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5 December, 2022

Coldest Night of the Year Press Release

2022-12-05T18:52:22+00:00

Dec 5th, 2022 With the holiday season fast approaching we will be spending time with our family, friends, and co-workers, this is the perfect time to start your Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) fundraising team. Nelson CARES Society is thrilled to be hosting the 9th annual Coldest Night of the Year on Saturday, Feb [...]

Coldest Night of the Year Press Release2022-12-05T18:52:22+00:00
7 November, 2022

Community Asked To Come Together To Keep Others Warm

2023-02-06T21:33:35+00:00

Nelson CARES Society Emergency Housing Services program is asking the community to clean out their closets, garages, and storage lockers and share their extra men’s clothing, warm blankets, towels, winter jackets, toques, gloves, socks  and camping gear. Stepping Stones Emergency Shelter will need to supply their clients and other community members with these items for [...]

Community Asked To Come Together To Keep Others Warm2023-02-06T21:33:35+00:00
11 October, 2022

14th Annual Report on Homelessness in Nelson

2022-10-11T22:03:31+00:00

Nelson continues to have high numbers of people experiencing homelessness and poverty.  The 14th Annual Report Card on Homelessness for Nelson provides data illustrating the issues and proposes solutions.  The results from the 2022 Point-in-Time (PiT) Service Enumeration and PiT Surveys are included, with data from Nelson’s new Coordinated Access/By-Name List service.  You can download [...]

14th Annual Report on Homelessness in Nelson2022-10-11T22:03:31+00:00
6 April, 2022

Meet our New Executive Director of Nelson CARES Society

2022-06-20T15:51:27+00:00

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Nelson CARES Society New Executive Director Jacqueline (Jac) Nobiss 2022-04-01 Dear Partners, Funders and Supporters, Please join Nelson CARES in welcoming Jacqueline (Jac) Nobiss the new Executive Director of Nelson CARES Society. I will be working with Jac through April to assist with the transition, on-boarding, and orientation. I am so excited for [...]

Meet our New Executive Director of Nelson CARES Society2022-06-20T15:51:27+00:00
7 March, 2022

CNOY 2022 Update

2022-03-07T23:26:39+00:00

Another successful Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) event is in the books. On Saturday, Feb 26th upwards of 170 walkers hit the streets in their bubbles in Nelson and or their own communities of Balfour, Bonnington, Beasley and Kaslo. Over 40 teams gathered their friends, family and co-workers to walk and raise funds for [...]

CNOY 2022 Update2022-03-07T23:26:39+00:00
2 February, 2022

How We CARE – Ready for Home

2022-02-03T16:50:23+00:00

Nelson CARES Society is committed to providing safe, stable and affordable housing. This includes housing for people leaving homelessness and those who have difficulty maintaining their housing due to chronic illness, mental health challenges, and/or substance use. To help Ward Street Place (WSP) tenants maintain their housing, Nelson CARES created Ready for Home. This program [...]

How We CARE – Ready for Home2022-02-03T16:50:23+00:00
1 February, 2022

Coldest Night of the Year Press Release

2022-02-01T17:15:04+00:00

Nelson CARES Society is launching the 8th annual Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) fundraising campaign. The event will be held on Saturday, February 26th, 2022 as a fully virtual event.  It will look very similar to the event in 2021 to heed the recommended COVID 19 restrictions. Participants previously walked in-person in Nelson in [...]

Coldest Night of the Year Press Release2022-02-01T17:15:04+00:00
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