Urban Outreach
Award date
February 2019
Amount
$10,156
Organization
Our Place Society
Purpose
To provide housing, meals, healthcare, addiction recovery, and education to vulnerable communities in Victoria.
Our Place Society has grown from an inner-city community centre to multiple locations serving Greater Victoria’s most vulnerable, including people struggling with homelessness, mental health challenges, substance use issues, the working poor, LGBTQ+, and impoverished elderly.
Our Place provides over 1,400 meals every day, over 500 units of housing plus transitional shelter spaces, hot showers, education, job skills training, health care, addiction recovery services, donated clothing, counseling, outreach services, and more. Our Place also operates a successful, long-term recovery community for men. Most importantly, Our Place provides a sense of hope and belonging to our neighbours in need.