Fundraising campaign for expanding Nanaimo women’s shelter gains traction, community support
NANAIMO – The local community is rallying to help women desperately in need of housing.
Nearly every seat was taken at a recent awareness event about the Samaritan House women’s shelter and current expansion efforts.
The shelter, run by the Island Crisis Care Society, is raising $2 million to double its size, provide more beds for the increasing number of women coming to their door and also add more programs to keep women off the streets.
Society executive director Violet Hayes told the crowd women were turned away from Samaritan House more than 100 times in January due to capacity issues.