The Core Inn Youth Project Society, which had been operating since 1994, dissolved and merged with ICS to sustain the Core Youth Centre on McPhillips Avenue. ICS has operated the after school youth drop in program and added other services to the accessible and busy site. It promptly became the home base for the ICS […]
Vocational Development
October 8, 2025 by
Salt Spring Literacy and ICS joined forces to create a new program to assist individuals with employment barriers become better prepared for the job market. The New Beginnings program funded by the United Way of the Lower Mainland provided vocational and personal development in a group format. Core funding has never been achieved but the […]
Family Place Relocates
October 8, 2025 by
The closing of the “Our House” youth shelter at the Anglican Church provided the opportunity to shuffle program sites to great advantage for accessibility. Family Place moved to the larger, more accessible, and welcoming house at the Anglican Church in Ganges. This left the former “nurses residence” building at the main ICS site available for […]
Emergency Shelter
October 8, 2025 by
The United Church initiated the first emergency shelter on SSI to operate on cold winter nights in the church basement in 2005. A partnership was formed with the ICS Adult Mental Health Team to ensure the service was effective and safe. The complexity and challenges of providing shelter service prompted the service to shift to […]
CLBC Staffed Residential Returns
October 8, 2025 by
To address the housing and care needs for a number of adults with support needs, ICS moved quickly to allocate one three-bedroom suite at the new Murakami Gardens complex for use as a staffed residential program. This important step established ICS as a housing provider that enables adults with moderate to complex support needs to […]
