As a complement to private practices and adult mental health services on Salt Spring Island offered through Island Health, community-based counselling for adults has been offered at at Island Community Services since 2019. Funded through the Community Action Initiative (CAI), in partnership with the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, Community Counselling offers free-of-charge, short-term, […]
‘In From The Cold’ at the Salt Spring Film Festival
February 17, 2023 by
Premiering at the Salt Spring Film Festival on March 5, 2023, 2:30 PM Produced by Salt Spring Island Community Services and made possible with the generous funding of SPARC BC, In From the Cold invites viewers into the worlds of the people living homeless or insecurely housed on Salt Spring Island. Residents and service providers on […]
Spotlight – Child, Youth, and Family Services
June 17, 2022 by
Located across a range of sites, Child, Youth and Family Services of SSICS represents a broad array of programs and services well integrating into the community. Locations include the Main Building at 268 Fulford-Ganges, The Core-Inn Youth Drop-In and Youth Services at 134 McPhillips Ave, Family Place on Park Drive, GISS, Outer Gulf Islands, RCMP […]
Housing and Employment Crisis – How to Help
June 17, 2022 by
It’s not news that Salt Spring Island is facing a housing crisis growing increasingly urgent and contributing to a heightened labour shortage on Salt Spring Island. SSICS has not been immune to the impacts of these challenges and is facing an unprecedented number of vacant positions within the agency. Lack of housing is increasingly cited […]
