Sheltering Arms Housing Facility
Goals:
To provide safe, secure, stable, structured, supervised and subsidized housing for individuals diagnosed with FASD. The housing program will utilize FASD informed supports, strategies and interventions.
Residents will receive the level of supports identified in their biannual case plans.
Housing management will be supported to implement and guide all program needs.
Team managers will provide training and support needed for staff to be effective supports for residents.
Prevent involvement with judicial system.
Residents will be supported to access independent living arrangements, if part of the clients goal.
7S’s
Subsidized
Safe
Structured
Secured
Supervised
Supported
Stable
About Sheltering Arms
Sheltering Arms 7-S Housing is the end result of a group of parents dream to have a supported living residence in the Mackenzie Region that would provide permanent or transitional supported housing for their children who were prenatally exposed to alcohol and in need of supports.
From this dream the Sheltering Arms 7-S Housing Model became a reality in 2016 and the NWR Fasd Society – Mackenzie Network moved into their own building in 2020. The Sheltering Arms 7-S Housing is one of the programs operated within the NWR FASD Buiding (Formerly Action North). This Supported Living Residence has four suites which each have a bedroom with their own private bathroom. There are two common areas. The common area attached to the suites is for residents and staff only and has a sitting area, staff office and programming space.
The second common area is where the kitchen, dining and a games/seating area are located. In this area more programming happens as well as where visits from friends and family take place.
Sheltering Arms 7-S Housing is unique in Canada because of the level of supports and programming provided for persons living with FASD. This program was originally a pilot project, but is now recognized in the “FASD World” as an emerging model for housing for persons living with FASD.
