New ‘innovative’ supportive housing building set to open in Penticton, B.C.
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The new supportive housing program is recovery-focused and includes cultural supports.
A new supportive housing building is set to open in Penticton, B.C., and organizers say the program is different than any other in the South Okanagan.
ASK Wellness Society and Oonakane Friendship Centre in partnership with BC Housing will soon open Snp̓aʔx̌tantn, also known as Healing House, at 3240 Skaha Lake Rd.
“All eyes are looking at Penticton here with the delivery of this. I think it is a really innovative and I believe will be a very effective successful model of supportive housing being offered in the community,” said ASK Wellness Society executive director Bob Hughes.
“That partnership is something that has not been done before and it’s been an incredibly insightful and appreciative experience for us to be working with an Indigenous organization to bring that cultural lens to the delivery of housing.”
BC Housing bought the Skaha Lake Road property back in 2020 with plans for a supportive housing building.
However, in 2021, city council turned down the request for a building permit, citing a need for a legal agreement between the city and BC Housing to make sure the site would be operated properly.
“We needed something different; we needed some kind of housing that really was for those folks that wanted to invest in recovery, that wanted to live in an environment where substance use was not present. And we’ve been able to deliver that with this operating plan with the support from BC housing.”
Hughes went on to say that low-barrier housing has received a bad reputation over the years, but the organizations hope this new building will change the narrative.
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