Extreme Cold: Support Needed

🚨Extreme Cold Alert: Support needed at Ruth & Naomi’s 🚨

With temperatures dropping well below zero in the coming days, the cold poses a serious danger to those without shelter or secure housing. In response to the extreme weather and the ongoing need for housing, we have added 30 temporary spaces in a heated building outside our shelter to provide more people with a safe, warm place to stay.

Year-round, we offer:

+ 40 spaces in our Pathways Shelter
+ 44 spaces in our Revive Shelter

During the winter, in partnership with the City & BC Housing, we expand our services to include:

+ 26 additional spaces in a temporary winter shelter (Nov 1 - May 31)
+ 10 more spaces in Pathways Shelter (funded by the City, starting Jan 1)
+ 30 emergency spaces in a heated building outside our shelter

We are deeply grateful for the partnerships that make this possible, but we also recognize that shelters are not the solution to homelessness. What we truly need is:

+ More affordable housing
+ Greater access to health supports
+ Expanded detox and recovery services

Shelter should be a short-term safety net, not a long-term solution. We must work together to build lasting, meaningful supports that help people move forward.

If you or someone you know needs shelter, please reach out. Let’s continue advocating for real change.

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