Drug checking is now offered by a variety of harm reduction service providers across the region. Drug checking is offered by appointment as well as drop-ins at some locations. Call ahead to find out more about services in your community. interiorhealth.ca/health-and-wel…

100 More Homes 💙 Learn more about 100 More homes click this link⬇️ unitedwaysibc.com/how-we-help/po…

Be KIND to people who appear to be unhoused or facing housing insecurity. Often folks facing these challenges are also experiencing complex trauma, and a chronic reality of being unsafe. If you interact with someone, consider how challenging living unhoused is. ⁠

100 More Homes believes that every Penticton resident should have a safe, accessible, and affordable home to live. The Steering Committee believes that a society is successful when it provides equitable and inclusive opportunities .

Support homeless services with our Kindness Meter 💙 The meter is located just south of City Hall in the 100 block of Main Street. Funds collected from the meter will be given directly to 100 More Homes Penticton. ⁠

For too many people in our region, poverty is a daily—and difficult—struggle. ⁠ ⁠ It forces people and families to make impossible choices like whether to put food on the table or to pay the rent. ⁠ ⁠ unitedwaysibc.com/how-we-help/po…⁠ ⁠

Every person in our community deserves to have a home.⁠ ⁠ Multisector collaboration with shared goals and priorities is essential.⁠ ⁠ Incorporating the Lived Experience voice within the Committee’s work.⁠ ⁠

Change your language from “homeless person” to “person experiencing homelessness”.

Displaced: Living in the Shadows – Leo’s Story "... We believe that People With Lived & Living Experience are the experts in the challenges and that services must be co-created with those accessing them." youtube.com/watch?v=hwJjQg…

Opportunities for both residents and rental operators to share perspectives with the City of Penticton regarding short-term rentals! shapeyourcitypenticton.ca/short-term-ren…

Did you know Penticton families can apply to access affordable housing through the BC Housing ‘Housing Registry’? Developments like Columbus Park provide suites for low-income families in our community. bchousing.org/housing-assist…

Do you have questions about decriminalization in BC? Check out the following fact sheets: 1. Government of BC: www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/ove… 2. First Nations Health Authority: fnha.ca/Documents/FNHA…

"New Welcome Home Kits will provide household items and essential supplies to individuals and families throughout the province as they transition into more stable housing." news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023S…

In fall 2022, 35% of Canadians reported that it was difficult for their household to meet its financial needs in the previous 12 months. When asked whether they could cover an unexpected expense of $500, 26% said that they would be unable to do so www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quoti…

The Access Centre provides Tax Assistance through our Community Volunteer Income Tax Program (CVITP), helping to ensure that taxpayers get all credits and refunds they could be eligible to obtain. To check your eligibility please visit : accesscentre.org/services/tax-a…

The Government of BC has launched an engagement campaign re: their #PovertyReductionStrategy. The survey includes a number of questions specific to income / disability assistance; it closes April 14. Other ways to engage are planned too engage.gov.bc.ca/povertyreducti…

“We needed something different; we needed some kind of housing that really was for those folks that wanted to invest in recovery, that wanted to live in an environment where substance use was not present...” globalnews.ca/news/9631272/n…