Over 50% of the unhoused community in Victoria first experienced homelessness as youth.
Threshold Housing Society exists to break this cycle.
For many in Greater Victoria, childhood was shaped more by survival than security. On any given night, more than 300 youth are without a safe, stable place to call home, and 15% are experiencing chronic homelessness.
These are youth who have been removed from unsafe homes, aged out of foster care, are running from violence or sexual exploitation, or are cycling in and out of shelters. Every night spent in uncertainty compounds the effects of trauma, disrupting healthy development and forcing young people to focus on survival when they should be building their futures.
At Threshold Housing Society, we create safe homes to rest, and provide supportive programs to heal.
By The Numbers
Of the youth surveyed in the 2025 Point-in-Time Count:
1 in 2
had been in government care
49%
were homeless within a year of leaving care
7%
became homeless on the first day after leaving care
Here’s how we help
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Housing
Home is the first step to healing. Our 6 houses and 30+ apartments spread out across Greater Victoria provide a safe space for youth to call home. Then we create conditions for them to heal. With a bedrock of support they know they can trust, youth begin to start thinking about a future for themselves.
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Education
Our Education Fund supports youth in accessing post-secondary education and professional development opportunities.
Tuition for post-secondary programs, school supplies, fees for educational programs, professional development, and other expenses reducing barriers to education are eligible for reimbursement or scholarship funding.
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Health and Wellness
Our Wellness Fund supports our youth above and beyond the benefits they have access to. These include things like paramedical practitioners (chiropractors, physiotherapy, RMT), dental work, vision costs (eye tests, prescription glasses), as well as external counselling.
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Extracurriculars
Our Kia Closet, sponsored by Kia Victoria, created the Kia Closet to support ready to thrive gear (clothing, shoes, backpacks,) and a recreation and personal development fund that covers fees, equipment, or materials for extracurricular and recreational activities — from sports and art classes to music programs or youth groups — encouraging well-being, community engagement, helping youth explore their interests, build connections, and experience joy.
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Fun
Our Fun Fund offers flexible, year-round opportunities for our youth to experience fun activities and events out in the community in a group setting, because life is about more than surviving. This includes activities like laser tag, movies, canoeing, adventure park tickets, and visiting museums and aquariums.
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Life Skills
Our life skills programming provides youth with the tools to help them successfully maintain their home and relationships. This can include hygiene and self-care, household maintenance, cooking, budgeting, and maintaining positive neighbourly relations. This grows into building connections and friendships, productive employment, and healthy integration in a positive community of their own.
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Case Management
CASE MANAGERS are available 5 days a week, building protective factors and mitigating risk factors for youth through building trust, self-esteem, a sense of connection to the community, and by reducing social isolation.
Help us shine a light on youth homelessness.
Shine A Light Shopping
Shine a light this season with a 3” beeswax pillar candle from the Crowfoot Collective!
Warm up this season with a Silk Road tea collection in support of our Threshold youth, featuring a selection of their finest loose-leaf teas from around the world.
Including:
Philosopher’s Brew
English Breakfast
Imperial Early Grey
Winter Warrior
Express Chai
Angelwater
Jasmine Oasis
Jade Spring
Sour Cherry
Ceylon
Mango Shade
London Fog