The Country Grocer led campaign in partnership with the Legion has successfully closed the shortfall in funding the emergency shelter on the island for every night of the winter ‘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 […]
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 […]
