Funding was finally secured to shift the temporary shelter to a 24/7 year-round shelter operation. ICS acquired a property adjacent to the main site to renovate and use for this purpose. ICS continues to provide extra shelter services in winter through the provincial extreme Weather Response program.

In response to a sharp increase in the need for more affordable food by many community members, ICS ramped up its meal capacity through a lease agreement with Fulford Hall for its under-used lower level commercial kitchen. The Hall is just down the road from the Harvest Farm, and is home to the Harvest Café […]

After a long evolution, the Salt Spring Commons 24-unit affordable housing development opened. The “Diocese Lands” had progressed to the “Salt Spring Commons” neighborhood of two and three-bedroom townhouses with the first residents consisting of 32 adults, 44 children, 5 dogs and 15 cats.

ICS solidified and improved its staffed residential services with the purchase of a property in Vesuvius that accommodated the individuals formerly in Murakami Gardens and others. The five-bed program is a comfortable home environment with added capacity to address complex health and aging challenges.