News Items tag as: HOPE Outreach

The unanticipated issues of the Thompson-Okanagan's unhoused community
November 05, 2023 - 8:00 AM
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The Okanagan’s unhoused community faces many more issues than just having to find clothes, food, and water every day.
Homeless women in the Okanagan need specific care
October 21, 2023 - 4:30 PM

Unhoused women deal with a number of specific and often silent issues and needs while living on the street that are often overlooked, like menstruation and accessing proper resources can be difficult.
Bad date reporting tool good news for Kelowna's sex workers
February 03, 2021 - 7:00 AM

Today, like any day, Angie Lohr will probably hear about another bad date in Kelowna or about a woman who is risking her safety to put food on the table or fund their drug use.
Often the most vulnerable on Okanagan streets are women with no safe place to sleep
January 30, 2020 - 5:30 PM

The face of the homeless in Kelowna over the past few months has most often been that of the dozens of men in shelters or those sleeping in tents on Leon Avenue.
How Vernon women are lifting the spirits of those less fortunate one friendly gesture at a time
October 30, 2017 - 6:30 PM

VERNON - “You’re looking fabulous in the sparkly one,” Jacquie Gebhardt says, smiling at the woman trying on the scarf. “But the cowl will keep you warm.”
Volunteer group aims to make life a little easier for women on the streets of Vernon
September 29, 2017 - 8:00 PM

VERNON - A group founded in Kelowna years ago to help women on the streets is expanding to Vernon.
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THOMPSON: Even Elvis was a fan of the 'King of Cool' Dean Martin
OPINION Who would have guessed in the late 1950s that the coolest guy in America for the next quarter-century would be a fella named Dino Paul Crocetti from Steubenville, Ohio? Of course, he became better known

La Terrazza owner charged with defrauding Penticton winery
The business partner of a Penticton winery has been charged with defrauding the business. Restaurateur and business partner Giulio Miceli is scheduled to appear in a Penticton courthouse, Aug. 13, facing a single charge of defrauding the Pl

Smells of weed. Roars of airplanes. Loud crowds. It's all part of the US Open's chaos
NEW YORK (AP) — There are some tennis players, such as Frances Tiafoe or Madison Keys or Ben Shelton, who can't wait for the U.S. Open to come around each year, with its boisterous crowds, its bold-faced names in the stands, its music a

More people left Thompson-Okanagan to other provinces in 2024 than arrived
The Thompson-Okanagan region had its slowest year of population growth in more than a decade last year. According to a report released by the Chartered Professional Accountants of BC, between July 1, 2023 and July 1, 2024, more than 9,200 p

News Items tag as: HOPE Outreach

The unanticipated issues of the Thompson-Okanagan's unhoused community

Homeless women in the Okanagan need specific care

Bad date reporting tool good news for Kelowna's sex workers

Often the most vulnerable on Okanagan streets are women with no safe place to sleep

How Vernon women are lifting the spirits of those less fortunate one friendly gesture at a time

Volunteer group aims to make life a little easier for women on the streets of Vernon

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