November 1st sees the opening of the ‘In From the Cold’ Emergency Shelter at Salt Spring Island Community Services (SSICS) for the cold weather season. “There is one notable difference this year in our status with BC Housing in that we have been approved for funding every night of the season as we see the need, rather […]
Extreme weather response shelter opens early
October 14, 2016 by
The Salt Spring Island Emergency Shelter is open during the storms of October 13,14, 15 due to a BC Housing announcement that funding would be available to open early due to the extreme weather conditions being experienced in the region currently. The shelter is located at the main Salt Spring Island Community Services site at […]
New Suicide Intervention Toolkits Available
October 14, 2016 by
These toolkits were initiated and developed to help parents, caregivers and professionals, like teachers and healthcare providers, reach out to children and youth who may be at risk for suicide on Salt Spring Island as well as for youth themselves. SALT SPRING ISLAND YOUTH SUICIDE INTERVENTION TOOLKIT A SUICIDE INTERVENTION TOOLKIT FOR PROFESSIONALS ON […]
Meet John Pepper who walked off his Parkinson’s
September 10, 2016 by
John Pepper, the maverick South African Parkinson’s disease campaigner, will be on Salt Spring on Thursday September 29 to speak and demonstrate about his unique way of managing Parkinson’s symptoms. This talk will be of interest to those who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, as well as their care givers, and anyone else who […]
Annual General Meeting
September 8, 2016 by
Salt Spring and Southern Gulf Islands Community Service Society ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 4:00 pm Thursday, September 29, 2016 Community Gospel Church 147 Vesuvius Bay Road SSICS provides a broad range of community services including early childhood, family development, child and youth mental health, youth drop in, victim services, recycling, community housing and emergency shelter, seniors […]
Salt Spring Commons
June 23, 2016 by
A community of affordable family homes developed by Salt Spring Island Community Services A Salt Spring Island Community Services affordable family housing project that has its roots dating back decades is poised ready for launch of the development with an injection of new funding and the hurdling of some complex bureaucratic tangles over the last […]
CALL Out! For LGBT2Q+ Youth
June 15, 2016 by
The C.A.L.L. Out! Project is a capacity building and wellness initiative that seeks to create more welcoming and inclusive communities for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Two-Spirit & Queer youth across BC by strengthening their existing support networks. Monday June 27th
Point In Time Homeless Count
June 14, 2016 by
Results for the Point In Time Count that was conducted in many communities across Canada are now being released. We took the lead in conducting the count on Salt Spring and have numbers to compare and contrast with those collected in Greater Victoria by the Social Planning Council. The SSI numbers continue to be very […]
VanCity Housing Project Grant
June 14, 2016 by
VanCity Foundation has granted $ 19,000 to assist us with SSI housing project pre-development activities. This funding will contribute to project coordination and design costs. We are hoping to get a favorable response from the Real Estate Foundation for more funding to cover project coordination and legal costs.
