H.O.P.E. Outreach

Record #: KNA1565
Last Modified: 29 Sep 2021
Last Full Update: 29 Sep 2021

Contact Information

Office Phone 250-864-0399
Crisis Phone 250-258-7879
After Hours Phone 250-258-7879
E-Mail info@hopeokanagan.com
Website www.hopeokanagan.com
Primary Contact Angie Lohr, Executive Director, HOPE Outreach; Phone: 250.864.0399 * 250-258-7879; Email: Info@hopeokanagan.com
Alternate Contact Kelly Craig, President; Phone: 250.899.1535
Volunteer Coordinator Kristen Diehl, Volunteer Coordinator; Email: kristen@hopeokanagan.com
Social Media Facebook Facebook: www.facebook.com/hopeoutreachokanagan
Instagram Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hopeokanagan

Description & Services

Service Details The Ladies Team  
- Provides nighttime outreach for homeless and at risk women in the Kelowna and Vernon area, specifically in the downtown core 
- Volunteers head out at dusk, 7 nights per week and hand out supply bags containing basic necessities, seek to build relationships with the women, encourage them, and support them to get the help they need  
- Volunteers also take 'Bad Date Reports' and report instances of violence and abuse against sex-workers  
- Bad Date Reports are then circulated Okanagan wide, and also in Prince George, Kamloops, and Merritt  
- Harm Reduction products are handed out to men and women nightly  
- Specialized Narcan Team goes out 7 nights per week dispensing Narcan Kits to men and women  
- Volunteer positions available, see website for details
Hours Street Outreach: 7 nights per week, 2-hour shifts
Eligibility Ages: 17 year(s) and up
How to Apply Please visit the website for detailed information
Cost deposits for Tshirts and Hoodies
Meetings every three months

Location

Address & Map
401
2750 Auburn Rd
West Kelowna, BC
Canada V4T 4C2
Located In Community Kelowna

Other Details

Languages English ; French - If French is required, please reach out to our Executive Director