Laronde Elementary students learned a lot during a visit to the White Rock Daytime Warming Centre recently: surreyschools.ca/_ci/p/166047
They also brought donations as well a large ‘Welcome’ painting for the shelter!

#sd36learn City of White Rock #SurreyBC #WhiteRockBC Engaged Communities (ECCS)

Grade 6 students from École Laronde Surrey Schools brought their curiosity, kindness, and generous spirits to learn about public health & compassion along with a beautiful gift to brighten the day for those at the shelter.

#CompassionInAction #Grade6Kindness #EmpathyEducation

Embracing the warmth in the midst of the storm! 

Our shelter doors are open wide to welcome those seeking refuge from the cold. We've got meals, hot drinks, cozy clothes, social workers, mental health councillors and medical assistance to share. 

#LoveInAction   #WinterWarmth

While gripped by record low temperatures, our dedicated healthcare team is working tirelessly at our shelter site to provide support, care, and hope to those in need.

Incredible partners!

#HealthcareHeroes #MentalHealth #FrontlineStrong #CompassionateCare #Nurses #Doctors

As summer slowly fades into memory and the first cool breezes of autumn sweep in, it’s time for us to transition to safety and well-being for the cold months ahead. We got this BC!

#shelterfromthestorm #winter #cold #autumn #fall #safety

When someone using our Cooling Centre and Mobile Health Unit has a few words to share…we stop, listen and understand.

#seniors #heat #hot #cooling #mist #water #ice #naloxone #harmreduction #food

Thanks for being a huge community supporter and being there for those people whose confidence was boosted today and every day you are meeting people where they are at. #keepupthegoodwork #bcpoli

Our hygiene days bring a closeness with another human being that many haven't had for so long due to years of neglect and lack of access. New clothes, showering and getting free haircut provides a health check and a huge boost in confidence!

#freehaircuts #hygiene #mobilehealth

Today while commemorating Khalsa Sajna Divas in the City of Surrey we continued to ensure the equitable access to health resources and gave out 1000’s of rapid tests, sanitizer and masks. Public health done right.

#PublicHealth #Vaisakhi #Surrey #RATS #rapidtests #seva The Sikh Community of 'BC' / Salish Land

Packed up and ready to go to a new home! 🥹 Our shelter is a temporary solution so we work hard to deliver housing with partners so people can build healthy lives. Our intervention and advocacy is designed to help the most vulnerable find a home.

#housing #homelessness #shelter

Our mobile sites include councillors, Dr’s, nurses and the Ministry of Social Development & Poverty Reduction to provide fast life-saving interventions and social supports (housing, income supports, ID’s) for the most vulnerable.

Rapid deployment = lives saved.

#publichealth

To reduce overdose risk our Mobile Health Unit safely & rapidly checks drugs for fentanyl (and analogues) to reduce death, hospitalizations and increase public safety. The sample shown tested positive.

#PublicHealth   #overdosecrisis Jennifer Whiteside #poison #harmreduction #toxicity

A giant leap…Doctor’s have joined our team to assist efforts to bridge health/social care and remove restrictive barriers that hurt the most vulnerable and limit their access to housing and other vital supports.

#healthinnovation #publichealth Andrew Boozary MD Adrian Dix

So many emotions & deep gratitude to those supporting the #homelesscount & to those who shared their experiences. Special shout out to all amazing volunteers in #sswr #SurreyBC #surrey #whiterock #whiterock bc #Ladner & thank you Pattie Petrala for always holding it down ❤️

Biting cold, lack of health care, inequitable access to hygiene & nutrition, accidents and diseases can lead to chronic wounds for many. We are grateful for the healing brought to the most vulnerable at our shelter by an exceptional team of Fraser Health nurses.

#PublicHealth

Engaged Communities (ECCS) Just Cakes PH2H Peninsula Homelessness to Housing Task Force Homelessness Services Association of BC Pattie Petrala Elenore Sturko Trevor Halford David Eby Mike Starchuk KidsPlayFoundation Niki Sharma (she/her) Happy Birth Day to this fellow human being! We ALL deserve celebration & some CAKE on our special day! Thanks Engaged Communities for all the caring community engagements! Your team MATTERS in this (very) cold world!

Many haven’t celebrated a birthday since they were children so we are happy to bring an overdue moment of joy and celebration…with cake! These moments matter deeply.

#birthday #shelter #homelessness #celebration #Canada #BCpoli #BritishColumbia #Surrey #Whiterock

Our #transportation service enhances the quality of life of our #shelter guests by enabling them to get to medical/court/government appointments to better their outcomes in life. Thanks to Oxus Machine Works and Mary Ann Perdue for the vehicles and fuel!

#access #equity #publichealth

Our shelter and Mobile Health Unit team of nurses, councillors and pharmacists deliver a trauma informed/equity-centred healthcare framework that eliminates identified barriers and negative experiences for the most marginalized in BC. 

Remote health done right.

#PublicHealth

Extreme temperatures hit vulnerable populations hard but thanks to City of White Rock and partners we are helping people with their emergency needs…fluids, shelter, safety, warmth, change of clothes, emergency health care, hot meals and system navigation.

#snow #PolarVortex #BC