Carrier Sekani Family Services
Affordable Housing for Indigenous Youth, Elders, and Families
In response to the urgent need for affordable housing in Prince George on Lheidli T'enneh territory, particularly for youth and young families experiencing housing insecurity, CSFS has partnered with BC Housing and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) to develop this six-storey, 45-unit building which will offer homes at deeply subsidized rents.
The project incorporates affordable units for post-majority youth as well as homes for families and elders and CSFS office space.
By providing safe, secure, and culturally appropriate housing—complemented by programs offered by CSFS —the project offers an innovative by-Indigenous-for-Indigenous approach to housing solutions aimed at fostering intergenerational connection and healing.
The building has been intentionally designed to support connection and community, featuring welcoming communal spaces, including outdoor gathering areas and an amenity room with a large kitchen. The ground floor will house CSFS offices, offering culturally safe and Indigenous informed services and programming to support the unique needs of the residents and the broader community.
The building incorporates several Indigenous art features including largescale exterior mural art, entrance carvings as well as a large art feature installation on the first floor. Each piece by a local Indigenous artist will embody Indigenous values of connection, learning, and community, promoting healing, wellbeing, and a sense of cultural pride and belonging for those who will make the building their home.
Funding for the project is provided by the society, BC Housing through the Indigenous Housing Fund, and Indigenous Services Canada through Jordan’s Principal CHRT 41 funding.
As Development Consultant for the project, Luma Development Management (LDM) is proud to have supported CSFS to secure funding from Jordan’s Principal funding and BC Housing. From an early sketch to construction start in only 12 months, LDM has supported the society through every stage—achieving one of the fastest approval-to-construction timelines to date. CSFS anticipates welcoming families, youth and elders into their new homes in early 2027.
LOCATION: On the traditional territory of the Lheidli T'enneh
STATUS: Under construction with expected completion in early 2027
CLIENT: Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS)
FUNDERS: BC Housing’s Indigenous Housing Fund, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) funding via Jordan’s Principle Capital Funding Stream
OPERATOR: Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS)