The second of our Mini Connect Days was held May 16th at Holy Trinity Church and was a great success. We had twelve service providers in attendance and about 125 clients were able to take advantage of the services. Below are some snapshots from the event. The next Mini Connect Day will be held at…
Purpose Society is holding Naloxone training sessions. These are generally held the second Wednesday of each month (the next one is tentatively scheduled for November 9th). Anyone interested needs to sign-up either at reception, or by calling Purpose Society at 604-526-2522. We also offer workshops on demand for groups. Free kits are available for those…
The Lower Mainland Purpose Society is pleased to announce the launch of the Peer Assisted Care Team (PACT) in the City of New Westminster. PACT is a mobile, community-led team that offers support to individuals experiencing a mental health and/or substance use crisis. PACT is an alternative or auxiliary response to police intervention, providing crisis support…
You are welcome to attend our first meeting of 2012 on: Thursday January 19, 2012, 9:00 AM Shiloh Sixth Avenue United Church 1111 6th Avenue New Westminster, BC
The goals of the 2020 Homeless Count are to obtain a reliable estimate on the number of people experiencing homelessness, to obtain a demographic profile of those individuals through the count survey, and to identify long-term data trends of homelessness in the region. It is extremely important for our community to be represented in these…
