Nanaimo Men’s Centre to close after lack of funding
NANAIMO — A resource for Nanaimo men suffering from depression, homelessness, violence and drug addiction will close this summer.
The Nanaimo Men’s Centre announced Wednesday morning there isn’t enough money to keep their doors open, even after years of working with a skeleton crew.
“We’ve already cut programs and staff to the bone,” executive director Theo Boere told NanaimoNewsNOW. “To cut any deeper we’re getting into bone marrow and we’re probably going to end up losing more staff.”
The Men’s Centre on Fitzwilliam St. opened in 2002 and works to support men in crisis, whether it’s helping stay in the lives of their children after a divorce, providing counselling or battling depression and suicidal thoughts.