Area Women’s Shelters/Transition Houses
* Transition Houses are intended for short term accommodation of women and their children who are seeking safety from intimate partner violence or other form of abuse.
Shuswap & Area Transition House (Women’s Emergency Shelter):Â 250-832-9616
Kelowna Women’s Shelter:Â 250-763-1040
Kamloops Y Women’s Shelter:Â 250-374-6162
Vernon Transition House: 250-542-1122
Revelstoke Women’s Shelter:Â 250-837-1111
Shelters for Persons Experiencing Homelessness
- Marshlands Shelter (Salmon Arm) 250-517-8169
341 Fraser Ave NW, Salmon Arm. 24 hour shelter. Intake 4-10:30 pm. - Gateway Men’s Shelter (Vernon) 250-260-2786
- Turning Points Collaborative (Vernon) 250-542-3555
- Upper Room Mission (Vernon) 250-549-1231
- John Howard Society (Vernon) 250-542-4041
Other Housing Resources
BC Housing
- List of Transition Houses, Safe Homes, and Second Stage Housing: www.bchousing.org
BC Society of Transition Houses
BC Housing Subsidized Housing
- How to apply for subsidized housing for families, seniors, people with disabilities, singles, and couples, and individuals who are Aboriginal. This is long-term housing where rent is determined by income. For low-income individuals: www.bchousing.org
