Life changing volunteer opportunities with Special Olympics BC – Salt Spring Island! Special Olympics BC – Salt Spring Island is welcoming volunteers of the following sports roles to help power our year-round sport programs for people with intellectual disabilities: Assistant Coach – Bocce, Club Fit, Golf, Swimming Head Coach – Golf, Rhythmic Gymnastics Special Olympics […]
Stopping Elders Abuse and Neglect – Event
September 6, 2024 by
Stopping Elders Abuse and Neglect In collaboration, the local Community Response Network (CRN) and the Salt Spring Public Library are presenting a free to attend, in person event. With Cari Taylor (BC CRN) – the provincial umbrella organization supporting local initiatives in reducing abuse, neglect and self neglect Plus Gillian Millan and Phil Downie from […]
Nitikman / Chan Educational and Training Bursary Grantee 2024
July 15, 2024 by
Island Community Services is pleased to offer the Nitikman / Chan Educational and Training Bursary to Amanda Kimmel on behalf of the Nitikman/Chan family. The Nitikman/Chan Educational and Training Fund is intended to support residents of the Salt Spring and the Southern Gulf Islands who are working to improve their financial standing in life through […]
Enhanced and New Services for Seniors
July 5, 2024 by
Seniors on Salt Spring Island will now be better supported to age in place, at home, thanks to expanding services for seniors out of Island Community Services. With new funding from the provincial Ministry of Health, seniors’ programming will expand to include a ‘Community Connector’ position as well as a range of enhanced services offered […]
Salt Spring Shows Highest Per Capita Homeless in Provincial Point-In-Time Count
June 26, 2024 by
BC Housing released its 2023 Report on Homeless Counts in BC last month. Prepared by the Homelessness Services Association of British Columbia (HSABC) for BC Housing, the report summarizes the results of 27 Homeless Counts conducted by communities across British Columbia. The Point-in-Time (PiT) counts were conducted between March 1st and May 3rd, 2023 and […]
