LANGLEY – Wagner Hills Farm Society’s House of Hope Centre has officially opened to provide 10 beds and support service space for women overcoming addictions in Langley.
House of Hope Centre is a new building added to the House of Hope site, located at 460 - 216 Street in south Langley. The new building provides 10 beds for long-term residents, a commercial kitchen and dining area for all residents, counselling and administration offices, and additional support services space. The centre complements the 14 existing beds for women overcoming addictions on site. The women’s facility is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with staff living at the site.
The Government of B.C. provided $100,000 for the project and the land for a nominal fee through a 30-year renewable lease. Wagner Hills Farm Society contributed more than $75,000 equity along with community partners who provided in-kind donations of windows, doors, steel, drain piping, plumbing and additional construction materials valued at $178,000. In addition, fundraising and private donors provided nearly $1,040,000 for the construction of the building.
Wagner Hills Farm Society operates and manages the site. This faith-based community offers support services, farm work and job skills training for individuals to better enable them to positively give back to the community.
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