Vancouver Yaffa Housing Society

Provide assisted daily living for mentally challenged/ill adults in the context of a group home with jewish cultural programming. Our home is meal-inclusive respecting jewish dietary requirements. In addition to our regular life-skill programming and support we offer cultural and religious programming in the context of holiday and celbratory events on-going. Greater emphasis on collaborations with other community bodies religious congregations in particular has been a central focus with a goal towards establishing permanent volunteer commitments from these institutions. Examples include holiday ceremony programs 'adopted' as responsibility by different congregations garden works volunteer integration programs community youths program.