Phase II - Okanagan Youth Recovery House
Registered Name: THE BRIDGE YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES SOCIETY
Business No: 119221661RR0001
This organization is designated by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) as a registered charity. They comply with the CRA's requirements and has been issued a charitable registration number.
PHASE I IS ACCOMPLISHED – SOONER THAN WE’D PLANNED, AND AS IMPACTFUL AS WE’D HOPED.
BUT WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO, TOGETHER.
OUR LONG-TERM VISION REMAINS THE SAME – A PURPOSE-BUILT, NATURE-BASED FACILITY THAT WILL BE A LEGACY IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR YEARS TO COME.PROJECT DESIGN
To provide a home away from home where youth can focus on self-improvement by way of building connections. The design of the House can work to promote self-growth by focusing on CONNECTING the youth to themselves, their allies, and nature. The design considerations speak to ways that these connection themes can be woven into the architecture and design of the house.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
• The Youth Recovery House is a place of solace, healing and recovery for up to 16 young people experiencing problematic substance use.
• The Youth Recovery House will create the conditions for residents to embark of on a process of change, which will improve their health and well-being, their ability to direct their own lives, and inspire them to reach their potential.
• The Youth Recovery House will employ interventions that reflect the multi-dimensional nature of addiction and will impact the physical, social, environmental, psychological, cultural and spiritual circumstance of participants.
• The program will enable youth to foster healthy relationships and be reconnected with themselves, the community, with nature, and with those who genuinely care for their well-being.
WHY PHASE II
THE OPPOSITE OF ADDICTION IS NOT SOBRIETY. IT'S CONNECTION.
At the Okanagan Youth Recovery House, we create the conditions for young people to re-establish relationships and connections with themselves, with their families, with peers, with community, with life, and with nature.
The physical space that surrounds the youth in our care has the potential to create opportunities for connection in a safe and immediate way. It's not just a building. It becomes part of the program. It can help us to achieve health outcomes for these young people, and for their families.
A purpose-built space will allow us to tailor the residents' environment in an intentional and deliberate way. Every aspect of the building and its surroundings will reflect and acknowledge evidence-informed practice and the guidance of Indigenous elders and knowledge keepers to promote healing and help set a course for long term recovery.
It’s so much more than just a building.
LET'S BUILD THIS HOUSE TOGETHER
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