YWCA Cindy Beedie Place
Status: waitlist open
Cindy Beedie Place will be a four-storey building with 41 two-bedroom and 15 three-bedroom homes, each with a bathroom, kitchen, in-suite laundry and dining area. Eleven of the homes will be adaptable and accessible.
The project is a partnership between the Province, through BC Housing, Cindy Beedie, the City of Burnaby and YWCA Metro Vancouver. The Province is providing approximately $40.2 million through the Building BC: Women’s Transition Housing Fund for the project.
This new YWCA housing community is in an excellent location near BCIT and close to buses, parks and schools and will provide much-needed new housing for low-income single mothers and their children in the community. The building will have heat pumps to ensure adequate heating and cooling. It will include an amenity room, a kitchen for communal gatherings, a residential courtyard and a children’s play area.
In addition, Cindy Beedie Place will have an attached early learning and child care facility, which has been partially funded through Cindy Beedie and an anonymous donor. The child care facility will receive additional funds through ChildCareBC New Spaces Fund. The YWCA, which will operate the child care facility, will apply for the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative to be able to offer affordable child care rates. Families may be eligible to receive additional financial support through the Province’s Affordable Child Care Benefit. Occupancy is expected for Fall of 2025.
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You are a single mother who can live independently (with minimal supports).
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You are a single mother with dependent children.
“Dependent” is defined as a child under 19 years of age, or a child of any age who, because of mental or physical infirmity, is accepted as a dependent for income tax purposes; or a child under 25 years of age and in full-time attendance at a college, university, or vocational institution which provides a recognized diploma, certificate or degree. “Full-time attendance” is defined as enrolment in the minimum number of credit courses specified by the institution to constitute full-time, enrolment in a minimum 15 hours of classroom instruction per week, or enrolment in 9 credits in each school term. -
You have one or more children in your care at least 40% of the time.
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You have reliable and positive previous housing references.
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Your admission to our housing community will not endanger the welfare and safety of other residents.
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To qualify for all rent geared to income YWCA housing, your total annual family income must not exceed the established Housing Income Limits.
For More Information
Yasmin B., Applications Administrator
housingapplications@ywcavan.org
Office Hours: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
Rent Geared to Income
Rent Geared to Income refers to subsidized long-term housing. Tenant Rent Contribution (rent) is calculated on a rent geared to income basis (30% of household total gross income, subject to minimum rent, or income assistance shelter portion). There is no minimum income limit, but there are maximum income limits set for the housing units.
Eligibility Criteria
To qualify for all rent geared to income YWCA Housing, your total annual family income must not exceed the established Housing Income Limits.
The 2023 Limits are:
| Number of bedrooms | Maximum income per year |
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a) Two |
$ 72,000 |
| b) Three | $ 86,000 |
| c) Four | $ 107,500 |
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YWCA Housing is for women and their dependent children only. Tenants may have up to 14 days per year for overnight guest stays;
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Tenant insurance is required;
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Tenants are required to submit financial information annually for rent review and/or to ensure that they are still financially qualified for YWCA Housing;
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It is family housing and there will be family noise. Many of our buildings are wood frame, and tenants may hear their neighbours, particularly children playing and babies crying. Quiet hours are from 10:00pm to 8:00am;
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Designated parking spaces are first come, first serve. There is not enough parking for each unit to have a spot. Tenants must already have a registered and insured car to apply for a parking spot;
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YWCA Housing is smoke-free. Smoking or vaping of any substances (cigarettes, cannabis, etc.) is not permitted in units or in the common areas of the buildings;
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Our housing communities are pet friendly and there will be pets in the building. The YWCA Pet Policy allows tenants to have up to two birds OR up to two small caged mammals OR up to one 10-gallon tank of fish OR by application up to one cat OR one dog.
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Repair requests and Tenant complaints must be submitted online to the YWCA Tenant Portal.