B.C. Housing has awarded $6,300,300 in funding to a Nelson CARES project that will build 48 units of affordable housing. It was one of three dozen projects funded around the province amounting to a total of a half billion dollars. Nelson CARES will rebuild four buildings that it owns on Nelson Ave. that were formerly [...]
Dear Neighbour, Nelson CARES Society has received funding from BC Housing and other sources to redevelop Lakeside Place, an affordable housing development located at 805 Nelson Avenue (at the corner of Nelson and Kokanee Avenues). It is our goal that this new building will help address the need for affordable housing in our community, while [...]
is the theme for a week packed with events from October 9 to 13. Affordable housing has become an issue of increasing concern in Nelson over the past year. People of low income are hit the hardest. Yet it is increasingly hard to find affordable housing in town, whether you’re a young family trying to [...]
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Nelson CARES Society Board of Directors warmly invites you to join us for our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 at 5:00pm Location: Best Western – Vintage Room 153 Baker Street, Nelson Light Refreshments Provided To vote at the AGM you must be a member in good [...]
The Nelson Committee On Homelessness is pleased to release its 9th Annual Report Card on Homelessness in Nelson. This Report Card focuses on mental health and substance use issues: who is effected, causes, the connections between mental health problems and substance use and their relationship to homelessness, and how the community is working to address [...]
Nelson CARES Society and Room to Live hosts the Coldest Night of the Year Event On February 25th, Nelson CARES Society is hosting the Coldest Night of the Year. It is a 2, 5, and 10 km winter walks that will be hosted in 110+ cities across Canada in support of our work here in [...]
The Nelson Committee On Homelessness is pleased to release its 8th Annual Report Card on Homelessness in Nelson and results from Nelson’s first homeless Point-in-Time (PIT) Count and Survey conducted in April of 2016. This Report Card will bring the reader a better understanding of those who are homeless and at risk of homelessness in [...]
7th Annual Report Card on Homelessness
6th Annual Report Card on Homelessness
5th Annual Report Card on Homelessness
