Omineca Safe Home Offically Opens In Vanderhoof

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Vanderhoof -  The Omineca Safe Home Society's Supportive Housing Complex, a $1.2-million development helping to break the cycle of homelessness and abuse for women and children in Vanderhoof has offically opened.

Through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the Government of Canada provided $600,000 to the Omineca Safe Home Society under the Shelter Enhancement Program. This program assists in repairing,rehabilitating and improving existing shelters for women and their children, youth or men who are victims of family violence, and provides financial assistance for the acquisition or construction of new shelters  and second-stage housing where needed.

The Province, through the Housing Endowment Fund, provided $350,000 to the Omineca Safe Home Society. The fund generates investment revenue of approximately $10 million a year, which is used to fund new ideas and support innovative housing solutions that meet the diverse housing needs of British Columbians.

Other funding partners include the Vancouver Foundation and the Real Estate Foundation of BC, each of whom provided $75,000, and various Vanderhoof businesses and community members who together provided a total contribution of $49,000.

The Omineca Safe Home Society provided the land valued at $30,400 as well as $90,000 in fundraising, donations and pledges. The society will integrate support services, such as counselling, job search support and life skills training, to help women and children move beyond temporary shelter to more secure housing.

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