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Vancouver Building Valued at $13M Gifted to Support Youth with Mental Health, Substance Use Issues
The $13 million gift will double Foundry’s space, addressing urgent youth mental health and overdose issues in B.C. where one in four youths face challenges, officials said.
- On Jan. 8, 2026, a private foundation donated a four-storey building at 1220 Homer St., Yaletown, valued at more than $13.8 million, to St. Paul’s Foundation for Foundry.
- Facing escalating youth mental-health challenges, the private foundation, the donor, made the gift at a critical moment as toxic drug overdoses lead deaths for youth aged 10 to 19 in B.C.
- St. Paul’s Foundation will lead fundraising over the next year to raise $7 million, backed by the B.C. government’s $1.5 million and federal Youth Mental Health Fund support for the renovation project.
- Foundry will use the new space to expand services for youth aged 12 to 24 and co-locate research and evaluation teams; Amanda Horne said the expansion means more than bricks and mortar.
- The Yaletown property has a notable history and prior tenant, with BC Assessment listing it at $7,500,000, while Foundry says the donor bought it last year for over $13.
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Young clients of the Foundry organization currently receive its youth mental health and substance use care in a cramped space above an MMA gym, where thin walls mean noise can sometimes interrupt programming. But the organization is poised to move into a sweeter space - a four-storey former candy wa...
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Vancouver building valued at $13M gifted to support youth with mental health, substance use issues
An organization that offers free mental health support and substance use care for youth will be able to expand its services to a new building in downtown Vancouver, thanks to a more than $13-million donation from a private foundation.
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Vancouver building valued at $13 Million gifted to support youth with substance use
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