About Us

Our Vision:

A world where every individual experiences a socially just quality of life.

Our Mission:

To collaborate, educate, and act to ensure access to healthy safe housing and supportive services in New Westminster.

History:

The New Westminster Homelessness Coalition was formed in 2005 to bring together a range of people and organizations working to address homelessness in New Westminster. The Coalition incorporated in January 2012, and became a society on May 31, 2012, in order to better succeed in our long-term mission to help those in need in New Westminster. In 2016, we updated our strategic plan to address homeless issues more effectively. Many of our members are now currently working with the City to develop a new Homelessness Action Strategy.

The NWHCS members represent service providers, faith and community-based organizations, community members and all levels of government. The coalition is funded by the City of New Westminster, project specific funding, and donations from community members.

Our member organizations deliver housing, outreach, food, job training, crisis intervention, financial assistance and youth programs, and witness first-hand the day to day challenges of poverty and homelessness in our city. We continue to work on addressing the needs of the homeless and those at-risk in New Westminster; enabling many people to permanently break the cycle of homelessness.

In May 2019, the NWHCS was successful in securing City of New Westminster funding to support the implementation of the New Westminster Food Security Action Plan. This work has increased the profile of local food security issues which are so intricately linked to poverty and homelessness. When the pandemic struck, we worked with the City to support the Covid emergency food response establishing Food and Resource Hubs in Sapperton, the Brow of the Hill, the West end and Queensborough, extending our reach from the downtown core.

Through our strategic alliances and ongoing efforts to increase community awareness through initiatives like Homelessness Action Week (HAW), Laundry Love New West, Connect Days, World Food Day, etc. we believe that as a community we can work together to make homelessness a thing of the past. We thank our members and partners for their hard work and dedication and look forward to continuing to work together to support our community.

Our Members and Supporters:

Lookout Housing and Health Society Website 604-523-9126 Email	Lower Mainland Purpose Society Website 604-526-2522 Email
Elizabeth Fry Society Website 604-520-1166 Email	Fraserside Community Services Website 604-522-3722 Email
Downtown New Westminster BIA Website 604-524-4996 Email	New West Downtown Residents AssociationWebsite Email
Monarch Place Transition House Website 604-521-1888 Email	Union Gospel Mission Website 604-253-3323 Email
Salvation Army Website 604-521-0363 Email	City of New WestminsterJohn Stark Sr. Social Planner Email Website
Holy Trinity Cathedral Website 604-521-2511 514 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster	Jaimie McEvoy, City Councillor Website Contact: Jaimie McEvoy Email
Seniors Services Society Website 604-520-6621 Email	St. Barnabas Church Website 604-526-6646
Jennifer Whiteside, MLA Website Contact: Jennifer Whiteside Email	Peter Julian, MP Website Contact: Peter Julian Email
New Westminster City Police Website 604-525-5411 555 Columbia Street, New Westminster	New Westminster Mental Health Centre Website 604-777-6800 403 Sixth Street, New Westminster