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Listing of all federal Halfway Houses in BC and the Yukon.


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(Last edited: Sunday, December 3, 2006, 10:06 PM)

ARC Whitehorse

Name of House/Service

Yukon Adult Resource Centre

Agency/Society

The Salvation Army

Street Address

91678 Alaska Hwy

Mailing Address

311B Black Street, Whitehorse, YT  Y1A 2N1

Phone

867 667-2741

Fax

867 667-6087

E-mail

Robert_Sessford@can.salvationarmy.org

Website

www.salvationarmyyt.org

Contact person for potential residents

Ann Gibbs

Number of beds

14 Territorial, 2 Federal

How many in a room

Single occupancy for some, 2 per room and one room has 4

In house Amenities (TV use, cable in rooms, phone, internet, gym)

Satellite TV in common area.

Close by amenities (rec. centre, library, transit, colleges)

Large recreation centre, pool, ice rinks, weight room, etc.

Specific services/programs offered in house (A/D counselling, CSC program, employment search, etc)

Relapse prevention sessions each morning unless working.

Specific services partnered with, either in agency or regular referrals (job club, computer literacy, etc)

 

House operational philosophy (holistic, person centered, individualized program, group program, cultural focus, specialization, etc)

 

Food situation (cook, self-serve, blended, vouchers)

Meals provided

Curfew (variable or set)

10:30pm

Weekend pass system

As per approval of parole supervisor

House rules in brief/expectations regarding behaviour/participation in program

Have a good attitude.

Description of typical resident

The typical resident will be a person with a personal or family support system in place in the Yukon, or someone with historical roots in the Yukon that wishes to return to his community.

Non CSC services that operate out of or uses the house (provincial beds, forensic beds, COSA, etc)

Yukon Territorial Offenders – bail supervision, probation with residency, conditional sentences, review board placements.

Anything else that you want people to know about your house.

An IPO visited us and checked out EVERYTHING … even smelled the bedding and fluffed the pillow and was satisfied with our cleanliness. He said he wouldn’t hesitate to refer potential residents to us.

 

 

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