respecting house rules and curfews. A house director lives in the home and it is intended to be a place of healing for those committed to recovery.

THE ASK LEARNING CENTRE

As part of the recovery program, the ASK Learning Centre is the daytime program provided to participants from Monday to Friday, 9AM to 5PM. All participants in the Genesis House are required to attend the ASK Learning Centre for a minimum of 6 months. The objectives of the program are that participants will be equipped to:

• Deal with their past issues of abuse
• Deal with any current addiction issues
• Learn to engage in healthy relationships
• Learn to deal with their emotions in a healthy, functioning manner
• Improve their quality of life
• Learn the skills to move forward with positive action in their lives
• Increase their level of self-esteem
• Learn to parent in a positive manner, breaking the cycle of abuse in the lives of their children
• Increase their level of education

This is accomplished through delivery of recovery curriculum in short, interactive classes and recreational and educational outings.

An onsite babysitting service is also provided for participants' children while they are in class.

For more information or to make a referral, contact the Naphtali Laug, Program Manager at the SA Foundation at: 604-568-8098, or the after hours phone at: 604-710-1306.

This project is also used to provide on-the-job training to new leadership implementing the SA program worldwide and to provide space to women referred from small communities that are supporting the SA Foundation but do not have an SA program model in their town/city.