The growing complexity of client needs and funding challenges prompts Cool Aid to temporarily shutter its Downtown Community Centre
That outreach work won’t be done at Cool Aid’s new Crosstown housing project on the former Tally Ho property on Douglas
#VicCoolAid #CoolAid #DCC #CommunityCentre #CommunityCenter #funding #shortage #ComplexNeeds #shelter #support #SupportServices #Crosstown
Cool Aid community centre closes temporarily
The society said that the decision to close the Pandora Ave centre has been made “with an eye toward financial and other efficiencies”
“For now, we have closed the centre while we actively work to identify a future operating model that fits our mandate, the need, and a sustainable-funding option while continuing our community outreach work in a different way”
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/cool-aid-community-centre-closes-temporarily-9460549
Funding withering for Greater Victoria hub that connects customers, farmers
FarmBucks opens opportunity for seasonal excitement among those on a fixed budget
#yyj #FoodSecurity #BuyLocal #VicCoolAid #OurPlace #food #local #donate #FarmBucks #nutrition
I agree and worked at Victoria Cool Aid Society for 15 years
Supportive housing facilities are challenging to manage and housing non-profits do require some special rights to make them safe for everyone
New British Columbia supportive housing regulations get mixed reaction from organizations
Changes allow staff to control who enters housing facilities, and to enter a unit to check on resident’s health and safety
#SupportiveHousing #safety #HumanRights #overdose #guns #bcpoli #VicCoolAid #OPS #Pacifica #TAPS #vicpoli #RTA
Subsidized housing units sit empty for months in wait for reno cash
#Pacifica Housing says it’s facing a funding shortfall of more than $2 million, making it challenging to provide the desperately needed units
In Nov, 12 housing providers wrote a letter saying they were owed more than $20 M from #BChousing
#AffordableHousing #budgets #subsidies #homelessness #VicCoolAid #OPS
Donate $25 and help change a neighbour’s life
The Victoria Cool Aid Society is looking for donations to bolster its vitally important grocery gift card program
https://www.timescolonist.com/sponsored/donate-25-and-help-change-a-neighbours-life-7585512
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Victoria's HeroWork shuts down, cites rising construction costs
Volunteer and donor-driven community group completed renovation projects for social organizations around the region
--> HeroWork also recently completed a major redesign and renovation of the #VicCoolAid Downtown Community Centre. This is a huge loss for the community 🙏🏻
Affordable Housing Has Become Unaffordable to Build
A ‘perfect storm’ of rising costs makes it hard to keep rents low, say non-profits
https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/31/Affordable-Housing-Unaffordable-Build/
This is a Vancouver-centric story, but I have seen exactly the same things happen in Victoria through my work with #VicCoolAid
#AffordableHousing #homelessness #nonprofit #coop #bcpoli #yyjpoli #vanpoli
Greater Victoria’s second mobile health clinic added to help vulnerable
Victoria Cool Aid Society and Telus Health partner
Alan Rycroft 🇨🇦
