The SOOKE REGION COMMUNITIES HEALTH NETWORK (SRCHN) has worked to create a strong partnership of groups concerned through serving Sooke Region communities and promoting health and wellness. Through a recent homelessness grant and with support of the Sooke Region Homelessness … Continue reading →
–Robert Gardner No one can dispute that for a lot of reasons we have homeless needs in Canada that must be addressed. Some of these needs are in a crisis situation with people spending the winter in unheated tents. This … Continue reading →
The Province, through BC Housing, has signed a lease with GSL Group that will allow the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (SOFMC) to be used again for temporary housing beginning in March. Securing, preparing and staffing this facility is a significant step … Continue reading →
–Submitted by SRCHN Sooke, BC, September 11, 2020 –The SOOKE REGION COMMUNITIES HEALTH NETWORK (SRCHN) has worked to create a strong partnership of groups concerned through serving Sooke Region communities and promoting health and wellness. Through a Federal grant hosted … Continue reading →
Graham Riches, University of British Columbia The COVID-19 pandemic is an awkward time to propose exiting food banks as a response to widespread food insecurity. Food bank use, after all, is surging. However, research has long shown that feeding surplus … Continue reading →
The District of Sooke’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and the Government of B.C., through BC Housing, have identified a new location that will provide approximately 17 shelter spaces for those in the community experiencing homelessness, including people camping in Ed … Continue reading →
–District of Sooke, EOC media release The District of Sooke’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is actively looking for a new facility to house approximately 14 local homeless people recently displaced to Ed MacGregor Park. A small homeless camp was struck … Continue reading →
The need to support Sooke’s vulnerable population through the COVID-19 pandemic was first identified through the Sooke Homeless Coalition in March. The District of Sooke Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) was consulted and tasked to help plan and source resources for … Continue reading →
The health and safety of all Canadians is the top priority for the Government of Canada, especially the uniquely vulnerable. That is why the Government is making investments in those who are most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic—those experiencing homelessness and … Continue reading →
To better understand local issues to help municipalities and local organizations best support people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, the province is conducting a second provincial homeless count. The Province is partnering with the Homelessness Services Association of BC … Continue reading →
