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APPLY TO: 350 Prideaux St. and 153 Wallace St.
APPLY TO: Albion Place, 510 Pine St.
APPLY TO: 2104 Bowen Rd.

Application Information for Supportive Housing at:

350 Prideaux St. and 153 Wallace St.

Nanaimo Affordable Housing runs independent housing for single adults with permanent disabilities who require staff support. No emergency housing is available.

Application Procedure

The application process involves three steps:

Step 1: Applicant contacts Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society (NAHS) to make an appointment to tour the building and receive information about the application process. Potential applicants should phone 714-0170.

Step 2: Applicant makes arrangements for a community health care professional to provide a referral. This referral needs to speak to the applicant’s need for supportive housing and the individual’s ability to manage their disability.

Step 3: When a vacancy occurs, all applications on hand are reviewed and selected applicants will be invited for a short interview.

IMPORTANT NOTE!

Nanaimo Affordable Housing always has more applications than vacancies. Therefore, not everyone who applies will be accepted. A complete and realistic assessment from a health care professional is essential in helping us make the very difficult choice of offering a unit to those who are in need and are most likely to benefit.

Pets

There is a RESTRICTED pet policy in effect. Tenants are allowed one of the following: one caged hamster, gerbil, or guinea pig, one caged bird (no parrots or macaws), or an aquarium of not more than 20 litres. No dogs or cats are allowed.

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Application Information for Family Housing at:

Albion Place, 510 Pine St.

Albion Place is a 17-unit townhouse complex for low-income families. Families must have dependent children and at least 40% legal custody to be eligible. The complex has 9 two-bedroom units, 7 three-bedroom units, and 1 four-bedroom unit.

For prospective tenants, NAHS is a member of the Provincial Housing Registry. When there is a vacancy, staff access the Housing Registry waiting list using the Internet. There is no emergency housing available.

Applications are available through the NAHS office at 350 Prideaux Street, by calling BC Housing at 1-800-257-7756, or through the BC Housing website.

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IMPORTANT NOTES!

Waiting List

When applications are received at the Housing Registry they are scored for need based on the information provided. Applicants are offered units based on need and availability. Typically, applicants can be on the waiting list for 1 year or longer before a unit comes available.

Pets

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Application Information for Single’s Housing at:

2104 Bowen Rd.

(projected opening date: Fall 2009)

2104 Bowen Road is an apartment complex with 20 1BR units for singles who are living on a fixed or low income and who are at risk of losing their homes. Applicants must be between 19 and 54 years of age to be eligible.

NAHS is a member of the Provincial Housing Registry. When there is a vacancy, staff access the Housing Registry waiting list using the Internet. There is no emergency housing available.

Applications are available through the NAHS office at 350 Prideaux Street, by calling BC Housing at 1-800-257-7756, or through the BC Housing website.