Chandra Moon organizes a gift-giving initiative for elders on their own. Please read this inspirational article in the Nelson Star about Chandra Moon, who organized a gift-giving initiative for elders on their own. We are so grateful to have such a caring community! Click here for the full article. Courtesy of Nelson Star
Nelson CARES Society has been recognized as 2020 ‘Housing Provider of the Year’ by the BC Non-Profit Housing Association. This award recognizes that Nelson CARES has demonstrated resilience in the face of a major challenge to their operations or developments. Nelson CARES Society has undertaken four major housing projects over the past few years [...]
Please listed to the Kootenay Coop radio interview with our Executive Director, Jenny Robinson regarding the cancellation of Community Connect Day due to COVID 19. Jenny also provides some valuable information about services being offered to community members in need. https://soundcloud.com/kcrnews/nelsons-community-connect-day-cancelled
Please find the 2019-2020 Nelson CARES Society Annual report
October is Community Inclusion Month, and we are inviting CLBC participants to submit artwork on the theme of "Physical Distance, Social Inclusion" for a chance to win one of many prizes. Art will be presented onscreen or performed in an online videoconference! Zoom online art show: November 5th, 1pm. Register to attend here. Art submissions [...]
The Nelson CARES Society Board of Directors warmly invites you to join us for our Virtual Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020 at 12:00 noon Registration required: for more information and to register CLICK HERE To vote at the AGM, you must be a member in good standing at least 14 days in [...]
To our generous community members that so graciously gave of their time, materials, and creativity. You stepped up and made us the much-needed masks, gowns, headbands, hand sanitizer and face shields to keep our clients, tenants and staff safe so that we can continue to serve the most vulnerable in our community during the [...]
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 [...]
