This is a list of the
community partners in the Central and South Okanagan that the
United Way supports through funding. If the name
appears in BLUE, you can click to link through to
their website.
Arthritis Society – BC Yukon Division
868-8643
Pain relief and mobility assistance through
treatment, training and education.
CNIB
763-1191 Facilitates the independence of blind
and visually impaired persons.
BrainTrust Canada Association 762-3233
Comprehensive community rehabilitation and support for individuals living with acquired brain injury, support and counseling to family members and caregivers. The Association also offers a broad range of prevention, awareness and educational programs including the Okanagan Conference on Brain Injury and the Canadian Conference on Brain Health.
Canadian Red Cross Society 763-1859 Youth
Suicide Prevention Services, Child Abuse &
Relationship Violence Awareness training,
Short-term Medical Equipment loans, Personal
Disaster Assistance and family re-unification
services.
Canadian Mental Health Association 861-3644
Social, vocational and rehabilitation services
for the mentally ill.
Central Okanagan Elizabeth Fry Society
763-4613
Counseling and practical support for individuals
and families affected by sexual abuse/assault,
violence in relationship or conflict with the
law.
Central Okanagan
Hospice Association 763-5511
Practical and emotional support to the
terminally ill and their family and friends.
Central Okanagan Child
Development Centre 763-5100
Services to special needs children,
physiotherapy, speech therapy, early infant
stimulation and support to families.
Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society
763-1040
Shelter for women and children in crisis,
particularly battered woman.
Community Recreational Initiatives Society (CRIS)
979-3941
Provides outdoor and wilderness recreational
opportunities for persons with disabilities.
Interior Alzheimer Society 762-3312 Family
support, education, advocacy and referrals.
John
Howard Society 763-1331
Crime prevention agency
offering services and treatment programs to
victims and offenders. Support services to
families of offenders and victims. Restorative
justice oriented agency.
Kelowna Family Centre Society 860-3181
Counseling of families and individuals for
enhancing development of healthy relationships
Kelowna Community Resource Centre 763-8008
Provides a central registry for community groups
and services, volunteer bureau and crisis line.
Kelowna Child Care Society 762-3536
Provides child care & information service for
parents, quality day care for children, by
training and supporting member caregivers
Kelowna & District
S.H.A.R.E. Society 763-8117
Self-help guidance for unemployed, disadvantages
& court referred clients. Work exchange program
for needy clients.
Kelowna and District Society for Community
Living 763-4484
Training and support for mentally challenged
adults with a focus on integration into the
community.
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society 763-4905
Provides services to urban aboriginal people and
assists in the transition from rural to urban
life.
The Kelowna and District Society of People in
Motion 861-3302
Helps people with physical disabilities to meet
their physical challenges.
Project Literacy
Kelowna Society 762-2163
Literacy upgrading for adults through one-on-one
tutoring.
Seniors Outreach Service Society
861-6180
Helps aging seniors maintain independence by
proving regular contact and trained volunteer
visits. Senior Peer Counselors, Information &
referral, lending library and Abuse prevention
education.
Westside Health Network Society 768-3305
An information and referral service for seniors
along with volunteer pier counseling, visitor
and driver programs.
Building Healthy Families Society
861-4933
Provides parenting education and support to
families
Pets and People 860-2572
Provides pet and patient rehabilitation and
visiting program in hospitals and care
facilities.
Kelowna Drop in Centre 763-3311
Provides hot meals, access to showers and
laundry facilities, advocacy and referral and
counseling to the poor and homeless.
Lake Country Boys & Girls Club 762-3914
Provides a safe environment for youth to develop
personal social and recreational needs.
St John Ambulance 762-2840
Provides first aid training to the public and
first aid volunteers to public events and any
local disaster.
Arthritis Society -
BC Yukon Division 868-8643
This is a volunteer led organization, committed
to excellence and leadership in research, care,
education and advocacy.
Canadian Mental Health Association -
South Okanagan
493—8999 Social, vocational and rehabilitation
services for the mentally ill
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
(250) 763-1191
Facilitates the independence of blind and
visually impaired persons
Canadian Red Cross Society -
South Okanagan 493-7533
Youth Suicide Prevention Services, Child Abuse &
Relationship Violence Awareness training,
Short-term Medical Equipment loans, Personal
Disaster Assistance and family re-unification
services.
Desert Sun Counseling and Resource Centre
498-2538
Desert Sun is a community service centre for
Oliver and Osoyoos and the only such community
service in the area. Programs offered
include Stopping the Violence, Community Action
Program for Children, Healthy Relationships for
school children and a program for Children Who
Witness Abuse.
Dragonfly Pond Family Respite Society
490-3305
Supports families with children 0 – 19 years
of age who have complex care needs and who
live in the South Okanagan Similkameen area.
Penticton & District Community Resources
492-5814
Provides a variety of services, including
childcare, for children and families and
supports for adults with developmental
disabilities.
South Okanagan Victim Assistance Society
493-0800
Support, information, advocacy and court
orientation to victims of spousal assault, child
sexual abuses and support to supporting family
members
Meals on Wheels/Penticton Hospital Auxiliary
439-7461
Meals on Wheels deliver hot meals three times a
week to help the elderly and chronically ill
remain in their own homes.
Summerland Asset Development Initiative (S.A.D.I.)
494-9722
A proactive movement that was initiated in
1998 to build developmental assets in young
people. It is a movement that engages all
community members to take a more proactive
role in becoming involved with young people,
and providing them with opportunities to
take leadership roles within the community
