Help the Nelson Committee on Homelessness create our 2025-2026 Community Plan to reduce & prevent homelessness. We want your voice and individuals with lived experience. When: Wednesday October 30th, 10:00am – 1:00pm Where: The Adventure Hotel, conference room (616 Vernon Street) Coffee & snacks provided Please RSVP by emailing: ncohcommunity@nelsoncares.ca with the subject line: "RSVP: [...]
NCOH is providing ongoing information regarding Services in Nelson for those in need. Please click on the link below for the current State of Services in Nelson: State_of_Services Fall 2024
We have two PDFs showing the housing needs and rental vacancy rates in Nelson, BC for December 2021: Fact Sheet: Housing Need in Nelson, BC - By the Numbers PDF (Dec 2021) Fact Sheet: Rental Vacancy Rates in Nelson, BC - Average Vacancy Rate (Dec 2021)
UPDATE (March 2021) – A big thank you to Valhalla Pure for running the ‘Coats for Koots’ drive last November, and to everyone who donated coats and boots! Over the winter months, these coats and boots have been distributed to people in our community who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, as part of NCOH’s [...]
Here are some important guidelines to follow when using during the Pandemic. Stay safe!
SANCTIONED ENCAMPMENT BEHIND CIVIC CENTRE WILL PROVIDE SAFE SPACE FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT A HOME TO SELF-ISOLATE “Stay home and self-isolate.” When it comes to ways to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and ‘flatten the curve’, this advice has become commonplace among Government and Health officials. Afterall, physical distancing lowers transmission rates, and staying home is [...]
