Immigrant Services Society
Case Studies / Space profiles
Immigrant Services Society
- Name of Space: Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia (ISSofBC) Welcome Centre
- Society Mission: “Helping immigrants build a future in Canada”
- Owner – Land: City of Vancouver
- Owner – Building/Improvements: ISSofBC
- Tenants: Welcome Centre Medical Clinic; Settlement Orientation Services; Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture; Inland Refugee Society; Vancity (ATM)
- Rent/Lease/Own: Land is leased, with Building/Improvements owned by ISSofBC
- Address: 2610 Victoria Dr., Vancouver, BC, V5N 4L2
- Square Footage: 58,000 sq/ft
- Year Opened: 2016
- Space/Facility Type: Office, Community Facility, Residential Non-Market Housing, Multi-Functional
- Organizational Type: Registered Not-For Profit
- Space/Facility Use: Community/Social Services, Non-Market Housing, Childcare, Healthcare, Education, Employment/Training
- Programs/Services Delivered: ISSofBC Welcome Centre is a regional service centre for refugees and immigrants. The space includes transitional housing, English as a Second Language classrooms, pre-school, medical clinic, banking services, trauma treatment support, first language settlement and employment assistance and family resource centre.
- Website: https://issbc.org/
- 2019 Interview with Director of Settlement Services Chris Friesen: https://www.socialpurposerealestate.net/content/2019-interview-chris-friesen-director-settlement-services-issofbc