Community Connections Society of Southeast BC

06/19/2026

Where should you go? 🥵🛌☕ If you're living rough, living sheltered, or struggling to make ends meet this summer, we've put together this package for you.

Page 1/2 - Schedule for food, shelter, showers, A/C etc. so you know what's open and when. Each listing has a letter in a purple dot that corresponds with a location on the map on page 4.

Page 3/4 - Listings for health care, mental health and housing supports. Most of these are by appointment, so contact before you go.

If you work or volunteer with the unhoused population and need a printed copy, contact Jessika at [email protected] and we can arrange to have one for you at reception.

To download a PDF for printing yourself, visit ccscranbrook.ca/where2go. We encourage business owners to keep a copy at your till or reception desk for anyone who may come in needing help during upcoming heat waves.

If you're a community partner that offers services or resources for those experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, and you'd like to get access to the shared document and make your own updates as hours/contacts change, reach out via direct message or email Jessika [email protected].

THANK YOU to everyone working with us, the City of Cranbrook and Kootenay Peer Outreach Program to help those who need it and help businesses know what they can do for someone in need.

06/18/2026

YUM! Our Cranbrook Urban Farm lettuce is as fresh as it gets! Grab yours before the weekend!

Looking for local lettuce?

You can find Cranbrook Urban Farm greens in the CCS Hub satellite fridge. Pick up fresh, locally grown lettuce right here in Cranbrook and support local food while you shop.

Fresh greens, close to home, and ready when you are.

Lettuce keep it local!

📍CCS Hub
209A 16th Avenue N, Cranbrook, BC

📍Groundfloor
131 7 Ave S #100, Cranbrook, BC

06/18/2026

Starting at 11 a.m.! Families with young children (0-6) are invited to our free carnival at Kootenay Child Development Centre. We have a BBQ, games and prizes. Southeast Kootenay CCRR will be selling some used toys from their lending library as well to make room for new items - cash or card only!

06/17/2026

Quick survey! 🙏 Will you fill it out? The Province is asking for public input to assess child care in B.C., how it’s progressing and working for families, and determine priorities going forward.

Some of our programs, staff, and funding are impacted by changes to child care policy and planning. We'd love if you filled out the survey to help make sure Cranbrook and area voices are heard!

06/12/2026

We know 2SLGBTQIAA+ folks experience higher rates of housing and food insecurity, violence, and mental health struggles. This Pride Month we want to remind all that our organization exists to serve the diverse people of this region, including those who identify differently, those who don’t, and those who don’t accept these differences.

We will never refuse care, resources, or humanity to anyone based on gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, country of origin, or politics.

We require that clients and the public treat staff and others in our programs and buildings with respect and tolerance. If your expression of your beliefs or opinions gets in the way of someone else’s dignity and humanity, then we can’t do our jobs and you won't be able to access services.

Help us keep CCS a safe and welcoming place for all this Pride Month.

06/11/2026

Story time! At our Menstrual Hygiene Day donation drive two weeks ago, we had a couple young boys on bikes come to look at our stickers on the table. We thought they might take one look, get embarrassed and walk away, but this generation is something special!

They didn't know what period poverty is, so we explained it like this.

If a girl in your class at school got her period and didn't have access to hygiene products, do you think she should stay home and miss classes and opportunities other students get? Or should someone help her get what she needs be able to stay present for her education?

Of course they said, "Yes, she should have what she needs."

If you see some young boys with "End Period Poverty" stickers on their bikes, tell them they're awesome.

If you're wondering where to get your own stickers, come down to the CCS Hub at 209A 16th Ave N and donate some period products!

Menstrual hygiene is a human right. Support your local women's centre with a donation of period products. 🥰

Thanks to Sidekick Printing Inc. for the great job on these waterproof, cut stickers! Nicole made the awesome "Support your local women's centre" buttons at YXC Makerspace! You can grab one of those at reception too. 🫶

06/09/2026

Liberation is a 6-session virtual social support group with text message follow-up for low-income women who smoke. Are you interested in participating?

Who can participate?
· women 35+ who smoke and have an income lower than $30,000 per
year
· women interested in quitting or reducing smoking
· women interested in connecting and supporting others with similar
life experiences

Liberation Groups will be held weekly over Zoom. You will receive compensation
after the 3rd and 6th session. Contact Nicole Erickson at 250-426-2912 or
[email protected] to learn more.

Liberation is a pilot program. We will refine and further test the program after your input.

With support from the Elizabeth Fry Society of Petersborough, the Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver, the Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, UBC BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre.

This study is being led by Dr. Lorraine Greaves and researchers at the Centre of Excellence for Women's Health. The study has been reviewed by UBC/C&W Research and Ethics Board (H25-04180).

06/04/2026

Join us in thanking Julie and the staff at the Cranbrook Food Bank for this incredible donation of Joni pads and liners for Menstrual Hygiene Day.

Thank you to everyone who donated at our event in Rotary Park! We are prepared for anyone who menstruates. Menstrual care is health care!

05/27/2026

If you know you don’t have the funds to pay all your bills this month, think housing first. Here’s what we would do if we missed a paycheque.

PAY YOUR RENT OR MORTGAGE FIRST
If you lose your current housing, you will have a hard time finding anything else and you will pay more for the new place.

Here are the next steps we would take if we missed a paycheque (after paying the rent or mortgage).

1. Call on friends and family - Let your friends and family know you’re in a bind. Ask if they have any odd jobs you can do for cash or trade. If you’ve lost your job, maybe they know someone who would hire you.

Asking for help can be scary. No one wants to be the person who is always needing a hand up. But sometimes we have to be brave.

2. Use what's in the cupboard - Do a quick inventory of your kitchen and pantry. How many days can you go without shopping for food?

Hopefully you’ve prepared for this moment and learned to cook at least simple meals. Can you make the ingredients you have go further with some affordable basics, like rice, flour, or baking powder?

Call your local food bank to find out how to access their services and ask about any other local food helps.

3. Ask for extensions - Look at the other bills you have to cover in the next two weeks to a month. Call all providers and ask for an extension to give you more time to pay them.

4. Sell things you don't use - Focus on higher ticket items first that could help cover your bills.

Don’t sell items that could help you make money through providing a service with skills you have right now. For example, photographers shouldn’t sell their cameras and landscapers shouldn’t sell their lawn mowers.

5. Talk to your kids - Be honest with them about your change of situation.

Let them know that you don’t have extra money right now for fun things. Reassure them that as their parent, you will always make sure they have what they need.

Still can't pay rent?

RENTERS: contact Homeless Prevention ( only) to discuss resources and options.
[email protected] or 778-517-5355

HOME OWNERS: call your mortgage provider and ask about a mortgage payment deferral.

05/27/2026

Part of the Angry Uterus Club? 😫♀️ You need a sticker!

Join us for our Menstrual Hygiene Day donation drive tomorrow night at Rotary Park. We'll be starting at 6:45 p.m. with a Pelvic Floor Restore class, followed by a Fun Fit aerobics class.

Entry is just a package of period products or cash donation. Each person who donates will receive a special, waterproof sticker that promotes menstrual hygiene rights.

Help us fill Nicole's car with period products! Every person with an angry uterus has a right to menstrual hygiene so they can keep on kicking some butt, no matter what time of the month!