Salt Spring Island Community Services (SSICS) is planning a new, affordable family housing project for a 5-acre property the organization owns within the Ganges Village area and adjacent to an established trail to Drake Road and Mouat’s Park. Currently, local families earning between $40K – $60K annually are challenged to find safe, secure and appropriate […]
SALT SPRING COMMUNITY SERVICES AIMS TO BRING ISLAND HOMELESS IN FROM THE COLD
October 25, 2014 by
As the season turns towards winter, Salt Spring Island Community Services is preparing for the annual launch of one of its most critical programs. ‘In From the Cold’ is composed of an overnight shelter and evening meal hosted at the site of their main facility on Ganges Hill at 268 Fulford-Ganges Road. Shelter staff also […]
Housing First Project Aimed at Ending Homelessness
October 20, 2014 by
Salt Spring Island is poised to develop a plan aimed at addressing mental health, addictions and homelessness with a new Salt Spring Community Services initiative. Federal funding is allowing them to initiate a ‘Housing First’ approach, increasingly recognized as a successful approach in combating the problems. A ‘Housing First’ model puts homeless people into housing […]
