As a new initiative for the Port Alberni Valley, we are pleased to announce the opening of our new Recovery Centre and are now in the process of accepting referrals! After months of study within the Recovery Centre Models for addressing addiction, we have come to fruition of our very own. We now have the…
Lengthier recovery program, social enterprise key goals for local proposal When the accepted answer to a problem isn’t effective, what do you do? Change it! That’s exactly the approach that PASS (Port Alberni Shelter Society) wants to take in response to the current opioid crisis, based on extensive research of successful initiatives elsewhere. Since 1972,…
On October 22, 2020, the Opioid Dialogues in partnership with PASS (Port Alberni Shelter Society) featured an editorial in the Ha-Shilth-Sa newspaper about the opioid crisis and options for recovery, including an explanation about Therapeutic Recovery models. You can download your copy here: PDF of Ha-shilth-sa editorial
Unfortunately, due to COVID, we are not accepting clothing or household items at this time – but we can take your bottles and cans! To donate bottles & cans please call 250-723-6511 ext 111 to arrange bottle/can pick up. You can also take your bottles/cans to the Depot and designate them for the Port Alberni…
More beds, extra cleaning, working with community partners, maintaining social distance – the Shelter is working hard to keep our residents and the community safe. Recently, John Douglas, the Community Engagement & Special Project Coordinator at the Port Alberni Shelter Society, filmed a video segment with our friends at Shaw to explain what we are…
The Port Alberni Shelter is a busy place. We have 30 self-contained units upstairs, 18 short-term shelter beds, a family unit that can house six people and an additional 18 “wet weather” spots. There is a full commercial kitchen and some common areas including a dining room and bathroom facilities. Like any other household, sometimes…
Hope is at the foundation of what we do: the belief that through hard work, dedication and compassion, tomorrow will be a better day. The Port Alberni Shelter Society is built on hope. The Port Alberni Shelter Society was established in 1972. We provide emergency shelter, transitional housing and long-term affordable housing and other programs…
Thank you everyone for your continued support and questions related to COVID and our work to serve those most vulnerable in our Community. We would like to share with you an update about what we are doing at the shelter to protect our clients and our community. “Our Home on 8th”, the Overdose Prevention Site,…