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Advocacy / Consumer Protection 8 Clothing / Goods 16 Financial / Income Assistance / Govt Info 50 Food 60 Housing / Support 38 Navigation / Coordination 5 Recreation 7 Transportation 22
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Affordable Housing Directory - Lower Columbia (Trail & Area)
24hAimee Beaulieu Transition House - Nelson
BC Rebate for Accessible Home Adaptations (BC RAHA) Burnaby
24hBoundary Women's Transition House
Castlegar Affordable Housing Project Castlegar
Castlegar COVID-19 Street Outreach Program Castlegar
Castlegar Emergency Homeless Shelter "The Way Out" Castlegar
Castlegar Safe Home for Domestic Violence Castlegar
Cicada Place, Independence for Youth Program - Nelson Nelson
Community Living BC (CLBC) - West Kootenay Boundary Centre Castlegar
Getting to Home - Trail Area Trail
Harbour House Trail
Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP) - Nelson Nelson
Kaslo Safe Homes Program Kaslo
Kootenay Society for Community Living Castlegar
Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society (LCAHS)
McKim Cottage Stabilization Unit Nelson
Nakusp Safe Home Program Nakusp
Nelson CARES Society - Affordable Housing Nelson
Nelson Committee on Homelessness (NCOH) Nelson
24hNelson Emergency Homeless Shelter "Stepping Stones" Nelson
Nova Vita Second Stage Program - Trail
Property Tax Deferment
Rental Assistance Program (RAP) Burnaby
Residential Services for Community Living (SCL) - Nelson Nelson
Residential Tenancy Branch Burnaby
Salmo Safe Homes Salmo
Sanctuary House - Hospital Accommodation Trail