We’ll be hosting the annual ‘Project Connect’ at the Outreach Building at Salt Spring Island Community Services. Project Connect is an opportunity for those who are experiencing homelessness or extreme poverty to connect with the resources, information and some supplies to help alleviate the impacts of living with no permanent home. Service providers, information, care […]
Homelessness Action Week
September 28, 2015 by
It’s time to take action to end homelessness on Salt Spring Island and the Southern Gulf Islands. The Housing First program aims to develop long-term housing solutions for everyone on Salt Spring Island, however, an essential aspect of ending homelessness is providing emergency shelter to those in need. Every night of the winter on Salt […]
Canada Could End Homelessness: But It’ll Cost $46/year
August 14, 2015 by
Nobody grows up with the aspiration to be the poster child for homelessness, but you take what you’ve been given, right?” Katrina Blanchard-Gervais laughs at the absurdity of it all, and she sounds more bright than bitter. After two years in homeless shelters, the mother of six now has an apartment as part of an […]
Salt Spring Joins 20,000 Homes
July 2, 2015 by
Salt Spring Community Services has signed onto a national initiative that strives to house 20,000 of Canada’s most vulnerable homeless people by July 1, 2018. The 20,000 Homes Campaign starts from the evidence-supported premise that permanent housing is a necessary first step to helping people work on the underlying problems that can cause homelessness, such […]
New Housing Needs Survey Highlights Local Challenges
April 20, 2015 by
A family housing survey completed last month confirmed that many Salt Spring Island households are challenged to find suitable and secure housing within their financial means. The survey, conducted by Salt Spring Community Services, considered the full range of long term housing needs – from very low-income households looking for rentals to dual income households wanting to […]
