Kamloops Homelessness Action Plan
Kamloops is the only Interior B.C. city to take part in this unique homelessness project
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops has been taking part in a national pilot project to help eliminate homelessness and this week the community has upped the ante by signing up for a national campaign. In total, 21 communities from across the country joined the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness in launching the 20,000 Homes Campaign. Modelled after...
Money pledged to help Kamloops homelessness
KAMLOOPS - Several organizations helping homeless people in Kamloops were promised a total of early $700,000 this week. The Homelessness Partnering Strategy will provide $684,000 to eight organizations in Kamloops, Member of Parliament Cathy McLeod announced in a media release. The funding will help provide a variety of supports, including for homeless youth and housing...
Kamloops set to boost rent bank
KAMLOOPS - A program aimed at helping working people struggling to pay their rent is set to get a boost from the city through affordable housing funding. Administered by the Elizabeth Fry Society, the rent bank has been helping individuals and families by providing loans to help cover rental costs for just over two years....
Urban infill on the rise
By Jennifer Stahn Three public hearings this week will showcase a trend in urban infill, a topic that some councillors in Kamloops have been known to praise as a way to encourage less environmental impacts and better space utilization. With proposals for Westsyde, Powers Addition and North Shore on the agenda for the March 26...
Affordable housing project finally breaks ground
KAMLOOPS - Construction of an affordable housing complex project in downtown Kamloops is finally underway more than a year after land preparations first began. The building sits alongside the Kamloops United Church at 429 St. Paul St. and will house 56 units, 41 of which will fall under the affordable housing banner. Construction is set...
Affordable housing key to homeless problem
KAMLOOPS – A plan to end homelessness in Kamloops by 2015 is an attainable goal if affordable housing continues to be focused on by council and community partners, an action plan coordinator says. The 2013 homelessness summary shows a need for 2,222 affordable housing units, from temporary and subsidized housing to private rental and entry...
Affordable housing developers package now available
The City of Kamloops, in partnership with the Kamloops Homelessness Action Plan and HomeFree, is pleased to present the Affordable Housing Developers Package. This document is meant to provide a roadmap to affordable housing development for anyone interested in becoming involved in the affordable housing sector in Kamloops. The Developers Package brings together all of...
Rent bank helps overlooked group
City funding could expand program to more groups KAMLOOPS – As one of only four rent banks in B.C. the local rent bank, run by Kamloops Elizabeth Fry Society, helps low income families not normally eligible for other assistance. The rent bank started in January with the support of four local groups and the first...