Agenda Package - City of Vernon

Evaluation of Homelessness Strategy for the North Okanagan
EMERGENCY SHELTER INVENTORY
Name
John Howard
Soclety -
Howard
House
John Howafd
Society -
Gateway
Shslter
Tafgêt
Group
HOUnS
Open
serv¡ces
Offe¡ed
Men only 2417 Short term
shelter and
temporary
rooms.
Men ancl
Women
24t7
ltnon I erm
Shelter and
Refenal to
Programs
Maximum Capacity
24 shelter beds
15 transitional beds
9 beds - alcohol and
drug programs
I offsite permanent
housino beds
13 shelter beds for men
1 5 shelter beds for
women
20 extreme weather
beds (November-
March)
Average Operat¡ng
Capacity
Turnaways
2007
Max¡mum capacity 6 in Jan. 2007
(steady)
Maximum Capacity
for Men
78% occupancy for
women (risen to 93%
In October 2010)
Gateway did not
exist but the
Friendship Centre
Shelter reported
frequent turnaways
in summer but
fewer in winter (no
exact stats
available)
Turnaways
2010
Minimal due to gateway
referral
Average 2 turnaways
per night (Jan - Oct
201 0)
lncrease,
Dec¡ease to
Serv¡ces since 2007
lncrease:
1 transitional bed
I beds alcohol and drug
programs
I offsite beds of
permanent housing
Friendship Centre had a
12 bed unisex program
(plus 3 extreme weather
beds) that closed in the
Spring of 2007.
lncrease:
16 shelter beds (men
and women)
women's
Trans¡t¡on
House
Youth sate
House
Women
Fleeing
Abuse
Teenagers
13-18 yrs.
2417 Shelter,
counseling
and support
servtces.
24n
Emergency
teen
shelter,
snacks and
meals.
25 beds (women)
4 beds (teens)
4 beds (30 day
maximum)
1 emergency bed (1 or 2
nights)
Maximum capacity
- I per/month (100
total for 2006)
12in Feb.2007
(decreasing
slishtly)
17 for 2006
3 fol 2007 (steadily
increasing)
Very few turnaways at
the door. Still receiving
8-10 calls per month
from women at risk of
homelessness looking
for oermanent housino.
Turnaways mostly due
to not meeting mandate;
not common to turnaway
due to maximum
capacity; on rare
occasion (1-3 times Per
year) other
arranqements are made
l7 extreme weather
beds
No change ¡n number 01
beds.
No change in number of
beds.
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Lochaven Management consultants Ltd'
November 2010
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