Join us Tuesday’s from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for a FREE light breakfast and hot coffee. We are located in the Community Connections Kitchen at 314 Second Street East. For further information contact Housing Outreach Worker Melissa Jameson at (250) 837-2920 ext. 41 or email mjameson@community-connections.ca *Funding provided by BC Housing
Archive for Category: "Community Development"
Revelstoke’s Children Success Story
See the article by Alex Cooper here in the Times Review
Melissa Jameson’s “Invisible:Narratives on Homelessness in Revelstoke, BC” Thesis Now Online
In a blog posted online, Melissa Jameson has now finished her thesis on homelessness in Revelstoke. The chapters can be viewed at the following links, or by navigating straight to her blog. Introduction Research Method Multiple Text Analysis Defining the Homeless Power Play: The struggle to survive Creating Spaces:Stories of Rural Homeless Trevor/Alex LIsa /Sarah [...]
Housing Outreach Worker Melissa Jameson concerned over city council’s decision to put off affordable housing plans
An article in the Times Review highlights concerns about affordable housing in Revelstoke.
North Columbia Environmental Society donates bike to Community Connections Housing Outreach Program
The North Columbia Environmental Society’s annual Bike Giveaway was — as always — a hit with bikeless segment of our local society. Would-be bike recipients — and there were dozens of them — had to write an essay of some sort to say why they deserved one of the bikes on offer. Here’s one [...]
Melissa’s Story
“It really makes me think about my own life and my possessions.” There are many things about her job that cause Melissa Jameson to evaluate her personal life and her priorities. As Community Connections (Revelstoke) Society’s Housing Outreach Worker since January 2009, Melissa knows all too well how delicate the balance can be between [...]
