About Lookout

Lookout Housing and Health Society is a non-profit charitable organization established in 1971. We offer a range of services and housing 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to adult men and women who cope with multiple barriers to housing and support services.

We operate 56 sites in 16 communities across Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island, housing over 1,800 people each night in our emergency shelters, transitional and supportive housing. Lookout support services reach 2,800 individuals daily through our shelters, housing, outreach, health and community support programs.

Lookout provides non-judgmental, non-sectarian services to adults and seniors who cope with a wide variety of challenges that include: poverty, mental health, substance use, chronic illnesses, mobility challenges, histories of trauma, legal issues or simply unable to cope with daily living.

Helping people help themselves is essential in addressing homelessness, extreme poverty and related challenges.  Securing appropriate housing is the first and most essential step in achieving responsible independence for individuals.