Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society

Wanting to join the team and make a difference? We are hiring on call / casual workers for our Emergency Weather Shelter!

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Annual General Meeting to be held November 18, 2022 at 1pm.

New and existing members welcome.

We are looking for additional members to join our team. If you would like to work as part of a team helping others in Merritt, please check out our job board.

https://www.nvshelterandsupport.com/get-involved/job-postings/

Job Postings View the current job postings of the Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society.

My experience with Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) | Interior Health Learn how Opioid Agonist Treatment was key for one woman in stopping her use of illicit opioids.

We have several exciting employment opportunities coming up with our Society. If you are looking to work as part of a team supporting our community please head over to our website and watch check out the postings.
Competitive wages, benefits, and an opportunity to make a difference in someone's life.

https://www.nvshelterandsupport.com/get-involved/job-postings/

Thank you Walmart Canada for supporting our community programming.

We are honoured to present a community grant of $1000 to Mark Nendick with Endeavour To Be Better, part of the Nicola Valley Support Society. Non profit organizations can apply for a community grant by visiting https://www.walmartcanada.ca

Perhaps someone needs to see this today. Some days we don’t feel our best, but if we never give up there is always a chance for a better day.

Have you heard of our Live Plan Be website? It provides free resources, tools, and articles that can help with learning about pain and pain management. Find out more at www.liveplanbe.ca.

Please share. The food bank has food support buckets available to anyone needing one.

Just a reminder to come pick up a Global Medic Emergency Food Kit Available to anyone who would like 1. Open Tues-Thurs 10-1

Upcoming session. Why not join in and get access to information for parents and families?

As many of us struggle to understand the opioid crisis it can also be difficult to understand how we got here. If you have a 1/2 hour these two resources can help provide some understanding from a health providers point of view as well as from someone with lived experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLj9VMhDHeQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMchXc5lemU

Just imagine if we could all be a bit more mindful.

Are you looking for rewarding work helping others in our community? We have several job openings and would love to see your resume. Please check them out on our website.

https://www.nvshelterandsupport.com/get-involved/job-postings/

Job Postings View the current job postings of the Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society.

If you’re an adult and live with pain, we’d love your feedback on an educational opioid booklet being developed by the Government of BC. Participation includes reviewing the booklet and participating in an hour-long online focus group, and those who attend will receive $75 for their insight. Anyone interested is encouraged to apply here: https://bit.ly/3Kg7MjN

DFA FUNDING (Disaster Financial Aid)

A reminder to our community that the deadline for DFA is March 3rd, 2022. If you are in need of support and have not yet applied for funding, we recommend you do so as soon as possible. You do not need to wait for the delivery of documents or a decision from your insurance company-the priority is the submission of your DFA application, which can be withdrawn later, if necessary.

Interior Health has issued this drug poisoning (OD) alert. Please share this information.

Feeling very thankful to my friend Lyle for donating $1500 to help get our work truck for The Endeavour to be Better program on the road.

The team at Endeavour to be Better will be doing junk removal and of course helping with flood victims. If you need stuff taken to the dump from your place we’ll come and do it for a small fee, which will help keep our program going.

It’s generosity from people like Lyle and his wife Lisa that help promote and grow our program 🙏

These people were members of our community, family members, friends, and loved ones. Each one of us can do our part to reduce the stigma which makes it easier to reach out for help.

We have news for renters from Merritt and area affected by the floods. Kamloops & District Elizabeth Fry Rent Bank with the support of United Way British Columbia will be helping low-to-moderate income renters from Merritt affected by the floods by providing one-time grants to cover rent/utilities and/or damage deposit.

In order to qualify for a grant, applicants must meet the following criteria:
• Annual maximum income level as defined by the BC Housing Income Limits (HILs).
• Have a bank account
• Have government issued photo ID
• Currently housed in a market rental, with agreement from Landlord not to evict or a signed agreement with owner of temporary accommodation such as a hotel
• Demonstrated need due directly to impact by the flood
• Must complete 1st Money Management Training session

Interested low-to-moderate income renters from Merritt and area who meet the above criteria can start the application process by filling out the pre-assessment form: https://apply.bcrentbank.ca/apply/elizabeth-fry-society or email: [email protected]
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Kamloops & District Elizabeth Fry Society is a registered charitable organization serving Kamloops and the district.
E-mail: [email protected]
Donate at www.kamloopsefry.com

Merritt Clubhouse offers mental health solutions - Merritt Herald The Merritt Clubhouse wishes to remind residents that they are not alone during the tough times many are going through.

We are looking for a qualified individual to join our shelter management team. Please help us spread the word.
Our current job listing is located online, check it out.
https://www.nvshelterandsupport.com/get-involved/job-postings/

Job Postings View the current job postings of the Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society.

Our society offers programming in Merritt seven days a week. If you need help why not reach out? Drop-in programming is available at 2038 Nicola St, beside 7-11.

NVIT is pleased to offer a Foodsafe course on Friday, February 4th, 2022 at the NVIT Merritt Campus. The cost to register is $105.00. For more information and to register, please contact Enrolment Services at [email protected] or 1-877-682-3300.

The Red Cross is actively seeking hotel rooms to bring evacuees who have been staying in neighbouring communities' home to Merritt.

Evacuees can access support from the Red Cross by calling 1-800-863-6582 between 8a.m. and 8 p.m. Information and support are also available at Red Cross locations in Kelowna and Kamloops as well as the Resiliency Centre located in Merritt’s Civic Centre.

Thanks to work done by the City’s Age Friendly and Accessibility Committee, and partnering with Interior Community Services/Better at Home through the United Way, the City of Merritt is able to offer assistance to seniors and disabled residents who need assistance shoveling snow.

Unfortunately, that program is currently at capacity. We encourage residents who meet the criteria to apply, but anyone who applies now will be put on a wait list.

For more information about the program, and details about how to apply, please see: https://www.merritt.ca/snowclearingprogram/

Thanks to the Merritt Herald for the this nice write up about the recent work we’ve been doing at The Endeavour to be Better program.

I would like to give Trent Abraham credit for starting this the clean up process as a volunteer and we made it into a work project!

Let’s continue to work together as a community to help rebuild Merritt.

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Please take a minute and read this great article about the Endeavour to be Better program in Merritt.

So much help is needed in our community so please share this and hopefully we reach more people and get the help we need.

https://infotel.ca/newsitem/more-hands-needed-for-major-cleanup-and-recovery-mission-in-merritt/it87736?fbclid=IwAR0_q_FiZAwxNHxVigQyP4_SQAKnivnzCJnPddOHesLClz3KtdO0g_JxSJE

More hands needed for major cleanup and recovery mission in Merritt “Some have never had a job before. They generally have very, very little, yet they give the most.”

I have to be honest, today was the first day that I saw the destruction from the flooding up close and it was shocking.

The team from the Endeavour to be Better program helped remove contents from a local resident’s basement. This is only a fraction of the stuff that had to be taken out today. Seeing so many personal belongings lining the streets is heart breaking.

Endeavour will be helping families for as long as this process takes. Nicola Valley Shelter and Support Society. Tercel Mansfield Trent Abraham

If you’re looking to help out please let me know 🙏