Penticton Homeless
Penticton woman raising money to help homeless
PENTICTON – As the temperature drops with the arrival of autumn a Penticton woman is…
Campaign takes aim at Penticton’s chronically homeless population
PENTICTON – Penticton’s homeless population is getting new support from an initiative. Penticton and District…
Why the City of Penticton bothers handing tickets to homeless people
PENTICTON – A Penticton advocate for the homeless says he is frustrated by what he…
Penticton charity has plans to help homeless over the summer
PENTICTON – A local charity continues to work to help the homeless in the city…
Task force created to move low barrier shelter initiative forward in Penticton
PENTICTON – Penticton’s low-barrier housing initiative continued to forward this week with the establishment of…
Efforts to create Penticton homeless shelter continue
PENTICTON – Mike Forster says it’s been a long, trying winter for his group Keep…
Government, charities work towards a solution to homelessness in Penticton
PENTICTON - Progress is being made by a coaltion of several groups involved in a mission to find a solution to homelessness in Penticton. About 25 people from government and local community groups have met to exchange information and ideas, and plan how they will move forward to find a solution to homelessness in the...
New foundation plans to eliminate homelessness in Penticton
PENTICTON - There’s a new new group in Penticton that aims to make the Peach City the first in B.C. to eliminate homelessness. As they work towards that goal, Mike Forster and four other individuals have recently registered their social works group, Keep the Cold off Penticton, as a foundation. The group has been building momentum since...
Penticton mayor calling for a community-based response to homelessness
PENTICTON - It’s going to take a collaborative, community effort to establish a housing for the city’s homeless. That from Penticton mayor Andrew Jakubeit after a meeting held last week to explore options to resolve the city’s homeless plight. There are concerns the numbers of homeless in the city is on the rise. Interested groups are trying...
Nursing student rallies to take the chill off Penticton’s homeless
PENTICTON - With the season’s first cold snap upon us, Penticton’s homeless are finding they have a new champion for their needs in Mike Forster. Forster is currently training to be a licensed practical nurse and while talking to harm reduction nurses from Interior Health during his studies, he began to realize the how much...