Cindy Parolin Safe Home Program of Princeton
24-Hour Women’s Crisis Line: 250-295-8211 Office: 250-295-0268
Emergency Social Services
Short-term assistance for BC’ers who are forced to leave their homes because of fire, floods, earthquakes or other emergencies. www.ess.bc.ca
Toll-free: 1-800-585-9559 Fax: 250-952-5831 email: ess@pep.gov.bc.ca
Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance
Emergency Needs Assessment
Staff can do an emergency needs assessment to decide if a person needs welfare right away: emergency need for food, emergency need for shelter, including heat or electricity or a medical need that must be filled immediately. People must be eligible for income assistance to apply. www.mhr.gov.bc.ca
Penticton: 250-487-4403 Oliver/Osoyoos: 250-485-6016 Princeton: 250-295-6901
Okanagan Nation Emergency Transition House (ONTEH)
R.R. 2, Site 60, Comp 27, Penticton, B.C. V2A 6J7
Telephone: 250-493-4902 Fax: 250-493-4952
Director: Pam Louis email: pam_louis@shaw.ca
ONTEH offers service 7 days a week with staff support available 24 hours a day. Our services are available to on and off reserve Aboriginals as well as Non-Aboriginals. We provide temporary shelter and programming for women and their children who are facing crisis issues. We offer Family Law Advocacy, Elder in Residence Program, Family Preservation and Children who witness Violence. ONTEH is staffed with Aboriginal staff who understand the needs of Aboriginal Women.
South Okanagan Safe Home Program—Oliver
Temporary for women and their children seeking refuge from abuse.
Toll-free: 1-877-723-3911
South Okanagan Women in Need Society
Office: 218, 246 Martin Street, Penticton, B.C. V2A 5K3
Emergency shelter for women and children. Telephone: 250-493-7233 www.sowins.com
Toll-free: 1-800-814-2033 Administration Office: 250-493-4366
Kelowna Women's Shelter
(250) 763-1040
Box 20193
Kelowna, BC V1Y 9H2.
Salvation Army Men’s Shelter
Salvation Army Community Services Telephone: 250-492-4788