New Opportunities for Women
(NOW) Canada
Record #:
KNA0345
Last Modified:
21 Oct 2020
Last Full Update:
21 Oct 2020
Contact Information
| Office Phone | 250.763.3876 |
| Crisis Phone | 250.979.8360 (Emergency cell) |
| Fax | 250.868.3876 |
| info@nowcanada.ca | |
| Website | www.nowcanada.ca |
| CanadaHelps Donation Page | www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/new-opportunities-for-women-now-canada-society/ |
| Primary Contact | Liz Talbott, Executive Director |
Description & Services
| Service Details | - Provides a client-centered continuum of care for women, youth and their children who are vulnerable, exploited or homeless - Provides emergency shelter (Alexandra Gardner Women and Children Safe Centre) as well as transitional housing and affordable, independent living to women, with and without children, who have a proven financial need (NOW Place Apartments and Tutt Street Place) - Provides additional programs, services and locations, such as: Essentials - safe home, Essentials-Life Skills and Client Support Programs; Follow Care Program; Healthy Living Program and Peer Mentor Program; and therapy programs - Offers homeless prevention programs: housing outreach, an outreach worker and short-term rental supplements |
| Cost | None |
Location
| Address & Map | |
| Located In Community | Kelowna |
| Major Intersection | Tutt St and Groves Ave |
Other Details
| Accessibility | Wheelchair accessible (although with some difficulty) at Alexandra Gardner Women and Children Safe Centre. NOW Place Apartments and Tutt Street Place. |
| Languages | English |
| Established | 1998 |