by Sandra Fox, Manager Newcastle Place On a beautiful sunny June day, Newcastle outreach staff Nora and Donna took 2 clients from Newcastle Supportive Housing for a field trip to North Island Wildlife Recovery Center. The Center is a non-profit and were kind enough to donate...
Thomas Clifton was walking back to his home at Newcastle Place on Nanaimo’s Terminal Avenue on Thursday, June 3rd, when a horrible sound ripped through the early evening. A car had careened off the road, ripped through seven sections of guard rail at the side...
In every life there is a turning point, and every person has impacts on others around them. “There’s always a ripple effect. If you’re doing good, you’ve got positive energy and you’re happy and you’ve got a great outlook on life, that ripple effect is...
Kymba is ready to speak, and to let her voice be heard. It has been a long road to get here. As she tells her story, it is clear that though she has always had something to say, she has not always been listened to. Very...
It’s an overcast day, but Mystie is undaunted. A diminutive woman, she comes into the room in a pink sequinned hat and leggings to match, shy but excited to talk about her story and of her new role as the first informal peer support worker at Newcastle...
[caption id="attachment_20587" align="alignright" width="593"] Planter at Newcastle Place[/caption] ICCS staff care. They care for people in crisis. It is their job, and so, sometimes it can be taken for granted. But not by the residents of Newcastle Place. One morning last week Sandra, the program manager, had...
[vc_row][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text]Susan never thought she’d be homeless but health problems and an eviction from her home forced her to live on the streets. Thanks to a partnership between BC Housing, the City of Nanaimo, and Island Crisis Care Society, homes with supports at Newcastle Place...
Jake has mental health challenges and hasn't been able to find a landlord in Parksville who will rent to him. As a result, he lives in a hotel. Next month, however, he's moving into Orca Place, our new supportive housing site in Parksville!...
For Tina, the biggest challenge of living in a tent was staying dry. At Newcastle Place, Tina doesn't have to worry about staying dry and can instead focus on her health....
Last year, Sky and Curtis lived in a tent on the outskirts of Nanaimo. Every few days, a bylaw officer would arrive and order the couple to leave. “It was disruptive. We had to uproot everything,” Sky said....
