Facilities: Joyce Lissimore is program liaison for Trinity United Church and with St. Catherine’s Anglican Church assisting.

Shelter Coordination: Art Long, a member of St. Laurence Anglican Church and an advocate for the PoCo Share Food Bank Depot provides over all coordination of the Extreme Weather Program. Share Family & Community Services administers the funds and provides some food. Funding for the program was through B.C. Housing.

Volunteer Coordination: Cath and Bill from Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church coordinate a team of community volunteers. They or Bernie Poitras of St. Catherines Anglican make hot soup available. There were male and female volunteers on duty each night. The shelter was open from 10pm to 7am. Many thanks to our volunteers Debbie, Debra, Rodney, Rob, and Doug.

Food & Supplies: From the first night in 2006-07, soup and homemade bread, was  contributed by various churches with Assumption taking the lead. Thanks to Bill and Cathy for coordinating the food. Cathy eventually had six teams of people bringing food for the shelter. Share was also a food source.

Storage & Delivery: The New View Society stored the mats and blankets. They clean them after each use and deliver them back when needed. Over the summer Shirley from Trinity is storing supplies and extra blankets purchased by a government grant in March/07.

Communication: Hope for Freedom field workers provide communication services.

No alcohol or drugs are permitted. No exceptions! On rare occasions police incidents were reported. The police response was immediate as the shelter a top priority. 

We are very grateful to the Churches, to New View Society, Knights of Columbus, volunteers from the community, and the many, many donations of warm clothing, shoes, and socks. Most of the clients would come in to the shelter damp (if not wet), cold, and hungry. You have clothed them, sheltered them and fed them.