Summer is almost over and it’s time to clean out the clutter. If you have accumulated bottles and cans over these past few months, we can help – easy peasy! Call 250-723-6511 ext. 113 and we’ll schedule a pick-up for your bottles and cans. A value of $20 or more also gets you a tax-receipt…
We need to install a new hydro line (call it a “lifeline” to the future) from the northern section of Shelter Farm and Therapeutic Recovery Centre to the southern end of the property; this will allow us to build an additional Therapeutic Recovery Centre (for 20+ students) and enable us to triple the cultivated area…
May 1. 2022 – OUR CSA PROGRAM HAS SOLD OUT. THANK YOU PORT ALBERNI FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT! FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WERE UNABLE TO SECURE A SHARE, YOU CAN STILL FIND US EACH WEEK AT THE SATURDAY FARMER’S MARKET AT HARBOUR QUAY, 9 am-12 noon. Support new farmers, and enjoy local, fresh produce…
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
During the month of July 2020, paramedics throughout BC were called out to 2,706 overdoses – approximately 87 overdoses a day. The new figures were recently reported by BC Emergency Health Services. The average per month has generally been about 2,000. (Source: Vancouver Sun, Aug. 5, 2020). Health officials are reminding the public to: Never…
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…
A Therapeutic Recovery Community (TRC) is a proven approach for recovery to help people develop life skills, tackle addiction, re-enter the community and workforce. There is no TRC exclusively for women in Western Canada and the Port Alberni Shelter Society is interested in developing a TRC for this vulnerable sector of our society. For more…
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…