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Name of House/Service |
Guy Richmond Place |
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Agency/Society |
John Howard Society Of the Lower Mainland |
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Street Address |
863 East 12th Ave |
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Mailing Address |
Vancouver B.C. V5T 2J3 |
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Phone |
604 876-4611 |
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Fax |
604 708-8071 |
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E-mail |
GRPlace@JHSLMBC.ca |
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Website |
www.JHSLMBC.ca |
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Contact person for potential residents |
Melissa Howard |
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Number of beds |
18 |
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How many in a room |
6 single rooms, 6 double rooms |
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In house Amenities (TV use, cable in rooms, phone, internet, gym) |
All residents have access to Phone and voicemail, laundry, in room cable, 2 TV rooms, stereo system, small gym area and a computer |
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Close by amenities (rec. centre, library, transit, colleges) |
Close by to transit, Vancouver Community College, library, employment resource centers, recreation center, shopping, restaurants and banking services. |
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Specific services/programs offered in house (A/D counselling, CSC program, employment search, etc) |
Staff provide on site assistance with Personal Identification needs, BC medical, Tax forms, referrals are made for employment Assistance and resumes. |
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Specific services partnered with, either in agency or regular referrals (job club, computer literacy, etc) |
GRP works in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library to provide residents with specific skills on how to work a computer and navigate on the Internet, including how to use email. GRP also refers clients to BC Borstal's employment program. In addition GRP encourages participation in Britannia's leisure pass program |
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House operational philosophy (holistic, person centered, individualized program, group program, cultural focus, specialization, etc) |
Guy Richmond Place is a Community Residential Facility that encourages self care. All residents are responsible for a house chore, cooking their own meals, laundry and maintaining a balanced lifestyle. Staff continues to provide support and advocacy for residents as needed and promotes healthy lifestyles and choices. |
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Food situation (cook, self-serve, blended, vouchers) |
All residents are responsible for the preparation and clean up of their daily meal requirements. GRP provides an array of nutritional options that residents are able to pick from. |
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Curfew (variable or set) |
Guy Richmond Place continues to have a structured gradual curfew for the first two weeks of residency. During the first week of residency all residents will be expected to be in house between the hours of 5pm-6pm and again between 930pm and 7am. During the second week residents are expected to return to GRP by 930 pm. The third week, residency will become regular Sun-Thurs 11pm-7am in house Fri-Sat 1230 am-0830am. Curfews are set as agreed upon by the house manager and the Community Parole Officer. All residents must be in the house for a minimum of 8 hours per day as per house rules. |
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Weekend pass system |
NO weekend passes during the first month of residency. One pass during the second month, two during the third month, three during the fourth month, blanket weekend passes after five months. Weekend passes are granted with the approval of both the Community Parole Officer and House Manager. |
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House rules in brief/expectations regarding behaviour/participation in program |
All resident are expected to abide by the following conditions:
Sign in and out of CRF and provide exact destinations, Follow house curfews. Call in every four hours from a landline unless at work. Complete house chore as assigned, have an open and disclosive working relationship with staff, provide input on Caseplan and monthly updates, smoke only in designated areas, No alcohol or substance consumption will be tolerated. Guest may visit between the hours of 10am and 10 pm and must sign in at the staff office. |
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Description of typical resident |
Guy Richmond place continues to provide federal offenders on all types of release a structured and supportive environment. Due to John Howard Societies screening criteria it is difficult to determine a typical resident. All accepted residents need to be Male on some form of conditional release from a federal Institution, be actively participating on their caseplan and making positive change for themselves. The average resident stays 3 to 6 months and has some form of substance abuse, health condition or mental health need. |
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Non CSC services that operate out of or uses the house (provincial beds, forensic beds, COSA, etc) |
Guy Richmond Place offers residency to Correctional Services of Canada clients. |
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Anything else that you want people to know about your house. |
Guy Richmond Place works with Federal Offenders on all types of release from a federal Institution. Residents are expected to use their stay at Guy Richmond Place as an opportunity to complete programming, initiate employment, continue studies, build community supports, re-establish family relationships and have a structured and supported environment from which to reintegrate back into the community. Staff continue to monitor house rules and conditions of release as well as offer support and advocacy to our clients. |
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