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 […]
