Welcome to your home away from home in Campbell River
Q̓ʷalayu House is a home where families from the north Island and surrounding islands can stay while their children receive health care in the region, and where pregnant individuals from remote communities can stay close to hospital as their due date approaches.
Owned and operated by Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island, Q̓ʷalayu House is located at 565 2nd Avenue on the North Island Hospital – Campbell River campus, behind Yucalta Lodge. The home has 10 bedrooms, a large kitchen, dining, living, quiet rooms, and playrooms; and a backyard where kids can feel at home.
Stay with us
Ask about vacancy*
Work with a health care professional or a social worker or call to inquire about a vacancy.
Send us a referral form
Download our referral form and ask your health professional to complete it, including the date and length of your stay.
Call and confirm your stay*
Call us 24 hours before you arrive at Q̓ʷalayu House to confirm your stay.
* We will make every effort to confirm stays as far in advance as possible. However, due to the unexpected nature of health care needs, reservations cannot be guaranteed until 24 hours before check-in.
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Support Q̓ʷalayu House
Make a donation
Help us provide a home away from home for every Island family.
Volunteer with us
Fill out our online form to apply as a volunteer with Q̓ʷalayu House.
Plan a fundraiser
Fill out our form to plan a fundraising event benefitting Q̓ʷalayu House.
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250 940 4950
345 Wale Road, Victoria, BC V9B 6X2
With gratitude we acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu cha nulth, Kwakwaka’wakw first peoples of Vancouver Island and surrounding islands.