On the night of February 10, 2016 there were at least 83 people experiencing homelessness on Salt Spring Island. The seasonal emergency shelter on Salt Spring Island ended the 2015/16 winter season and closed on March 6, 2016. As of that date 2400 people had accessed shelter services with an average of 20 people per […]
Salt Spring Island Foundation Support
SSICS is happy to announce that it will receive three grants from the SSI Foundation this round: 5,000 to establish a Ready to Rent program which provides information and coaching to individuals on how to be a good tenant. One particular focus will be on youth. We also hope to broaden the scope eventually to […]
Salt Spring Team Focus on Child & Youth Mental Health
Salt Spring Island Community Services (SSICS) will launch the most recent turn in the 25 year evolution of Child and Youth programming with the welcome of Dr. Jessica Moretti to their location on Fulford-Ganges Road, providing child and adolescent psychiatric services as of Friday March 18th. Dr. Moretti is a Royal College of Physicians and […]






