Nelson CARES Society Response to COVID-19 As an integral community support, we have a responsibility to our program participants, staff and community to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (“coronavirus”). We are proactively taking sensible precautions and invite you to work with us to address this situation as effectively as possible. For a current state of [...]
Since 1991, Nelson Brewing Company has been dedicated to producing local ales and along the way, they have also been massive community supporters. Just recently NBC used its end stock of its Faceplant Winter Ale and donated it to be converted into hand sanitizer for the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital. Nelson Brewing Company has now [...]
Please take a few moments to fill out this survey by Dr. Bonnie Henry. BC COVID-19 SPEAK: Your story, our future is a population health survey to elicit citizen experience, knowledge and actions during the COVID-19 pandemic. This survey is the first of several activities that will strengthen our pandemic response and our understanding of the impacts of [...]
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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 [...]
This spring, Nelson will be participating in Canada’s third coordinated cross-country Point-in-Time (PiT) Homelessness Count & Housing Needs Survey. Between March 1 and April 30, designated communities across Canada will send teams of volunteers onto the streets and into shelters, transitional housing facilities and community service locations to seek information about the extent and nature [...]
Nelson CARES Society 2018-2019 Annual Report: Nelson CARES 2018-2019 Financial Summary:
On Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 Nelson CARES will host the 6th annual CNOY. The Coldest Night of the Year is a walking fundraiser that raises money and awareness for the hungry, homeless and hurting in over 130 communities across Canada. We are looking forward to seeing some new faces this year, alongside some familiar ones [...]
Nelson Committee on Homelessness hosts Community Connect Day each November, as winter approaches. This year’s Community Connect Day is on Saturday, November 23 at Central School Gym in Nelson (corner of Ward and Mill Streets), open to guests from 10am – 3pm.Community Connect Day provides an opportunity for individuals and families who are struggling to [...]
