Our House based out of St. Paul’s, Vancouver found out a few weeks back that they would have to leave their location on Union Street in East Vancouver by the end of June. The property had been sold by the owner. Norman Sharkey, Leslie Buck and the Our House team and residents are happy to report that they have found a new house to rent in Surrey. The house is very suitable for their needs. It has several large trees in front bordering the street and good-sized back yard.
They moved in as of mid-June and are getting themselves settled in their new home.Our House residents can easily get into St. Paul’s by Skytrain.
Drug and alcohol addiction presents a serious health and social problem, one that is often compounded by homelessness. Our House promotes a recovery program based upon mutual self-help and self-awareness. Our House is a recipient organization of care+share, the Diocese of New Westminster’s flow-through funded Compassionate Service ministry. Donations given by individuals and parishes to care+share go 100 per cent to the groups we support. The overhead for fundraising and administration for care+share is included in the regular Diocesan Budget, and not taken from donations.
Norm is eager to get in touch with parishes in Surrey and would like to hear from any that might be interested in hearing about the Our House program.
The address is 8295 156 Street, Surrey V3S 3R6. The telephone number is 604-594-1168
Images: Top, portion of the New Our House and Front Yard. Lower, our House founder and principal counselor Norm Sharkey cuts the grass in the spacious back yard, Homepage, Our House's Front Door.