OCS Outcomes Report 2015-2016
Message from the Executive Director This Year in Reflection …
OCS is a happening place with lots of exciting work at hand. Some work has been sprung on us as is the case with the arrival of an unprecedented number of Syrian refugees, while other projects such as the expansion of the Cloverdale Shelter and Transitional Housing continue to take the hurry up and wait path.
None of us could have foreseen the full impact of our new government's humanitarian decision of welcoming 25,000 Syrian refugees, but we could count on our community’s desire to help. This experience highlighted the value of being an organization that could literally mobilize on the fly to wrap supports around families - child care services, individual settlement services, housing search, pregnancy support outreach, counselling consultation, and more. As per our strategic plan, we have focused on growth particularly in our mental health, housing, and youth services. We are now a designated mental health assisted living provider, achieving some growth this year with more planned. Site preparation for the expansion of the Cloverdale Homeless Shelter and Transitional Housing is complete and we are excited to begin building. We were disappointed not to have been selected as one of the Provincial Integrated Youth Service Centres, however, we will not let this stop us. We have property where we want to build a place that will include an integrated youth centre and affordable housing for youth leaving government care, women and children leaving family violence, individuals dealing with mental health challenges, and others.
We are honoured to have long-term relationships with many community organizations and new partnerships that are deepening as the result of a shared purpose.
Thank you to our staff, volunteers and Board for all their passion and hard work.
To our community partners, funders and donors – thank you for your never-ending commitment to community.
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