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Recovery in the News
Facility offers more hope for at-risk residents
New Phoenix Center building will mean faster recovery for people facing homelessness, mental health issues
Surrey Now
June 30, 2011
A new facility being built in Surrey is giving people at risk of homelessness and mental health addiction issues more hope for a faster recovery.
A "celebration of construction" was held Tuesday at the Phoenix Center at 13686 94A Ave. to showcase the new building that is set to be completed by Spring of 2012.
Quibble Creek Health and Phoenix Transition Housing Center have partnered with the province, the City of Surrey and Fraser Health Authority to expand the Phoenix Center. The new four-storey building will provide 25 extra beds for men and women and will offer 24-hour recovery and assessment services.
The new facility will allow people to start the recovery process earlier and will help them transition into the next steps of the program.
Graham (last name withheld) is a past client of Phoenix.
"About four years ago, I came to the Phoenix Center, and I stayed six months in the early stabilization and a year in the transitional housing," said Graham. "I came back from a hopeless state of mind, and it was definitely time to make a change."
After following the program and working through the stages of recovery, Graham has now been clean for four years and is continuing to improve his quality of life.
"I wanted to get better from being a hardcore addict...so here I am, four years later and a pretty active community member, and I have my family back. Doing incredible at work and life is good," he said.
"I'm very grateful for what I learned and so I think what helped me become successful in recovery, is that other people who have walked my path, shared with me what they had done, and what helped them. So now I give back, and help others by doing the same thing."
Michael Wilson, executive director of the Phoenix Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Education Society, was also at the event and offered praise for those who work hard to improve their lives.
"The centre works because of the work of the residents," Wilson said.
In Surrey, two similar projects are also underway: the YWCA's Alder Garden project and Coast Mental Health's Timber Grove Apartments.