Addiction Recovery Program (ARP) at Robert and Lily Lee Family Community Health Centre
- 1669 East Broadway Vancouver, BC V5N 1V9
Need help immediately?
If there is a life-threatening safety concern, please call 9-1-1 or go to the Emergency Department at your nearest hospital.
Suicide prevention hotline: 1-800-784-2433
BC Crisis Line: 604-310-6789
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Indigenous Crisis and Support Line - KUU-US Crisis Support Line: 1-800-588-8717
Harm reduction: Toward the Heart
The Addiction Recovery Program (ARP) provides transitional (not permanent) housing to Vancouver residents who are participating in this abstinence-based supportive program.
How to access
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Eligibility
- Must be a Vancouver resident who has lived in the city for a minimum of 12 months.
- Must be 19 years or older.
- Must have 90 days of sobriety.
- Completion of a VCH-funded treatment centre.
- Attendance of 1 ARP monthly housing orientation meeting via Zoom.
- Ability to live independently with minimal support.
- Provide at least two letters of reference from a professional confirming your commitment to recovery.
- Committed to working on a personal recovery plan.
- Willing to sign an Addiction Recovery Program Agreement.
- You can get an account in your name with utility companies such as BC Hydro and FortisBC.
A family: you live with a spouse and/or one or more dependent children.
A senior: you are a single person aged 55 or older or a couple where you and/or your spouse are 55 years or older.
A person with a disability: you have a permanent disability or diminished ability and receive a recognized disability benefit.
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Application process
Call 1-866-658-1221. The line connects you to staff at Vancouver Coastal Health's Access Central and please listen to the Addiction Housing prompt.
After applying:
- Understand that ARP coordinators have access to your Vancouver Coastal Health records.
- Some reasons health records will be accessed are: concerns about declining health, slips or relapses and assessing for program eligibility.
- We understand that slips and relapses are a part of recovery. Transparency is essential for us to support you while you are on the waitlist.
- Remember to check in every month with ARP, or your name will come off of the waitlist.
- You will be asked to attend the ARP monthly orientation meeting via Zoom.
- Moving closer to the top of the list, you will be called for an assessment. Two letters of professional reference will be required.
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Some graduates of this 18-month program may move into a regular tenancy in one of our directly managed buildings.
Hours of operation
- Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
Closed on statutory holidays.
Parking & Transportation
If taking a bus, please take #20, #9 or #99 and get off at East Broadway and Commercial Drive. If taking the Sky Train, go to the Expo or Millennium Line to Broadway-Commercial station.
There is underground pay parking directly beneath our building. Access this lot from the lane on the east side of Woodland street or the west side of Commercial Drive. Surrounding street parking is also available.
Robert & Lily Lee Family Community Health Centre
At Robert and Lily Lee Family Community Health Centre, you can get basic health care and learn how to keep yourself healthy. We provide services for people of all ages. The Centre works with community organizations and health care providers, such as your family doctor, to keep people and communities healthy.