Aunt Leah’s Place

Name

Aunt Leah’s Place

Legal name

Aunt Leah's (Registered Charity #12304 1683 RR 0001)

Website

https://auntleahs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services & Supportive Housing

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

Keywords

• Supportive housing services
• Foster youth support
• Social services nonprofit
• Community housing programs
• Youth life skills training

Headquarters

HQ city

New Westminster

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly donations from individuals supporting the organization's mission to prevent youth homelessness and family separation.
2. Christmas Tree Sales: Annual holiday tree lot sales in Vancouver and Burnaby locations generating significant fundraising revenue (grossed over $600,000 in 2019).
3. Government Grants and Funding: Funding from BC Housing, Ministry of Children and Families Development, Infrastructure Canada's Reaching Home program, and BC Rental Protection Fund for housing development and operations.
4. Legacy Giving and Securities Donations: Planned giving through wills (Leah's Legacy program) and gifts of publicly traded securities for donors seeking tax-advantaged giving options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Aunt Leah's Place is a registered charity that provides supportive housing, education navigation, employment readiness, life skills training, and a Resource Centre drop-in for youth aging out of foster care and vulnerable mothers at risk of losing custody of their children in Metro Vancouver. Programs include Thresholds (housing for moms and babies), Lale House, Support Link, and The Link, delivered alongside counselling, food security, and wraparound community support. The organization supplements its mission through an annual Christmas tree lot fundraiser operating in Vancouver and Burnaby.

Product overview

Aunt Leah's Place is a non-profit charitable organization offering a coordinated suite of social service programs for youth from foster care and vulnerable mothers. The core portfolio includes: supported housing programs (Thresholds for mothers with children, Support Link for youth 16-18, The Link for housing supplements, and Lale House for youth 19-27); education navigation and support services; employment readiness programming; and a Resource Centre providing drop-in support, counselling, and essential supplies. A significant fundraising initiative is the annual Christmas Tree Lots program. These programs work together to prevent homelessness among foster youth and family separation, supporting participants toward stability, independence, and belonging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Thresholds: Semi-independent supportive housing program for expecting mothers, new mothers, and mothers aged 19+ who are at risk of losing custody or working to regain custody of their children.
• Lale House
• Support Link
• The Link
• Aunt Leah's Trees
• Aunt Leah's Resource Centre
• Aunt Leah's Properties

Products and services

• Thresholds Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% of mothers in Thresholds program maintain custody of their children
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, strategic and supporting.

• Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)coreOthers · 1 April 2024Provincial government ministry providing funding, referrals, and policy framework. In 2024, MCFD extended services to age 27 for youth aging out of care, providing increased income support, life skills, education support, and counseling services. Aunt Leah's advocates for continued service extension.
• Dan's LegacycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide trauma-informed mental health counseling services to youth from foster care and vulnerable mothers. The program offers four-months of counseling sessions, empowering participants to maintain housing, benefit from training programs, and stay in recovery.
• University of British Columbia (UBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation partnership through UBC's Community-University Engagement Support Fund. Provides youth from care with mentorship, educational planning support, and connections to young adults who have experienced foster care and pursued post-secondary education.
• BC HousingmajorOthersProvincial housing authority providing funding for affordable housing development. Aunt Leah's Properties receives BC Housing Community Housing Fund support for Marine Way development and coordinates rent subsidies.
• BC Coalition to End Youth Homelessness (BCCEYH)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial coalition co-founded by Aunt Leah's Executive Director Sarah Stewart to develop a plan to end youth homelessness in BC. Aunt Leah's serves as co-chair, advocating for policy changes and amplifying voices of young people with lived experience.
• Fostering Change (Vancouver Foundation)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative of Vancouver Foundation to improve policy, practice, and community connections for young people transitioning from foster care to adulthood.
• TRRUST (Transition in Resources, Relationship and Understanding Support Together)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective Impact initiative with 60+ organizations and 250 members including nonprofits, government agencies, and young people with lived experience working to achieve system-wide improvements for youth transitioning from government care in Vancouver.
• Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndigenous youth organization providing housing support services. Referenced in participant Ruby's story as a connection for cultural programming and support.
• St. Stephen's United ChurchsupportingOthersChurch location sponsor for Vancouver Kerrisdale Christmas tree lot, providing space for annual fundraising event.
• All Saints Anglican ChurchsupportingOthersChurch location sponsor for Burnaby Christmas tree lot, providing space for annual fundraising event.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Covenant House Toronto: National affiliate of the Covenant House network serving homeless youth in Toronto. Operates an analogous shelter-plus-housing-plus wraparound model but in a different province; useful sibling comparability for outcomes and scale benchmarks.

Direct peers

• YWCA Metro Vancouver: Regional nonprofit operating housing and support services for women, new mothers, and children fleeing violence or facing housing instability. Comparable to Aunt Leah's Thresholds program serving vulnerable mothers and their children.
• Foundry (BC): BC-wide network of youth wellness centers offering mental health, substance use, and social services to ages 12-24. Overlaps with Aunt Leah's Resource Centre drop-in model and youth mental health priorities.
• PLEA Community Services Society of BC: BC-wide nonprofit serving children, youth, and adults with complex needs including those in/from government care. Provides residential, custody, and community living services that overlap directly with Aunt Leah's housing and life-skills programming.
• Urban Native Youth Association (UNYA): Indigenous-led nonprofit serving Indigenous youth in Metro Vancouver with housing, cultural, and wellness programs. Already a referral partner to Aunt Leah's and serves overlapping populations transitioning out of care.
• Options Community Services: Metro Vancouver/Fraser Valley nonprofit providing housing, employment, and family services including for youth aging out of care. Comparable multi-service social services model operating in Aunt Leah's same geography.
• Covenant House Vancouver: Metro Vancouver nonprofit providing shelter, housing, and wraparound supports to homeless and at-risk youth, including those aging out of foster care. Most directly comparable peer in geographic and mission overlap with Aunt Leah's youth programs.
• Pacific Coast Community Resources: BC-based organization supporting youth and adults with developmental disabilities and those in care, providing staffed housing and community living. Direct comparator on residential services for vulnerable youth populations.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Vancouver: Youth development nonprofit operating multiple club locations across Metro Vancouver with education, life skills, and employment programming. Comparable in mission and beneficiary demographics to Aunt Leah's youth services.

Emerging players

• Dan’s Legacy: BC-based nonprofit providing trauma-informed mental health counselling to youth from care and vulnerable mothers. Already a programmatic partner delivering counselling through Aunt Leah's Resource Centre.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/auntleahstrees
• Xx.com/auntleahs

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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