By Cheryl Jahn

New housing for women

Jul 14, 2022 | 3:30 PM

PRNICE GEORGE – Women and children leaving violence have access to 55 new safe and affordable homes, including supports, with the opening of My Sister’s Place in Prince George. My Sister’s Place is a four-building development with 18 transition house beds, 16 units of second-stage housing and 21 affordable rental townhomes. The transition and second-stage housing are in one stand-alone building, while the townhomes are spread throughout the other three buildings. Both the transition and second-stage housing provide short-term accommodation with on-site supports for women leaving violence, including transgender women and non-binary and Two-Spirit people, and their dependent children.

Transition house guests normally stay for 30 days, while second-stage housing residents typically live in the units for six to 18 months before moving to more permanent housing.

The Prince George and District Elizabeth Fry Society will operate My Sister’s Place, providing on-site support services, such as crisis intervention and safety planning, to both residents and other women and children leaving violence in the Prince George region. The development will provide women and their children the opportunity to seamlessly move from the transition house beds into the second-stage units and affordable townhomes.

“The Prince George and District Elizabeth Fry Society is extremely excited to open My Sister’s Place, which will provide 55 new homes where women and their children who have experienced violence can feel safe. We are committed to providing the wraparound supports to our future residents based on their unique needs as they begin the journey of rebuilding their lives,” explains Shannon Smith, Executive Director, Prince George and District Elizabeth Fry Society

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Rent for the second-stage housing and townhomes will be calculated at 30% of residents’ income or the provincial shelter rate for those who are receiving income or disability assistance.