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…
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…
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…